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swimming instructor

  • 02-10-2004 7:02pm
    #1
    little lee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭


    hi
    my boyfriend cant swim and i am looking for private lessons for him, 'cos i know he would be embarresed, but i cant seem to find adult private lessons anywhere in dublin. we are going on holidays in april and i dont want to be in the pool on my own. he is a little afraid of water aswell.
    can anyone help please


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  • #2
    ecksor
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 10,501 Mod ✭✭✭✭ecksor


    Hm. Are you going on holidays somewhere with a pool or by the seaside?


  • #3
    ecksor
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 10,501 Mod ✭✭✭✭ecksor


    Right, we don't have a swimming forum so I'm going to move your thread to "Personal Issues" and hopefully someone there will be able to help you out.

    The 'Help' forum is actually just for help with certain problems using this website.


  • #4
    ferdi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,598 ✭✭✭ferdi


    how can he be embarresed??? if you send him to a regular adult beginners course, everyone there will also be unable to swim so no1s going to be laughing...


  • #5
    DrummerBoy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 598 ✭✭✭DrummerBoy


    www.iws.ie


  • #6
    Naos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,738 ✭✭✭Naos


    they've got one up at coolmine (DESHAVU here.. cant spell it) omfg.. anyway.

    Coolmine run one, if it was REALLY wanted i could find out for ye on monday. Oh and know the way there is 'Ladies Only' classes, never EVER see 'Mens Only' .. fupping feminists..


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  • #7
    PowerPuffGirl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26 ✭PowerPuffGirl


    It might help if the two of ye went to the pool together, if he's a bit afraid of the water. I can't swim yet myself cause I'm a big scaredy-pants but I find it that bit easier to splash about if my boyfriend is there with me.


  • #8
    leeroybrown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,563 ✭✭✭leeroybrown


    Firstly, learning to 'swim' (as in move in the water) isn't really the difficult bit. The secret is in being able to float without thinking you're going to drown. I've helped a couple of friends learn to swim before by just being down the pool messing about with them. It was just a simple case of being close by to make them feel safe while gaining confidence and showing them how to do some strokes properly.

    I agree with ferdi on this one. The most productive way for him to learn to swim would be to go to adult beginners classes. Being with a group of adults in a similar situation would dispense with the embarassment issue as soon as he started his first lesson. Also, learning with a group would mean that even if he's a slow starter there would be similar people and he'd be far less self-conscious about it.


  • #9
    secret_squirrel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,357 ✭✭✭secret_squirrel


    ferdi wrote:
    so no1s going to be laughing...

    Its very difficult to laugh when you're lungs and mouth are full of water....

    If he's really afraid go along with him...and have a splash about. Maybe get him involved/distracted by getting a new bikini or 2? Make it a bit of a frolic. (Just remember to obey the signs about heavy petting ;) )

    If he's really that scared of the water though - be careful how energetically you splash him.


  • #10
    Winters
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,761 ✭✭✭✭Winters


    Did you try showing him yourself just to get him comfortable to the idea before going for lessions. If he is in anyway afraid of the water or swimming he will need some enticement to get into the water. Maybe try skinny dipping with him or something. Just get him comfortable with being in the water and maybe a few pointers before he goes stright to lessons.

    The Irish Water Safety site, as Drummer Boy pointed out would be a good place to start looking. And also any public leasure centre's around your locality. Go in and ask and they should usually have adult swimming lesson classes.


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