Parting Shot: Learning to Swim

Julianne Parsons holds her son Tiger Bartlett, 6 months, during the infant swim class at the Kroc Center in Coeur d’Alene on July 26 .

Nine-month-old Austin Barton recently entered the Spokane Valley YMCA pool with his mom, Amy Barton, for a swimming lesson. It wasn’t his first trip to the pool, and he had a lot of fun, splashing in the water and giggling with his mom.

Barton said her mother told her about swimming lessons for babies and it seemed like a good idea for Austin. Lisa Leinberger, SR. Full story

How old were you when you learned to swim? Who taught you?