We're on Day 3 of swim lessons. I took the Flip today, so here are a couple of short shots. Sam is trying to get out of Red Cross level 5, I believe. In this clip, he was having to survival float for 30 seconds, I think. Survival floating is really hard for a kid because they have to fight the urge to tread water. They simply have to be limp and relaxed in the water while only raising their head to get air. Sam had to fight hard not to move. Sophy is also in 5-ish (haha.) Here she is working on her front crawl/freestyle. She had completed one pass prior to this, but she did the entire thing in one breath, so they made her go back and do it over. In case you're wondering, these are the Red Cross requirements for Level 5. (Having said that, I think I'm a Level 1.5.) I can't say enough about making sure your child's swim lessons are the of the Red Cross variety. They really stress water safety and make sure that your child is prepared to hit the water in every circumstance possible.
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