Swimming for Life

Everyone in our family knows how to swim and knows the value of swimming for children of all ages and how it can later benefit them in life.
J started swimming when he was about two years. We enrolled him in babies class where L was required to be in the pool with him. It was to get J familiar with submersion, breath control, kicking and jumping.
When it was time for him to moved up another class (daddy not required in the pool) it took him a while to settle down. It was something different for him and he was crying the whole 20 minutes of class. It was really difficult for us to watch. Seeing/hearing him begging us to give him a hug or come into the water with him was heart breaking. 
Finally, after about 4 weeks of struggle, he was doing just fine and now...he wants to swim everyday if he could!