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What’s the Best Age to Learn Swimming?
All thoughts here are my own and come from the experience of teaching thousands of adults and children over more than a decade. Parents may wonder, what is the best age to send my child for swimming lessons? When are they considered ready? In my humble opinion, the ages of 5 – 12 is the…
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What’s a Hidden Secret of Learning Swimming Quickly?
Learning to swim can be very challenging to both kids and adults. One of the major reasons is the feeling of being unsafe in the water, and the fear of drowning. Drowning happens because when we place our feet down, we can’t stand up to breathe. Instead, we fall in and have our nose, mouth,…
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Helping a Cold Child during Swimming Lessons
Despite our hot environment in Singapore, many swimming pools here are oddly chilly. This is a problem, especially for young children. If they can’t handle the cold, swimming lessons tend to be difficult. The child can’t move comfortably or is constantly shaking. Younger children are especially vulnerable, because they can’t hold their body heat. They…
