Debunking Some Common Swimming Myths

I’ll never forget one of my first experiences as a swim instructor. I was 16, doing at stage as part of my swim instructor certification course. I was assisting a veteran swim instructor with her lessons, and we were working with a group of three 3 year olds, none of whom could swim. Or rather, none of whom were expected to be able to swim on their own, and thus they were not being taught how to swim on their own. We would sign a song, and hold the kids. Then the kids would jump and we would catch...

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