FICTION! Water competent kids know more than just each of the swimming strokes. They also have a solid understanding of the water and know what to do if they are involved in a water emergency. How do I support my kids in becoming water competent?
Completing ALL Learn-To-Swim Levels is essential to having water-competent kids! Check out these top three reasons why it's essential your children complete all the learn-to-swim levels to become water competent! Reason 1: A child who completes Level 3 has acquired just the basic/minimal swimming skills for swimming and water competency in a pool. A swimmer that a completed Level 3 skills have only learned about half of the survival swimming needed to truly stay safe in, on, and around the water. Swimming skills they have learned are:
Reason 2: Completing Levels 4, 5, and 6 gives your child the skills and endurance to be more competent in different bodies of water and activities, such as going to a waterpark or swimming in open water. Swimming skills they learn in levels 4-6:
Reason 3: Water competency is not just about swimming skills, it's also about knowing how to recognize and act in a water emergency. Level 6 swim lessons teach swimmers what to do to help themselves and others in a water emergency. Check out our Water Competency Questionnaire to determine if your swimmers are Water Competent! Stay tuned for Part 2 of 3!
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