Many people have asked me why we take our daughter to Goldfish Swim School. We first started her in swim lessons at 10 months old at our local recreation center. When I was trying to decide where to start her lessons, the rec center was cheaper and the lessons were 15 minutes longer. It seemed
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Many people have asked me why we take our daughter to Goldfish Swim School. We first started her in swim lessons at 10 months old at our local recreation center. When I was trying to decide where to start her lessons, the rec center was cheaper and the lessons were 15 minutes longer. It seemed
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