I'm really jealous of everyone who got formal swimming lessons as a part of school; nothing like that was even remotely offered where I lived until high school, and that still cost money I didn't have access to. (There wasn't even a pool on the school grounds - people who did swimming as part of a larger PE class had to walk a couple blocks to the city pool.) Money was also why I didn't have swimming lessons as a child. But I did have a lot of time in my apartment's pool and a nearby lake as a kid, and I tested in the highest tier of swimmers at Girl Scout camp, so I'm at least basically competent. I wouldn't be a lifeguard, and I don't really go to ocean beaches, but I can handle myself in the situations I'm likely to encounter water.
The niblings got put into swimming lessons as early as possible, though. Sister isn't a strong swimmer at all and she saw the need for it as a skill because of statistics about childhood drowning, which I completely agree with. It's just a nice bonus that the kiddos love it, too.
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Date: 2018-09-15 06:15 am (UTC)The niblings got put into swimming lessons as early as possible, though. Sister isn't a strong swimmer at all and she saw the need for it as a skill because of statistics about childhood drowning, which I completely agree with. It's just a nice bonus that the kiddos love it, too.