Swimming has many benefits for keeping healthy and is considered by many experts to be the best exercise for the body. Being able to swim and protect yourself when falling into the water is also a very important survival skill, so many parents will let their children learn to swim. Parents need to know a lot about how children learn to swim, such as what strokes their children learn and what strokes their children learn well.

What strokes do children learn to swim?

In China, many people, whether adults or children, will learn breaststroke first, because breaststroke is relatively simple, requires little effort and is easy to breathe, so it is easier to master breaststroke. The crash course in swimming basically teaches breaststroke. If children want to learn to swim quickly and economically, breaststroke is a good choice.

However, breaststroke is relatively easy to cause sports injuries and is not suitable for long-distance swimming. If children want to learn swimming systematically and become professionals, it is best to learn freestyle first. Because freestyle is the basic stroke of backstroke and butterfly, it will be much easier to learn freestyle first and then butterfly and backstroke. Of course, learning freestyle will be much more difficult than breaststroke, and it will take longer.

How old is it suitable for children to learn to swim?

The age at which children are suitable to learn to swim may vary with the growth rate, but most children are suitable to learn to swim at the age of 5 to 8, and they cannot learn to swim before the age of 4 at the earliest. Children before the age of 4 are not suitable for swimming training in terms of development, while children above the age of 4 already have the basic ability to learn swimming, but their muscles and nerves are not fully developed, so it will be better to train after the age of 5 or 6.

At present, the basic age required for children's swimming training courses in China is all over 6 years old, because 6-year-old children have basically passed the barrier of understanding, expression and reaction. If you are 7 and 8 years old, your ability in this area will be better. At this age, they can better understand the explanations of professional coaches and learn faster. In addition, before starting swimming training at the age of 6, children can adapt to the underwater environment, and they can usually take their children to the swimming pool to play with water or learn to hold their breath.