The Importance of Deep Water Competence in Learning to Swim

The Importance of Deep Water Competence in Learning to Swim

What is the meaning of, “I Can Swim?”In your heart of hearts, you know: if you’re not competent in water over your head, you have not quite learned to swim yet. Learning to swim is not learning strokes. First learn to swim: become confident and safe in deep water. Then, learn to swim efficiently: by learning strokes. This presentation was given to the National Water Safety Conference, put on by the U.S.’s National Drowning Prevention Alliance, April 2020, online.

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