Swimming lessons in Winter at Leopold Swim School? YES, DO NOT STOP!
As the days get shorter and the weather gets a little colder, often attending extra-curricular activities becomes less appealing. But do not stop swimming lessons!
Learning to swim all year round ensures your child’s swimming ability progresses faster. Continuous swimming lessons guarantees your child maintains their swim fitness (different form of fitness), feel for the water, breathing, balance, relaxation (sense of buoyancy), accuracy of skills, rhythm and flow, power and speed, mental health and so on. When your child breaks for Winter, their swimming skills will deteriorate and make the learn to swim process much lengthier.
The water safety concern (purpose for learning to swim) is always prevalent. Although the weather gets cold, the dangers in and around the water still exist. For our infants and beginner swimmers, no swimming in Winter, can often mean losing their respect for the water. They can quickly forget the dangers associated with the water and forget that entering the water independently (no guardian) is not safe. They forget playing too close to a pond, lake or the bath unsupervised is dangerous. We need our beginner swimmers to be constantly reminded of what they can NOT do in the water. For our developing swimmers, they too can often forget the degree of their ability and often take risks around the water that are outside their ability. Only continuous swimming lessons will ensure your child gets this very vital message, maintain their respect for the water and give them a very clear picture of their current swimming ability.
Swimming in Winter is awesome at Leopold Swim School, Geelong. It is one of those activities that our child can enjoy in a warm cosy environment and in 34-degree pools. Guardians may also like to enjoy a coffee or a hot chocolate as they watch their child learn vital lifesaving skills. Too ensure your child gets the most out of their term attendance, it is time to wear the ugg boats/slippers, beanie, oodie/dressing gown and remove wet bathers prior to leaving.
Leopold Swim School, Geelong believes that swimming lessons should be done all year round.
