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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So I can give my child “swim instruction” and that’s exempt from the lap swimming rules? [/quote]

Technically no. I have almost two pages of notes from the webinar. Ms. McCormick said they might decide to allow members of a household hold a child in structured "learn to swim" instruction, but they won't allow a parent to "teach" (she actually said she was using air quotes) a child to swim. Her reasoning was it is too difficult for a pool like a swim club to know who can contact who.

olivia.mccormick@vdh.virginia.gov[/quote]

Ok, that’s completely illogical. A stranger can be right next to a kid in a pool in an indoor goldfish swim school, but a parent can’t be next to a child in an outdoor (less germy) pool?

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Yes. That is correct (unless the parent at the outdoor pool is participating in an instructor led course). [/quote]

This is seriously nuts. I thought the phase 2 guidelines said that distancing still has to be in place even during swim instruction. If not, are only private lessons allowed then? Most swim lessons are group lessons which means kids would be near an instructor AND other kids in the class. At Goldfish there are 3 or 4 kids per class that usually wait next to each other when it’s not their turn. Maybe they would have 2 kids per class, each waiting at opposite ends of the pool? It seems like this would only work for kids who are close to swimming independently anyway, who are old enough to follow directions to stay put until their turn. A younger kid (e.g. 3 year old) might try to jump in out of turn, requiring close contact between the kid and one of the lifeguards who is usually close by. This makes no sense! [/quote]

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