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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here: My child is 2, the nanny is late 20s.  I know she likes the water, but don't know how strong a swimmer she is.  The pool they would go to has a "beach entrance" or whatever its called where the kids can sit in an inch of water and it gradually gets deeper.  I don't imagine they'd do much more than splash and play in the shallow end.  I do very much trust my nanny, but just want to make sure I'm not overlooking something obvious.

Thanks for the thoughts, much appreciated![/quote]

I had a MB who tested the swimming abilities of all her nannies (many kids, multiple nannies). If you didn't pass her swim test (including diving down to the bottom of the deep end) you didn't work there for long (everyone had to test within a week of starting) or, in the case of one nanny whom they absolutely loved, would only be in charge of the teenagers who were already strong swimmers and ran most of the errands for the household.

All that to say it's ok to ask her to prove her swimming abilities to you if you're concerned. Most nannies will be truthful about their swimming ability, but it never hurts to double check or ask a former employer if they had ever witnessed her swimming abilities. [/quote]

This seems like overkill to me, especially if your kids will be somewhere where there is also a lifeguard on duty. More than being just a strong swimmer, I would be more worried about general water safety, what drowning looks like, Nanny's ability to be strict with rules Ina and around the pool, etc. If you trust your nanny to enforce safety rules and be comfortable in the water with your kids, then I think actually having her prove her swimming abilities is not necessary.  Especially in OPs case where the child is only 2, they will be in the shallow end where nanny can stand.[/quote]

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