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Is there much point to a 6-year-old having swimming lessons?

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Thesnailonthewhale · 23/02/2026 12:56

My 6-year-old can swim maybe around 8 to 10. M in a sort of recognised stroke. She's currently in stage 3 lessons . I'm just thinking of taking an eight of lessons because she isn't getting that much from them and spending a lot of time standing around, waiting for her turn to go up and down the pool etc. we swim at least one other time apart from the lessons and would replace the swimming lesson with a family swim where I'd make her practise. We do the practise anyway on our weekend swim. So should be practising at least twice a week, about 10 to 15 minutes each time, which is probably more that she gets out of the 25-minute lesson anyway.

Am I missing something?

I don't need her to be able to do butterfly or breaststroke or anything. Just be able to swim across the pool and then naturally grow her stamina as she gets older. She's a million % confident in the water but also safe. she'll dive down to the bottom of the two to three metre pool to collect weights etc.

I'm just thinking I could save myself 40 odd pound a month

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Thesnailonthewhale · 31/07/2026 21:44

ColdWaterDipper · 31/07/2026 18:21

8-10m is not competent at all (it’s not even a width of a standard pool!), and a worry when mixed with huge confidence.

Keep her in lessons, but maybe supplement with 1:1 or intensive courses in the holidays. By practising the proper technique she will move up the classes quicker and become more competent and spend less time standing around.

Too late.

I took her out months ago.

Form having lessons and only being able to do 8-10m. I've been teaching her and she can now do 200m

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