At what age did you start your child doing swimming lessons?

[CarlaTheGnome]

And what form did the lessons take? Was it a block of classes or an ongoing PAYG type thing, did you have to get in the pool with them, did you just keep going until they got to a certain stage (could do a length alone etc.), was it 1-2-1 or a bigger group? I'm doing some research for DS (age 4) who has almost no experience at all and need all the advice I can get!

Paid by direct debentures every month.

DD1 could swim lengths in the big pool
At age 4. DD2 stopped lessons at age 6 or 7. She represented her primary school in a swimming gala. She is a decent swimmer but never been particularly keen.

I can't swim so took mine to group lessons immediately after vaccinations so about 3m?

They are in their 20s now and swim like fish. I still cannot!

Get them in ASAP OP!

3 for all of mine for parent and baby lessons. I got in the pool with them until they were 4.5 ish.
We’ve taken them swimming weekly from young babies though as we go on holiday a lot so it’s important to us that they’re confident and happy in the water.

I don’t see swimming lessons as a hobby or in the same category as other clubs.
It’s a life skill.