Babies can start at Baby Swimmers as soon as you and baby are ready and happy to do so and through fun and games we progressively develop these natural reflexes to encourage voluntary swimming movements in the water which will build a foundation for your baby to swim unaided.
Baby Swimmers benefits both parents and babies as whilst you are interacting and bonding in the water together, you are also benefitting from learning water safety and increased water confidence. It is also physically and mentally beneficial for your baby and enjoyable for you both.
Research has shown that early swimming can benefit your baby by helping to develop water confidence, strength, co-ordination & alertness, whilst also learning water safety and having fun.
This is a fantastic opportunity for you and your baby to enjoy the first introduction to water together.
It is also the ideal opportunity to meet other parents and carers.
Holding your baby in the water will help stimulate the natural movement of their arms and legs and at Baby Swimmers we teach you to take your baby underwater from the very beginning which will encourage free movement and confidence in the water from a very early age.
We also run classes for toddlers up to age 5, and although most of our toddlers have come through the Baby Swimmers programme, others have joined at a later stage and also benefited from our classes. We include recognised swimming strokes and repetition of these as well as still concentrating on water confidence, with the main aim of your toddlers feeling their natural buoyancy, which is why buoyancy aids are generally not used. However the most important aspect is for you both to have fun!
