Teaching Survival Swimming to LIttle Ones

It's that time of years when little children fall into swimming pools. We have a Kreitzer family tradition. Aunt Alice teaches the little ones "under-bubbles-kick," a survival swimming method. Little ones, even tiny ones, learn to swim to the wall and pull themselves out. They are discouraged from swimming to a person. If the baby turns back, he's redirected toward the wall. This method is no replacement for vigilance, but it adds extra security and the sooner children are made water safe, the better.

A big thank you to our daughter Alice for helping one of the youngest of the grandchildren be safer in the water. Good job, Charlie!

Swim Lessons

This week is swim lesson time for the youngest two grandkids at Camp Kreitzer. For more about the swim method go here.

Waiting for class to start.

Teacher explains that it's "One, two, three...under, bubbles, kick."

 Now try it. Swim to the wall and reach up and hold on.

Next it's time to go down and get rings. "Good job! You got two rings."

 In the deep end practice kicking to the wall, holding on, and then climbing out. 

You can do it too, girl!

And off the diving board!

Popsicle rewards for a job well done.