DD absolutely freezes at her swim lessons (indoor pool). She is extremely skinny with no body fat. Her lips, fingers, and toes turn blue. She wants to swim better and I want her to learn to swim better, so we have tried a few shortie wetsuits but nothing is working so far. They are too baggy on her to do any good. Any suggestions? I would really like her to continue swimming but she is cold and usually wants to end the lesson early.
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10-10-2015 #1
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DD is freezing at swim lessons - ideas?
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10-10-2015 #2
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We put my really thin DS in a full body wetsuit and it helped. He had one this thickness (don't see the exact one). We live near cold ocean water so it wasn't bought just for swim lessons it did keep him from turning blue and helped him enjoy the lessons more.
http://www.amazon.com/ONeill-Wetsuit...oneill+wetsuit
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Based on their size chart, she would be a toddler/youth size 1 by weight and a 3 by height.
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How old is she? My string bean grew out of his 3T one at age 5, and we bought it when he was 4. I found the actual wetsuit I bought him. Thank goodness I have my Amazon order history to function as my memory. He's very low on the height & weight chart, but that's another post.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...rch_detailpage
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Find a heated pool. Seriously, it makes all the difference.
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How old? We have a heated rec pool at our YMCA for preschool lessons and the lowest level school age lessons. By the time they are in the (cold) lap pool, the usually swim enough to keep warm.
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Try a different pool. Our pool at the Y keeps the water super warm, like 78 degrees. I felt like I was taking a bath when I did the mommy and me swim lessons,
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Originally Posted by abh5e8
Our swim coach is at a heated indoor pool throughout the year. Mine complain as soon as they get out of the water, but before and during is no issue.
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It's the Y, and I had assumed the pool is heated. I haven't actually been in it myself, I'm going to call tomorrow and verify. None of the other kids are cold though.
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Seventy eight is actually pretty cold. Originally Posted by PZMommy
Our swim school:
Our teaching pool is heated to 93°F to ensure a comfortable and enjoyable swimming environment. Our lap pool is heated to 83°F for comfortable lap swimming.
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