Like at home! And yet the baby you see enjoying his long dive in the OAKA indoor swimming pool, in the arms of his instructor, has already learned to hold his breath in the water – even though he is only eight months old. He has probably also learned to float on his back – even though he has not yet walked. What is certain is that he feels like… at home! More and more Greeks, the data show, are enrolling their babies in swimming lessons for infants and toddlers. And they are doing well. Swimming strengthens the respiratory and circulatory systems of babies, strengthens their muscles and improves their posture. Let alone that they even like it…
from the newspaper TA NEA
