29/05/2025
I really love coming to swimming lessons. I like splashing in the water and learning how to swim like the big kids. But there’s something I’ve been wanting to say.
Sometimes I get nervous when I go in the pool and floats you give us feel a bit awkward, like they’re not made for me.
When I use armbands, I feel stuck, like my arms can’t move properly and when we hold those kick boards, I get tired fast and feel like I’m not really swimming, just holding on.
I want to learn to swim for real, like with proper strokes and kicking and everything. I want to feel free in the water, not like I'm being held up by something that makes it hard to move.
Sometimes I feel embarrassed when I can't keep up, or when I fall behind because my float doesn’t help me move right.
I saw another kid wearing something like a fin on their back. It looked fun, like a shark, I want to do that!
They could move their arms and legs properly and they looked really confident. I think something like that would help me too.
It looked like they were actually learning to swim, not just floating.
Could we maybe...
Try a shark fin that lets us move more easily?
Spend more time swimming and less time holding on to stuff?
Have more games where we can practice real swimming?
Choose stuff that helps us feel strong and not scared?
I’m just one kid, but I bet some of the others feel this way too. Thanks for listening and helping me learn something so important.
Love,
A swimmer who wants to feel brave and free in the water 😊
