CAN YOUR 5 YEAR OLD...

[noonar]

...Swim unaided? quick straw poll, please. my dd is nervous in the water, yet it seems that most of her peers can swim.

please reply and add your response to my 'running total':

so far .......yes: 0 no: 1

yes. Can do 2+ lengths of big pool. She's nearly 6 tho. Dropped her arm bands at about 4.2.

That's DD

Ds2 can swim (sort of - has 5m badge). He was 4 in April.

So is that 16 yes 16 no?

No. She can swim confidently with a swim vest with a couple of floats in but not unaided. She has just started lessons and has been 3 times. I dn't know of any of her friends who can yet swim unaided either.

yes - so 17 yes 16 no

Both ds1 and ds2 could swim unaided at 4

Yes 19
No 16

No

Have just checked the swimming badge file - ds1 could swim 5m at age 5, ds2 could swim 10m.

Does 5m count?

my 3 charges here! (all of whom learnt to swim around 4.5 years)

yes 22
no 16

If 5m does count I'll add both mine on...

Yes 24 No 16

i saw about that little girl!! story here little mermaid

my two cousins are 5 on friday and can.