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[quote=Anonymous]My child was in swim lessons at least 15 weeks a year since birth, and at five, she couldn't swim at all and wouldn't put her head under the water. I switched to private lessons for about 10 weeks, and she became more comfortable and could maybe swim 5 feet before she turned six. After another year of lessons and slight improvement, I did another set of 10 private lessons, and now, finally, at almost 8, she can swim the length of the pool without difficulty, although it still isn't pretty. Water safety has always been very important to me, so this was the one thing that we allowed to dictate our schedule, yet still some kids just aren't ready (which was a surprise to me, as I learned before 2, but I loved swimming instantly as a baby and would crawl into the pool when my mom looked away, so she had to push the lessons early too).[/quote]
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