One length at a time

Noah and Andy Walker ( Level Water’s Training and Excellence Manager)

Noah’s cerebral palsy doesn’t hold him back in the pool. Keen to show us his agility in the 10m front crawl, he didn’t stop there! Noah went on to swim a whole length of the pool unassisted. You wouldn’t imagine this is a child who says he doesn’t like sport. But something about swimming is different. It’s not football or tennis or something you might play on dry land. There is joy to be found being in the water. Maybe that’s why his parents drive 25 minutes to attend their Level Water swimming lesson every week.

Noah has always struggled in overall mobility, particularly with weakness in his right arm. Like most children he enjoys swimming and wants to be able to have fun in the water. He wants to play in the pool on family holidays with everyone else. His parents are grateful that he is getting good exercise and is learning to be safe around water. Noah has progressed well since starting now he’s getting the extra help he needs. His swim teacher adapts the lessons to help him learn and he is making remarkable progress.

His mum, Kelly says “The programme is excellent as it caters to different children’s needs. The learning has been adapted and changed to fit them. The swim staff are excellent. It is a good programme that should be available in most areas to help children with all kinds of needs learn the skills to be safe around water.”