Why learn so young?

It is never too early to learn how to swim. Babies are born with natural swimming abilities in the form of reflexes such as the amphibian (leg kick) reflex and the diving reflex.

The Little Splashers program is designed for babies to make an easy transition from their early reflexes to conscious movements. It is amazing that even tiny babies learn to respond to voice commands, allowing them to do amazing things like ‘hold on’ and breath-hold almost from the start. And, swimming is an exercise that they can fully participate in even before they can learn how to crawl or walk.

Swimming from an early age has many health benefits:

Benefiting the Body
In a weightless aquatic environment babies can use more muscles and move freely without restriction. This means they develop more muscle tone and strength and can exercise their joints making them more flexible. It is also reported that babies that swim regularly often have improved appetites and sleeping patterns.

Benefiting the Mind
Spending quality one to one time with total focus on each other in the pool, having fun and relaxing together is extremely beneficial to baby and adult and can help the bonding process. Many moves and techniques used promote skin to skin contact, closeness, trust and touch.