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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]By what age do kids know how to swim around here? [/quote]

If you have you child in the pool regularly as a toddler, and don’t use wings, or other floats as a crutch, but actively participate with them them in the pool and swimming, age 4 seems to be the natural time frame they can swim independently.  But unfortunately, lots of parents throw on the floaties so they can be hands free.  Teaching swimming is super easy, and you don’t need to be a great swimmer yourself.  But it has to be done before they afraid of water or heavily reliant on floaties. [/quote]

There are a number of posts now purporting teaching swimming to be easy.  Can you guys share some resources of HOW to teach a child to swim?  Not just being comfortable in the water, but actual swimming skills and how to progress/build on skills. TIA![/quote]

Start early and get them in the water frequently.  Dip them under with you.  Play with them in the water while holding them, swirl them around, sing songs. Teach them to put face in the water and blow bubbles.  Hold on to side of pool and kick.  Practice jumping in the pool and let them fully go under before catching them. Use kickboards and pool noodles. The foam backpack can be helpful too as you can decrease the buoyancy. [/quote]

This was the method I used for both of my kids.  One was swimming by 4, all 4 strokes legal by late 5/early 6.  The other was a bit later, I 5 and then late 6.

They're in their late teens now so this has always been a bit of a trend around here.[/quote]

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