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First club swimming training overwhelming-normal?

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NewSwimmingMum · 14/11/2021 18:13

Dd, 10, has just had her first club swimming session and had to have a little rest half way through and was teary and overwhelmed afterwards.

Please tell me this isn't totally out of the ordinary! She's a nice swimmer, but hasn't done more than half an hour at once before and not in a 25m pool.

Will it get easier?

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NewSwimmingMum · 14/11/2021 18:26

That's reassuring @AliceAldridge. The next session is an hour, and it was pretty much at the hour mark that she had a wobble.

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AliceAldridge · 14/11/2021 18:25

1.5 hours is a lot IMO. It is usually 1 hour.

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NewSwimmingMum · 14/11/2021 18:24

@Bananarama21 yes, completed lessons with a decent swim school who focus on really good technique. And did a trial and was accepted, so I guess she did okay.

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NewSwimmingMum · 14/11/2021 18:23

@WholeClassKeptIn I
absolutely know the session frequency, length and perhaps time of day gets together. This is her first one. I'm really only asking if sometimes it's quite a leap.

No @rattlemehearties, not wanting to quit at all, just I guess wondering if some children find it takes a while to settle in. Not worried, just curious. She worked very hard to keep up with swimmers who've been in the squad longer, are older, and who presumably haven't had a break since July from any kind of organised swimming! There will be three sessions a week, 2 x 1.5 hours and 1x 1 hour.

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Bananarama21 · 14/11/2021 18:23

Has she completed her lessons? Swimming clubs can be intense when it comes to swimming they are usually placed in the approiate ability lanes. Certain clubs have criteria such as been able to swim 25 metres depends on the club. It will get easier as her stamia improves.

WholeClassKeptIn · 14/11/2021 18:19

Ah yes usually hour long sessions here 3 - 4 x a week to begin with.

rattlemehearties · 14/11/2021 18:17

That's a very long session! So doesn't seem unusual. 45-60 mins is more normal for the club my child attends. Why are you asking though, does she want to drop out already?. Can you give her a deal - try three more sessions and see how she feels?

WholeClassKeptIn · 14/11/2021 18:17

Er no. It will become several times a week of an hour lengths at a time.

And then 5/6am too. It gets harder.

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NewSwimmingMum · 14/11/2021 18:15

(The session was 1.5hours and she gave it everything and pretty much kept up, apart from when she was out of the pool for 5mins or so)

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