Swimming for all in 2020

At any age, in the pool or in open water, swimming remains one of the most practiced physical activities in France: the second after walking with lifeguard certification near me.

Should we deduce that after learning to walk, we must learn to swim?

The practice of swimming remains a real public health issue

Indeed, accidental drowning remains the leading cause of death by accident in everyday life among people under 25, safe aquatic learning is an essential axis of public health.

Knowing how to swim and staying safe also means accessing the joy of practicing a water sport, close to nature: canyoning, paddleboarding, sailing, etc. With family, friends, or alone, swimming can be a source of of rejoicing throughout the life of the one who practices it.

Swimming also contributes to maintaining good health. While working the cardio-respiratory system, swimming gently solicits the joints and muscles. Swimming also means being in contact with water which, on its own, can become a real source of well-being.

In this article, whatever your age or your physical condition, you will find a thousand and one reasons to get in the water with Lifeguard Class Near Me.

Swim at any age

In the child

From 3 months, the youngest children can participate with their parents in a “baby swimming” activity. These are aquatic awakening sessions allowing the familiarization of the child with water: finding his balance, mobilizing, developing his self-confidence while being in contact with one of the parents. An educator is present and guides the session (usually one per week).

A little later, for the child, the experience can continue in the “aquatic garden”. Developing his sense of proprioception in the water, he begins to assimilate safety reflexes. Once again, all this path remains playful: it is the condition of a good learning.

It is estimated that a child should know how to swim when entering CP. At 6 years old, psychomotor development allows the codified learning of swimming. Private lessons or group training sessions can be offered.

Thus, from the age of 6, a child who is comfortable in this element could even join the French Swimming School within a swimming club affiliated with the French Swimming Federation. Young swimmers will strengthen their safety reflexes while learning the four strokes: butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, crawl. Then, whether in leisure or in competition, a child will always find his place in a club.

 

Knowing how to swim is part of education, and professionals are trained to deliver this learning. Teaching your child to swim is offering him an additional means of fulfillment and safety, which will be useful to him throughout his life.

To learn a little more about learning to swim in children, you will find a more complete guide to these stages on our blog.

Chez l'ado

For adolescents, swimming is a complete physical activity that is very beneficial for both psychomotor and psychic development.

During this period of full skeletal and biological transformation, the body develops harmoniously through the practice of swimming. Involving all the muscles of the body and stimulating the cardio-respiratory system, swimming becomes a real guarantee of good health.

In simple technical improvement or in competition, swimming in a club allows you to consolidate your self-confidence.

Getting rid of the lobster complex, the teenager might feel like a fish in water thanks to swimming.

Knowing how to swim is a real safety asset at this age when young people can get together to experience moments of shared joy: jumping in the waves or practicing a water sport, swimming becomes a factor of integration into a group.

In adults

For the adult person, regardless of the level, all excuses are good to jump into the water and start swimming: a harmonious musculature, a slimmer body, a mental outlet, a search for performance... Swimming, c is all of this, and more.

Practiced alone, swimming allows you to put yourself in your bubble. To feel a moment of sensation where the concentration is turned towards oneself. Bye bye the worries of daily life when even the phone remains in the locker room...

With family, in a group of friends or in a club, it is often correlated with unforgettable moments of sharing. In the pool, at the sea, in the lake, in the river, swimming in a group gives us social cohesion, where everyone finds their place.

Joining a club to take leisure, wellness or even competitive swimming training means setting personal goals that structure us.