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What is the goal of swimming lessons in Galway? 

It may seem like a question with an obvious answer, but what is the desired outcome after having swimming lessons? What are swimming lessons meant to teach you? 

They are meant to teach you how to swim of course but that is only one aspect of them. By getting lessons, proper lessons taught by someone who knows how to instruct new swimmers and to actually clearly pass on their knowledge, new students will not only learn how to swim but to be confident in the water. 

Learning the basics of how to swim will of course, make anyone more confident than they were when they step into the water but having a good teacher and good lessons will also teach you how to recognise when you are tired. You will be pushed to your limits and will learn when you are becoming exhausted. You will learn how to use the last amount of energy to swim so that you are not fighting against yourself as you move through the water. 

Learning the basics of knowing how to float and manoeuvre in the water is just the start. By having a good teacher, you will get to learn so much more. 

Why get a personal swimming teacher instead of group lessons? 

Like any group lesson, there is one teacher for many pupils. This results in the teacher having to divide up their attention and focus between all the students and in an hour or even 2 hour lesson that does not result in a lot of attention for each student.  

By learning how to swim with your very own teacher, with their full attention on you, you will be able to make faster and better progress than if you were to learn how to swim in a group. The teacher could spend more time helping you to correct your form and could dedicate more time to getting your stamina and speed up so that you can become a stronger swimmer.  

It can also be very stressful when learning to swim as a group because people learn at different rates and when you see some people making progress that is different to yours, it can discourage you or make you feel pressured that you have to match their progress and level. There is none of that stress when you are doing classes between just you and the teacher.  

Why is it a good idea to learn how to swim? 

You might think that you may never end up in a situation where you may have to be in the water for a long time or that there is an issue with your boat and its true, these events may never happen to you. But if they do and you don’t know how to swim at this point in time, well it's too late to do anything about it at that point. 

Knowing how to swim can be an essential life skill and even if you never end up having an opportunity to saving your life with it, knowing how to swim can still be a fun and healthy endeavour. You get to enjoy pools, beaches and water activities while still being safe.  

Swimming is also an excellent exercise and pastime as it's an exercise that doesn’t put stress on joints and cause issues like bad knees and painful ankles in the future. It’s also a sport where you can use the full use of your body and also happens to be an exercise that burns a lot of calories. The water resistance also means you have to work harder to make any sort of gains in distance and that extra effort is great for cardiovascular exercise and will help make you fitter and healthier.  

Are there any restrictions? 

As long as you are interested in learning how to swim, it doesn’t matter if it’s a child or an adult, anyone can start learning today and just like learning how to ride a bike, you'll never forget how to do it.