- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
0
Posted on 1/8/15 at 9:55 pm to Shexter
I taught swimming lessons. You can familiarize very small kids with the water, but most aren't coordinated enough to actually learn the strokes until around kindergarten or first grade. So your son isn't behind the curve.
Posted on 1/8/15 at 9:58 pm to Jim Rockford
When I was semen. Faster than all my buddies.
Posted on 1/8/15 at 10:01 pm to Shexter
Parents had us in the water by two, in lessons by here.
Posted on 1/8/15 at 10:56 pm to NewIberiaHaircut
quote:This, I remember preschool, learning to ride a bike, etc but swimming predates my first memories. I swam every summer every day as a kid.
I can't remember a time when I did't know how to swim.
Posted on 1/8/15 at 11:10 pm to NewIberiaHaircut
quote:
I can't remember a time when I did't know how to swim.
Bingo
Posted on 1/8/15 at 11:24 pm to Shexter
Before I was 1 for sure in survival swim classes but that is just floating so probably in my 2's as far as real swimming.
Posted on 1/8/15 at 11:25 pm to beaverfever
I learned to swim when I was less than a year old
But I remember it
But I remember it
Posted on 1/8/15 at 11:25 pm to Shexter
4-5 yrs old
Posted on 1/8/15 at 11:28 pm to ILikeLSUToo
quote:
We're probably going to do crawfish aquatics for our daughter this summer (she's 3).
My daughter did crawfish aquatics at 18mos.....they had one lady with a 6 month old in there. It was a 6 week class and that little dudes progress was amazing. Hell I was impressed with my daughter but he was less than half her age.
Posted on 1/8/15 at 11:38 pm to Shexter
5 in a hotel pool in Hot Springs Arkansas.
Posted on 1/8/15 at 11:43 pm to Shexter
Around 4
Posted on 1/8/15 at 11:48 pm to Shexter
I've tried to understand why people who are not taught to swim drown. Why isn't treading water just the naturally instinctive thing to do? Even dogs figure it out. Any explanations?
This post was edited on 1/8/15 at 11:49 pm
Posted on 1/9/15 at 1:22 am to LeonPhelps
I was 7. Couldn't do swim lessons when I was 5 or 6 because I had tubes in my ear and wasn't allowed to put my head underwater.
My mom learned at 3 since she lived a mile away from a beach. My dad was 8 since he was a military brat and ended up in the desert for a few years in a poor area with no pools.
My mom learned at 3 since she lived a mile away from a beach. My dad was 8 since he was a military brat and ended up in the desert for a few years in a poor area with no pools.
Posted on 1/9/15 at 1:28 am to Shexter
Can't remember exactly, but I think it was around 2nd grade
Posted on 1/9/15 at 1:32 am to Shexter
Don't know but as long as I can remember. Just now learning actual swimming, looking back, it must have looked like excessive doggie paddling after a few hundred feet
Posted on 1/9/15 at 2:15 am to Shexter
I've seen kids start 'lessons' of some sort at just months old, and I've seen kids in their teens not know how to swim. I would definitely get him enrolled in some lessons this summer, even if it's just for your own peace of mind. He will likely catch on quickly since he's six (which is a good age to start, but I wouldn't wait much longer), and I'm sure he will be enjoying the water by the end of summer.
Posted on 1/9/15 at 2:34 am to LeonPhelps
If I'm not mistaken, a human's natural instinct is more the ability to hold breath under water - not so much the motor skills involved with swimming.
Posted on 1/9/15 at 3:06 am to Shexter
pretty young. I remember swim lessons at like 5 but that was more so for technique than actually staying afloat.
Page 2 of 4
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News