He was such a trooper. They warned us parents that the kids will and usually do cry and that's OK. Our job was just to get them to class. The instructors would take care of the rest. For the most part though, I didn't have to sit in the observation room watching Connor cry his eyes out, which was such a relief. He seemed to be really relaxed about it and he had fun too.
The main focus of the swim class is really water survival. They teach them that if they fall in, they should float on their back and get to the edge of the pool. They also teach them to blow bubbles under water and get them comfortable with their face under. They also do teach them how to actually use your arms to stroke through the water, but they don't expect them to swim on their own, just float.
It was really neat to see the progress and by the last day (when he got his cute certificate), he could float on his back for a few minutes and get to the side with limited assistance from his coach.
He will continue class one day a week until he takes his swim test where they literally toss the kids into the pool and see if they can get on their backs to float and successfully get to the side of the pool. It sounds awfully scary, but they make sure they are good and ready before they do the test.
Anyway, here are some pictures from Connor's swim class.
Waiting for his class and for the lifeguard to walk him to his coach.
In the earlier stages of the swim class (day 3 or 4), the coach would let the kids rest their head on her shoulder so they would stay afloat. By the second week though, they had to hold their own heads and bodies up. Connor only had one other kid in his class, so the two of them got lots of attention.
Connor patiently waiting his turn while his classmate Nora went with Miss Karen.
Check out Connor floating all on his own. It is really cool to see.
At the end they get to kick on a fun kick mat.
Showing off his cool diploma. He graduated and now he's a goldfish (not a guppy). Very cute.
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