When did you learn to swim?

My oldest son started taking swimming lessons at the age of 6, more so he could just get comfortable with the water, because he is very nervous about it. I havent started with any of my younger children yet. My 5 year old is next in line though, probably will sign him up for a months worth of lessons in May!

i can swim, i think its very import that children learn to swin when them are young its more easy!

i learnt when i was very young, 5 years old and i then was in the swimming team until the end of my school years. i loved it and now am teaching my 3 year old and 7 year old

I would take her to a mommy and me swim class. They teach you effective ways for having your kids hold their breath under water etc. I cant wait for the summer either lol We got a little inflatable pool that I cant wait to put on the porch and have my daughter splash in it.

I took mine quite early but just played with them until they were 6. Then my son said he wanted goggles and I said swim across the pool and I'll buy goggles. I showed him floating on his back and he got it right away with a big grin. Then he was confident and he was swimming across(doggy paddle)by the time we went home. The pool was only a little kids pool about 5 yards across.
My daughter was 6 the next year and she did exactly the same thing. Then they joined the club and had lessons to get their strokes right and they swim much better than I do now.
I learned to swim when I was 10 and I was desperate to learn because all my friends could already swim.

I learnt swimming when I was about 11years old.I just learnt it in a natural pool wtihout a professional's guide.I just learnt it by myself in imitaing other guys.It's unbelieveable,but it's ture.

Brooklyn is so sweet! I think you're right to want to teach her to swim at an early age. It's amazing how well babies learn things! I was forced to learn when I was in the 4th grade. It was a school requirement, but I didn't really learn. I was already afraid of the water, and my teacher traumatized me by making me jump into the deep water when I didn't want to. So, I am not a very good swimmer to this day, and always want my feet to touch bottom.

Since babies are not really afraid of things like that, it is a great idea to teach them before they are 3 or so. And, if your husband is a good swimmer, he should be a fine teacher for her, especially since she already trusts him.

Good luck with it!

You can also buy her a pair of arm floaters. Even if she doesn't know yet how to swim. You can hold her easily around the pool. My daughter was less than one when she learned how to swim, with floaters of course. But she was so cute swimming around, with only her feet working. And she wasn't scared because the floaters kept her head at a good height above water. Happy swimming! And the mommy and me class, very good suggestion too. (^^,)

i learn swimming when i was 10 years old.

I wish my mom would've taught of teaching me how to swim coz for the life of me, I still don't know how. I mean, I could float and all but I'm too darn scared to try it out in the really deep part of the water and technically I could swim if you call flapping your arms like crazy and moving about 5 to ten inches forward, swimming. LOL. But my brother taught his children to swim at around 3 or 4 and whenever we're all out swimming, I'd envy them!