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the Price of Swim Lessons

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Description
$ 20
Aug 2007
Ann Arbor, Michigan
swimming
Private swimming lessons to improve in competition  more... close row
$ 25
May 2008
Blue Ridge, Ga
One Swimming Lesson
Individual swimming lessons help child feel safer  more... close row
$ 450
Jun 2007
Tempe, AZ
masters swim technique lessons
Intensive weekend swimming classes  more... close row
$ 25
May 2008
Flint MI
Swimming lessons
One month of swim lessons at community center  more... close row
$ 140
Jun 2007
Tempe,AZ
Swimming Lessons
Instructor not able to keep focus of class  more... close row
$ 40
May 2008
Pittsburgh,PA
Swimming lessons
Swim lessons at a university gym  more... close row
$ 10
Jun 2007
Lansing, MI
Beginner Swim Lesson
Swimming lessons can save lives  more... close row
$ 55
May 2008
Jonesboro, Georgia
Swim Lessons/ Private
Swim lessons made cousin very happy  more... close row
$ 25
May 2006
Cocoa Beach, FL
Swimming lessons
Weekly price for two lessons and unlimited pool use  more... close row
$ 160
Jun 2007
Houston, Texas
swimming
Two weeks of swimming lessons for young children  more... close row
$ 125
Jun 2007
Memphis, Tennessee
Swim Lessons for a 5 year old
Ten swim lessons for five year old child  more... close row
$ 250
Mar 2008
Ft Lauderdale, FL
Swim Lessons for 5 year old girl
Patient and kind swim instructor  more... close row
$ 55
May 2008
Brighton, MI
Level 1 beginer children swim lessons
Once a week swim class for children lasting six weeks  more... close row
$ 78
May 2008
Orange, CT
Group swim lesson advanced beginner level
Son in advanced beginner swim group  more... close row
$ 200
Jul 2007
Monticello, AR
private swim lessons
Total of 20 swimming lessons for 2 sons  more... close row

Description of service

For $200 my sons got 2 swimming lessons a week, for 10 weeks. With 2 children, that worked out to $100 for each child, or $5 per child, per lesson. Our local YMCA offers swimming lessons, but I wanted to have someone more experienced.


Review of Service

Twice a week I would meet my sons' swim instructor at the city pool. We went around 8:30 in the morning, before the pool was filled with children escaping the summer heat. Although my kids already "knew" how to swim, the instructor started by observing them "swim" and offered constructive criticism on why they might want to try her way. Doing this, she got their respect and undivided attention. I still won't let my sons swim without an adult present but I feel safer about them respecting a swimming pool now.


Tips

If your local youth organizations offer swim lessons, make sure they're taught by a responsible adult and not a teen lifeguard. Although there are some excellent teen swimmers out there, most of them teaching swimming are also lifeguarding at the same time and can't concentrate on your children. Likewise, if my child was in a pool with a lifeguard, I would want the lifeguard to be watching for accidents instead of teaching someone to swim.


$ 125
May 2007
Dallas, TX
Beginning Swim Lessons
Swimming ability important for safety  more... close row
$ 42
Jan 2008
East Lansing, Mi
Swimming Lessons
Three week session for six year old  more... close row
$ 180
Jul 2007
Mattawan, MI
Intermediate Swimming Lessons
5 days of swim lessons in a friend's pool  more... close row
$ 100
Jul 2007
Columbus, Ohio
Swimming Instructions
Two week swimming lessons had strange hours  more... close row
$ 30
Jun 2007
Columbus, Ohio
swimming lessons
Daughter made new friends at swimming lessons  more... close row
$ 189
Nov 2007
Blaine, MNs
swimming lessons
Eleven weeks of swim lessons  more... close row
$ 150
Mar 2008
New York, New York
Children's Lesson 1
One week of swimming lessons not a good deal  more... close row
$ 100
Jul 2011
Orlando, FL
Private lessons (6)
Paid $100 for six half hour lessons for my 5  more... close row