Here is a video of Morgan swimming. Granted in this video she is in the kiddie pool, but her face is fully submerged and she is swimming from one side of the pool to the other. She jumps off of the wall at the "big pool" and swims to us to the second lane marker. Usually swims about 6 or 7 seconds before coming up for a breath. Our only problem is getting her to put her face back down and her but back up after getting the breath. I'll keep you posted on how that goes.
Some people may be wondering how Morgan learned to swim so well at such a young age - specifically when many children are afraid of the water and won't put their faces in. I highly recommend to anyone who wants to help their kids become comfortable in the water that they watch Diaper Dolphins videos. They are produced by the Rob McKay Lifestyle Swim School in Florida. We've pretty much approached swimming instruction following his techniques and tips and have had obvious success with it. Some libraries have the series (2 videos) available for check out. We actually found the first one in the bookstore's bargain bin.
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