Learn to swim/teach your kids

[Yinny]

A friendly PSA that water can be your bestie in this heat

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They have a swim scholarship for all ages, hit the link for eligibility.

I have my son in lessons now, just came across this.

 

[beenz]

I took both my kids to swimming lessons thru the park district when they were little kids.

now they got a pool at they crib, so they can both swim fine.

out here, the park district even has free lessons at a lot of the parks.

there was just a news story I watched today about a young lady who fell off a boat into lake michigan and drowned cuz she couldn't swim and didn't have on a life preserver.

 

[CreepyMcCreeperson]

I used to go to day camp, and they had us helping swim classes at 13, as junior counselors. I always said I’d teach my kids to swim as soon as they were 4 years old. It’s such a vital life skill, and once you learn, you never forget. I had to get someone’s phone at the bottom of the pool at a party two years ago.

This is especially important in the black community, because there have been too many incidents where someone was drowning, and a bunch of people who don’t know how to swim jumped in, and also drowned.

I offered to give free swim lessons to my friends, and some declined, because they were afraid of water. I told them the love of parenthood would not save their kids. I can teach anyone to swim in 4 lessons.

 

[Luke Cage]

I just realized i have no idea if there is a local public swimming pool near me.

 

[3rdWorld]

Very necessary.

Rep +10.

 

[BlackAchilles]

I took both my kids to swimming lessons thru the park district when they were little kids.

now they got a pool at they crib, so they can both swim fine.

out here, the park district even has free lessons at a lot of the parks.

there was just a news story I watched today about a young lady who fell off a boat into lake michigan and drowned cuz she couldn't swim and didn't have on a life preserver.

Can def help but even if you're a great swimmer be careful w/the currents

 

[beenz]

I just realized i have no idea if there is a local public swimming pool near me.

that's crazy. they have them everywhere out here. like within a few blocks.

 

[Richard Glidewell]

I used to go to day camp, and they had us helping swim classes at 13, as junior counselors. I always said I’d teach my kids to swim as soon as they were 4 years old. It’s such a vital life skill, and once you learn, you never forget. I had to get someone’s phone at the bottom of the pool at a party two years ago.

This is especially important in the black community, because there have been too many incidents where someone was drowning, and a bunch of people who don’t know how to swim jumped in, and also drowned.

I offered to give free swim lessons to my friends, and some declined, because they were afraid of water. I told them the love of parenthood would not save their kids. I can teach anyone to swim in 4 lessons.

Whats the pillars of your teaching breh?! You teach sport technique or survival?!

 

[315]

I flipped over on a float in the pool of my grandmother's next door neighbor when I was like 7-8. Been shook ever since

 

[D1renegade]

Yep. My wife and I took lessons at the ymca a few years ago, we were 29 then. It’s one of the best things I’ve ever done for self improvement.

 

[MajesticLion]

 

[Ezekiel 25:17]

Learning to swim is good but a lot of people don't realize a lake and the ocean are very different beasts. You still have to very careful around major water parts, your average community pool swimmer won't last long

I'd say learn to float too, that is a real life saver when you get tired.

 

[Ezekiel 25:17]

Can def help but even if you're a great swimmer be careful w/the currents

Thats what folks don't realize.

Floating > Swimming IMO.

 

[Richard Glidewell]

I flipped over on a float in the pool of my grandmother's next door neighbor when I was like 7-8. Been shook ever since

I learned the hard way.......thrown in the deep end.......didn't panic.......figured out that if I blew bubbles on the way to the bottom, I could push off and surface for air and slaw drift my way to the shallows.........im big, but I never was big enough to whoop the uncle and cousins who did it though........it may be time though..........

 

[Yinny]

@Ezekiel 25:17 I mean, yes natural rushing water is more intense than still but 99% of swimmers start with a pool; as you gain in skill and confidence you are also capable/good in bodies of water.