According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, drowning is the second-leading cause of unintentional injury-related death for children ages 1-14 and the leading cause of death for children ages 1-4.
Teaching children how to swim is one of the most special life-saving gifts parents can give children! The benefits of learning to swim don’t stop with fun and safety.
According to a national survey commissioned by Swimways, most parents understand that learning to swim by age 5 increases a child’s self-confidence, but 88% of parents are unaware it can also aid in the development of mathematical skills, only 14% understand it can help develop oral expression and less than half understand it can boost children’s social skills.