Our pediatrician impressed upon us that swim instruction was an imperative, given that several of her patients had died over the previous summer - sadly victims of neighborhood pools. Our daughter was 2 to 2 1/2 yrs, and a bit precocious when she started her lessons at MC-San Marcos. She's now 3 months shy of 3 yrs of age and can swim the width of the pool. She has had two terrific instructors, whom she has responded to very well. Some of the staff are definitively a challenge to communicate with (perhaps a function of age/maturity). But since we are meeting the goal of teaching our child to survive falling into the water, and to develop a swimming proficiency, I would recommend Murray Callan. In any case, don't wait and do nothing.
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