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> our babies float and instinctively hold their breath This is just partly true, however, and I assume you don't mean that babies are natural born swimmers. :)
by thatwasunusual 5y ago
> our babies float and instinctively hold their breath
This is just partly true, however, and I assume you don't mean that babies are natural born swimmers. :) Ref. Wikipedia; "Babies are not old enough to hold their breath intentionally or strong enough to keep their head above water, and cannot swim unassisted. Most infants, though not all, will reflexively hold their breath when submerged to protect their airway and are able to survive immersion in water for short periods of time." [0]
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infant_swimming https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infant_swimming
- abfan1127 5y agoWe put all 3 of our kids through ISR (Infant Swim Resource). they started at 9 months (based on summer relative to their birthdays). Its pretty incredible to see a 6-9 month old baby float indefinitely. At a year, they teach them to "swim, float, swim". The swim phase is targeted to 5-7 sec of holding their breath while swimming. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeY9zYkNf7M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeY9zYkNf7M