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Learning to Swim - Propelling Through the Water

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David Penland
Northern Virginia Swimming League
www.nvsl.nvblu.com  

<span><span>The Northern Virginia Swimming League was founded in 1956 to sponsor competitive swimming and diving in and among the community swimming pools in that area of</span><span>Northern Virginia</span><span> contiguous to the </span><span>District of Columbia</span><span>, and to develop in the children participating in this program.</span></span>

Learning to Swim - Propelling Through the Water

Children love the water, so it's very important for them to be able to swim. This video will show how to teach your child the basic swim strokes.

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David Penland: Hi! I'm David with the Northern Virginia Swim League and this morning we are going to help you teach your child how to swim and in this segment we are going to talk about propulsion, how to get through the water. My assistant here today is Freddie and what we are going to do is show you how to kick first. So Freddie is going to put his hands on the wall, you are just going to start by kicking his leg. Now hold on Freddie. Freddie I want you to remember to point your toes, okay and we are just going to make small little kicks. Okay, ready, go. Good, Alright maybe some bigger kicks now. Alright, good, that's great Freddie. Once you learn how to kick and float on your back you are really teaching your child safety tools, when your child can float on their back and kick, they are always going to be able to be safe. So that they can stick your head back and float and move, and never stuck in the water. So just stick your head back Freddie, relax, arms down, relax and we are going to kick. In our next segment, we are going to talk about the different strokes you learn, good job.

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