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[quote=Anonymous]Beach- never. I stayed within arms reach until they were 7, and then they were allowed to be a little further away from me in the water. They are both club swimmers and by age 7, I knew they were swimming multiple laps in practice.

Boat - yes, until age 12 because that is the law in our state. And yes, life vests for every water activity on the lake, including kayaking, canoeing, wake boarding, paddle boarding,  tubing, etc. When they turned 12, I got them the waist belt type life jackets, but they resist wearing them on boats. My teen son wears one when he fishes from his kayak on the local pond. The middle of the pond no more than 75 yds from the shore. He is a long distance swimmer who regularly swims the mile, so he rolls his eyes at me, but he will put it on.

Dock - we never hung out on a dock unless we were about to get in a boat

Even if your kid is an open water swimmer, a life jacket will save their life if they get hit on the head, injure a limb, or get a cramp. Or if they are trying to help someone else in the water who ends up pulling them under.

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