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> cannot really get with an float-assist device, is putting their face in the water. We used kickboards for this exact purpose. So you can float face down with
by keanzu 7y ago
> cannot really get with an float-assist device, is putting their face in the water.
We used kickboards for this exact purpose. So you can float face down with arms outstretched holding the board. You can transition to freestyle swimming taking one hand off the board at a time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iM3z1eDDcGE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iM3z1eDDcGE
- AstralStorm 7y agoSo it was practised for teaching swimming here in Poland at schools, but these are always in a very shallow pool and supervised too. They lack the failure mode of floating face down in water, but instead are unsafe to others who can be hit with them. And kids will collide. The newer foam ones are much softer and safer.
- _ph_ 7y agoWe used the same in school - mostly for training leg movements. Back then, everyone had basic swimming capabilities. But these kickboards are a totally different story than the blue donuts in the videos.