Aidan used to not even like water splashing on his face, he hated swim lessons...its been a long road and at times it seemed like he just didnt care or want to do it. There is SO much water everywhere here, and its totally my fault for not having him do lessons consistantly when he was younger. I have SO many excuses and they all seemed great at the time.....but now I regret it so much. I am just glad that we took the plunge here and signed the kids up for private lessons. Thank goodness the hubs sees the value in spending a fortune for them to learn this valuable and useful life skill. They are taught not to panic and how to react in a controlled, safe environment and the tasks even for very young children are quite substantial, the First diploma is the “A” certificate and children are required to be able to swim 50 metres in both breaststroke and backstroke and swim 3 meters underwater through a large hole in a canvas panel. They wear clothes and shoes for part of the test...and rightfully so because they need to understand how it feels to swim if the fall in! Last sat, jan 10...Aidan did the test and passed! So proud of you!
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