After building trust and confidence in Part 1 these 4-year-old twins are now ready to learn breath control, face submersions, and their first underwater swims. Every step is introduced through play, encouragement, and small victories that help replace fear with confidence.
Whether you're a parent helping a child overcome a fear of water or a swim instructor looking to better understand nervous beginners, this lesson shows how patience and the right teaching approach can completely change a child's experience in the pool.
00:00 Learning to Hold Their Breath 00:55 First Bubbles & Face in the Water 03:45 First Time Going Underwater 06:24 Learning to Back Float 08:29 Swimming for Treasure 10:32 Lesson Recap & What's Next
A swimming instructor leads two children through a series of \"superhero missions\" to build their confidence in the water. The lesson focuses on gradual exposure, moving from blowing bubbles and dipping faces to floating on their backs and retrieving toys, ensuring the children feel safe and successful throughout the process.
Are you guys afraid to go underneath the water? Yes. You are? Okay.
We practice crawling on the wall, we've practiced going under water, and we've practiced floating
on our back. And you guys have been able to do all three, right? Yeah. Yeah. Does everything
seem pretty easy? Yes. And also floating like this.
All right. Okay guys. Now we've done our calling mission. That happens. Remember what I told you
before? Water is going to go in your eyes, your nose, your mouth, your ears, your armpits.
Everywhere. Because that's what happens when we're swimming, you know? And then once you get
really good at swimming, you're going to go underwater and you're going to swim around and
the water just goes all over you. And then when you come up, you just wipe it away. The next one
is superhero breath control. You need to be able to hold your breath. Okay? So we've done our
crawling. We did a little back float. We worked on some kicking. Now I see where we're at. Now
I want to see if you guys know how to blow super bubbles.
Now it's your turn. I want to see if you can do it too. Good. That's perfect. Now your turn.
Big one.
That's cute. That's cute. Perfect. Okay. Great. Great. Now listen here. We got to fill up our
cheeks like a chipmunk. And then we blow it into the water like this. No, not like that. Not like
that. We blow it into the water. There you go. Do it again. Keep going. Let's do it more. Let's
see who can do it the best. Let's see who's going to make the biggest super bubbles. There you go.
It's okay. I'm trying to feel him out a little bit here. Okay. Wow. That was crazy. Keep going.
We're going to do it three more times. Okay. Three more times. This time I want to see who
can blow bubbles for three seconds. Three seconds. Look at me. Watch me.
Okay. I want to see you try it now. All right. Ready? I'll count. I'll count. Ready? Go slow.
One, two, three. You did it. Yay. That was wonderful. I got it on you. You know I'm
savvy. And me too. Oh my goodness. Okay. Now here's what we have to do. Okay. We got the
breath control. We both can blow bubbles. That's easy. Now I want to see if you guys can put your
face in the water, not underwater, in the water. Okay. Because you said you don't want to go under,
right? Yeah. That's fine. We don't have to go under, but what we can do is we can go in.
And that goes like this. Like that. It's so easy. It's so fast. Then I need my goggles.
Well, you don't need your goggles. You can close your eyes. Did I wear goggles? No. No, I didn't.
Right? So watch. We go just like that. And look, I wipe it away. It's literally that easy. Okay.
Ready to give it a try? Let's go. Superheroes. Ready? You can go first.
You did it, man. You get a double high five. Double high five.
You got it. Just go real quick.
That was not it. Come on. You have to try one more time. We're going to try one more time. Okay.
Watch here. Stand up here. Hold my hand. Come down to this step set. Stand up. Look,
back on this. Hey, back on the stairs, buddy. I know we're having fun. Oh, look, I'm going to
show you a cool trick. You can turn around and you put both hands on the stairs like this. And
then all you got to do is go super fast. That was fantastic. But a real superhero can do it for a
long time. So we're going to do it for two seconds. Okay.
Just like that. Okay. Now I want you guys to give it a try. Remember, we're not going
underwater. We're going in the water and we're only going for a quick second. Two seconds. Okay.
Are you ready to give it a try? Okay. Remember, you got to count to two. Go ahead.
You got to do it one more time. One more time. Remember, don't go so fast. Try to go slow and
easy. Slow and easy. Okay. You ready to try it? Come here. You can hold my hand. Would you like
to hold my hand? Would that make you feel more confident? Come here. Ready? Okay. That's okay.
