Swimming - when to stop?

[shebird]

My DD has just completed NSA level 7 and I think we have reached a point where we need to decide whether to continue lessons or not. DD enjoys swimming but is unlikely to join a swimming club or compete in a serious way. She can swim to a good level and would now like to try other things. She is also doing swimming as part of PE at school this year and next year so she will still get some lessons. Is it time to call it a day?

I think most people stop when they feel confident about not keeping close eye on them in the pool. Totally valid imho.
I am funny about wanting them to be not just adequate but strong swimmers so I insist on swimming lessons most the time until age 10ish (late yr5).

Well I would say I feel confident enough about her swimming ability although I don't think I will ever relax around water with children. Her strokes and technique are much better than mine. She easily does 15 - 20 or more 25m lengths in a lesson as they work a lot on stamina.

My daughter is level 6 (just turned 7 yrs) and I'm likely to give her a break for a couple of terms from after Christmas. She's a very competent swimmer but I think she just isn't strong enough at the moment to progress much so she's getting fed up with it. I am going to book her into some holiday courses and then take it from there.

it will take another year if she is a good swimmer to get to level 10. they make fast progress at that stage if they are good swimmers. ds1 was. ds2 we stopped at level 7 with a view to re starting in a year or so when he is bigger and stronger

for me it is about safety. 7 is ok. 10 is better

My DD got to level 6, she has stopped now, she does swimming at school (yr 8) and is one of the top groups for it. She goes swimming with friends and will happily do lengths.

DD2 is 9, and got to level 5. Have stopped lessons for a bit to give her a break from too many after school things but I think I will start again, she doesn't have the strenght/stamina of dd1 and I don't let her swim by herself yet. I would be happy if she completed level 6 to be honest.