National Baby Swimming Week runs from Monday 30th September – Sunday 6th October 2024 and it’s the time of year when we get to shout about all of the amazing benefits that baby swimming brings to children. Who are we kidding? That’s what we’re always doing!
This National Baby Swimming Week, we want to raise awareness of all the benefits early years swimming can bring. Did you know that baby swimming offers emotional, physical, and psychological advantages for little ones? Not only does it support their overall development, but it also helps them stay safe around water and learn a skill for life.
Plus, swimming is a fantastic way to boost your little one’s emotional development through skin-to-skin bonding—and it’s the perfect chance to play and have some fun!
It’s more important than ever to give our children the opportunity to embrace the gift of swimming. Moving their arms and legs in the water, finding their balance and working those new found muscles are incredibly important for helping children tackle the world. Not just that, but we’ve heard that it tuckers them out brilliantly, giving mum, dad or carer a chance to get some well deserved shut-eye.
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Alex’s story
Sometimes the babies that start in our classes actually end up on the tracks to Olympic stardom. Yes, we’re talking about the incredible Alex.
Alex was once fearful of going underwater in his class, but through perseverance (and a little help from his teacher, Nina!) he’s now swimming with the best of them in Olympic sized pools. Watch his incredible story here.
National Baby Swimming Week runs from Monday 30th September – Sunday 6th October and it’s the time of year when we get to shout about all of the amazing benefits that baby swimming brings to children. Who are we kidding? That’s what we’re always doing!
You can use this page to discover the amazing benefits of baby swimming and find out what our Water Babies graduates have been up to.
We advance their physical development.
Sleep, eat, exercise, repeat. Swimming helps regulate all of these essential activities.
Babies and toddlers who swim with us have…
- Have stronger heart and lung functions.
- Have better balance and are better at grasping things. 2
- Are significantly stronger and more co-ordinated. 3
- Walk earlier than their peers.
- Have improved appetites and sleeping patterns.
We stimulate their cognitive growth.
Compared to non-swimmers, water babies are top of the class when it comes to cognitive development.
Griffith University of Queensland, Australia found that children that had swum as babies were…
- 11 months ahead in oral expression. 1
- 6 months ahead in mathematics. 1
- 2 months ahead in reading. 1
- 17 months ahead in story recall. 1
- 20 months ahead for understanding directions. 1
We nurture their emotional growth.
We provide you with the perfect backdrop to support the bond between you and your little one.
- Promotes bonding.
- Boosts confidence. 3
- Stimulates positive emotions. 3
- Provides structure.
- Rewards achievement.
Sources:
1 The Early Years Swimming Research Project, Griffith University
2 Norwegian University of Science and Technology
3 German Sports College, Cologne