Cough it out. I'm used to it. Okay. Ready? Look, stand up tall. No, no, no. Don't jump around
because you got it. Hey, hey, you got to do it. Okay. Two seconds. And then we can move on
to the next superhero mission. Ready? Deep breath and go. One, two, three. We got an
overachiever over here. Holy cow. Fantastic. You get a high five. That was so fantastic.
I'm going to need to take an ice bath after this. Okay. You ready? It's your turn. Okay. He did it,
so you can do it. Okay. Ready? Go. One, two. Oh, okay. We'll take it. We'll take it. You went
back in too. We'll take it. Great job, buddy. That was fantastic. All right. Wipe your face.
Anytime the water goes in our eyes, we wipe our eyes. Okay. And sometimes, listen, because you
both have long hair, sometimes the water gets stuck in our hair. And you need to look. You need
to wipe your hair like that. And the water will come out of your hair and stop dripping in your
eyes. So we don't panic. We just take a second. Where is it coming from? There's some more water
on you. I know. There's water on me all the time. Breath control like Aquaman. But now it's time for
the next one. Now, this next one is going to be really simple because all you have to do is lay
on your back and relax. We have to recharge a little bit before we go into the next superhero
mission. I'm going to hold you like this. You're not going underwater. I will not drop you. Okay.
I want you to put your ears in the water for me and look up here at me. That's all you got to do.
We're going to put our ears all the way in. It's going to tickle one. Oh, wait, wait. Look at me.
I know. It feels weird, right? It feels weird. I know. I get it. But that's why we're only doing
it three times. We're going to do it really quick. Just look at me and you're done.
Good job. We'll take it. We'll take it. We'll take it. All right. Kick scoop all the way back
for me, please. Kicks go on top of the water. Yeah. Kick a little faster. A little faster.
Very good. Much easier. Good. Grab that step. Do a couple kicks for me, please. A couple kicks
for me, please. I burped. You did burp. Excuse you. Kick faster. Faster, man. Faster. Like you
really nice kicks. You get a high five.
That one scared me. I better call the police. 9-1-1. Close.
Okay. You ready? Your turn. Come with me. Let's go. I got you. Look up at me.
I'm right here. I want you to stay on those stairs or you won't get your turn.
Look at me. We go one, two, and three. You're amazing. That was really great.
Look at me. Kick and scoop.
Okay. Nice. Got to keep your feet on top of the water. That's how you go forward. Kick and scoop.
Do a couple kicks for me. A couple kicks for me.
Good job. This is easy stuff. This is the easy stuff. Once you guys understand how to do this
stuff, then the rest will come so much easier. There he goes. He's trying to grab it with his
foot first. Don't grab it with your foot. Just grab it with your hand. Get a different one. Get
a different one. Get that one. That one's easier. Nice. Don't use your foot. No, you can't use your
hands. Don't worry about the other ones. Your brother's got two. You only got one. You got to
hurry up. Here, grab this one. Just reach down. Go quick, and then you got it. There we go. Good
job. It's all right. Did you drink a little? Yeah, okay. Come on. That's all right. That's
why we're practicing. That's why we do it here on the stairs first, to build some confidence,
get us better at stuff. Very good. Oh, you got the cool one. Yeah. Here, there's a shark down
there. Why don't you try to get the shark? You got to put yours in your pile. Come on. You got
more to get. You almost had it. You almost, you were so close. You just didn't reach down. Ready?
Don't worry about that one. Worry about in the pool. Ready, set, get the shark. I'll go with
you. I'll go too. Nice. Very good. Let's go get it. There's two starfish left. Put the shark up
there. Oh my goodness. Okay. Hey, take a break. Take a second. Oh no. Put it up there. You got
one more starfish to get. Very good. Last one here. Awesome. Very good. You put it up there.
Can you put it up in your pile? Can you count how many toys you guys each got?
One, two, three, four. You both got four. Holy cow. What are the chances of that?
Well, listen, Hey, we are all done for today. My next student is coming in. Okay. So I need a big
high five from you. I need a big high five from you. Did you guys have fun today? Yeah, you did.
And you know what? You did such a great job. I think next week we can get you swimming a little
bit. All right. Well, yeah, it's all time to go now. All right. You guys did a great job. You
completed some of your superhero mission. I know I can already tell you could go for a lot longer.
Hope you guys enjoyed that lesson. As you can see, there was just so much confidence that was
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