Infant Swim Survival Classes

This summer we had Logan and Dane enrolled in swim lessons, but not just any swim lessons, it was swimming survival lessons. For about 4 weeks, the lessons were Monday-Friday for 10 minutes each while being one on one with the instructor, who was amazing with them! Logan took to swimming right away and only had a few off days. However, floating was kinda tricky to him, but he eventually caught on and learned to love it and utilize it as a mode of rest in a long stretch of swimming (which is what they are taught to do).

Dane, on the other hand, did not enjoy the lessons at all until the last few days! He would cry almost the full 10 minutes each day (which is normal for his age), but he still managed to learn and master what was being taught. Since Dane has just started to walk, he didn't really learn how to swim just float. This method of Infant Survival Training does not believe in throwing the child in, but she would kinda plop him in and within in seconds he would flip to his back and float to the top. It was really amazing to watch!

In order to "pass off" their training they had to go through a lesson of swimming in summer clothes and then a lesson in winter clothes. They do this to mimic what it would really feel like if they fell into water accidentally and how the wet clothes can weigh them down. The boys thought it was weird at first to swim in their clothes, but then they really liked it! Dane actually floated better in winter clothes...he thought it was fun!

The lessons were such a great experience and each year we will do a refresher course to help maintain and continue to advance their skills. Now it is so much fun to go swimming and it really has given me a peace of mind. Not to say that we don't need to still be very careful and watchful when swimming...I just know that they know what to do to save themselves if they were ever in that situation...heaven forbid!