LET'S START SWIMMING NOW !

It's generally recommended to start introducing infants to swimming around 6 months of age, but it's important to follow the guidance of pediatricians and swim instructors. For formal swimming lessons, children can typically start around the age of 4 or 5, depending on their comfort level in the water and developmental readiness. However, it's never too late to learn to swim, and adults can start swimming at any age to enjoy its many benefits.

Besides being water competent, learning to save yourself (and others?), swimming offers benefits that reach beyond the physical. E.g.: Enhances mental development, stimulates senses, improve brain and emotional development.

Swimming does not need to be very expensive equipmentwise.

Babies :

• Nappy swim pants, NOT nappies (swim diapers). Swim diapers disturbs the balance in water, sucks water and are very bad at keeping poop inside the diaper.

Toddlers and children:

• Goggles to explore underwater - choose a pair, that only covers the eyes, NOT the nose.

• Swim caps are brilliant to avoid hair in the eyes (or elsewhere) and not freezing as easy.

• Fins or noodle to support bouyancy - never armbands.

Adults or Masters :

• Swimsuit: Choose a comfortable and properly fitting swimsuit designed for swimming laps or recreational swimming.

• Swim Cap: Helps keep hair out of the face and reduces drag in the water. Especially useful for those with long hair.

• Goggles: Essential for protecting the eyes from chlorinated water and enhancing visibility underwater. Choose goggles that fit comfortably and provide a good seal.

• Swim Fins (optional): Can be used to strengthen leg muscles and improve technique by providing extra propulsion in the water.

• Kickboard: Helps beginners focus on improving their kicking technique and buoyancy.

• Pull Buoy: Assists in isolating arm movements during swimming, helping swimmers improve upper body strength and technique.

• Swim Snorkel (optional): Can be used to focus on stroke technique by allowing swimmers to breathe continuously while keeping their face submerged.

No. Sorry. We sometimes get asked why a child is progressing more in soccer or gymnastics than in swimming, and the answer is simple. To improve in swimming you have to be in a pool (or ocean). With soccer og gymnastics, or any other activity on land, you practice whenever you play in the yard, run and play tag or play in kindergarden or school yard. Without water you cannot learn to swim. But have a look the next question

The more time your child spend in the water, the more experienced it will get. So go to the local pool, go in the water with your child and have a good time. Support your child in the water, and just play - it will build stronger relations and great experiences in water. You can even practice at home in the bath tub - we have some great (free)

It is never too late to start. Whether you are 5, 25 or 76 you will be able to learn and benefit from swimming. But off course it is easier to learn, when starting early.