Gotta a Clearwater Florida Pool Home – Then You Gotta Swim!
Clearwater Pool Homes & Kids that can’t Swim Don’t Mix
Whether you have a Clearwater pool home or not if you have kids then teaching them how to swim should be a priority in the Tampa Bay area. Unfortunately drowning is the leading cause of death for children under the age of 5 in Florida.
We don’t have a pool at our home and so as life would have it our youngest son has avoided becoming a proficient swimmer – now this is hard for me to believe since I’ve been swimming since I was 2 years old and swam competitively into High School.
It just kind of happened and then before we knew it he had a “phobia” of putting his head under water. He would even voice that he thought he would drown. (it broke my heart) When I had approached taking lessons he would become hysterical and obviously terrified. I asked around to find a good swim teacher. The same name kept coming up..Mollie Brauer, owner of Making Waves Swim School.
As life would have it – several new friends moved into our Clearwater neighborhood and they all had pools at their house – so now my youngest son was being left out because he couldn’t be around these pools (with all the other kids)` since he couldn’t swim. This forced me to face his fears with him and enroll him in private swim classes with Ms. Mollie. He may have been one of her toughest students yet because at his age his fears were real and hard to overcome – the first lesson he screamed for his life – she calmly and patiently engaged him – with clever activities and a even-keel disposition. She just has a calming presence (even for the nervous Mom sitting on the edge) and she encourages and motivates the kids to keep going one step further. It was truly amazing to watch.
Ok, so as far as results go – she had him putting his head underwater and beginning to swim on his second lesson. The results we absolutely amazing and the thing I appreciate most about Ms. Mollie is that she is so caring and sensitive yet firm. She never yelled just encouraged and praised his progress, while acknowledging and not just dismissing his feelings or concerns. Mollie kept working within his capabilities and building his confidence and trust. Below you will get to hear him talk about his experience in his own words (after just 6 lessons) – and trust me he tells things like they are!
I have some video of her teaching him, however, they are not loading properly but I hope the pictures will give you a sense of what it was like.
We have several private swim schools locally that just throw kids in the pool until they “just learn to swim” – while they are effective, personally, the way she connects with her students is quite impressive and was the kind of experience we wanted for our son. If you’re lucky enough to have her teach your kids – I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Clearwater Florida – Sean Now Swimming
Swimming Phobia to Swimming Expert – thanks to Ms. Mollie Brauer
Here’s what he had to say after his 2nd lesson with Ms. Mollie
What a difference only 6 half hour lessons make – everyone’s happy, now that’s success.
Pinellas County | Hillsborough County Swimming Lessons
- Mollie Brauer, Owner, Certified Swimming Instructor and Great teacher
- 1628 Scott Street Clearwater Florida 33755
- www.MakingWavesSwimming.com
- Private classes or Group Lessons
- Ages 6 months to Adults
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