Ahoy, Mates!
Summer lessons are filling up. That's great! I've received several phone calls and emails asking about the relative quality of two-week sessions swimming every day versus six or eight week sessions swimming once per week.
In my too-many-to-admit years of coaching it has been my experience that swimmers learn eight lessons worth of information and skill in eight lessons whether those lessons are held daily or spaced a week apart.
So the answer to everyone's question is, "Yes, it does take longer to learn to swim if you take lessons once a week versus taking them every day." But that's only because it takes eight weeks to complete the lessons instead of eight days. Each lesson is no less effective by being spaced a full week apart.
I've never tried monthly lessons, but my guess is there is a point of diminishing returns so we won't be offering that option any time soon!
Register for the sessions that you know you can make without difficulty. The more the better, of course. Swimming is a necessary life skill, and it's fun!
-jn
We swim for good times: fast times when we compete and fun times every time we get in the pool together. You can too! Face-Up First Swimming is also the home of the popular online course, Water Safety Education for Parents and Caregivers. My name is Jeanie Neal and I developed Face-Up First swimming and put together the online course.
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