Learning how to swim

video by Palistha Shakya

More than 200 young people have learned to swim through the Spiny Babbler pool program. The program has completed 10 years. It teaches young people water comfort, walking, playing, handling buoyancy, floating, addressing fears, and achieving. It uses in water as well as out of water teaching techniques, exposes young people to different swimming techniques and learning methods as well as helps them understand skeletal, muscular, respiratory and other human systems that help young people participate safely. 

July 23 was an interesting day at the pool. 

1. Our 4 year old Vidheha has been crossing 9 feet depth for some weeks and is now comfortable doing it on her own. 

2. Our 3 year old Neela or Chuntu is now walking comfortably in water and tries her hand at floating and kicking.

3. Our two brand new 5 year olds Bishes and Amulya have now crossed 9 feet without support from an adult or a floating device. 

4. Snigdha, Aarambha, Suprit, Anita, and Shila are floating independently!

So a great week overall!

Its great fun swimming with Vidheha. 

Amulya go go go. Amulya, 5, makes it to 9 feet and back several times.

Snigdha getting comfortable in water. 

Prabir goes on and on and on floating.

3 year old Chuntu learns to walk in the water and tries basic floating. 

Bishes, 5, crossing several times.

Suprit, 7, learns to float.

We look forward to posting further videos of our children's progress. 

Cheers!