Hello, swimming is fun.
I agree!  Humans can hold their breath and are able to do a form of swimming at a few weeks old!
I've seen several videos of babies swimming, do you think that's safe?
It's an evolutionary response, so yes.  The human body also has a natural buoyancy which helps
I suppose it would help them in the long run.  Is there a real health benefit to swimming?
only slightly less dense than water, water supports the weight of the body during swimming. As a result, swimming is “low-impact” compared to land activities such as running. The density and viscosity of water also create resistance for objects moving through the water. Swimming strokes use this resistance to create propulsion, but this same resistance also generates drag on the body.
Hydrodynamics is important to stroke technique for swimming faster, and swimmers who want to swim faster or exhaust less try to reduce the drag of the
will reflexively hold their breath when submerged to protect their airway and are able to survive immersion in water for short periods of time. Infants can also be taken to swimming lessons. Although this may be done to reduce their risk of drowning, the effects on drowning risk are not reliable.
It is extremely important to note that while babies can imitate swimming motions and reflexes, they are not yet physically capable of swimming.
Infant swimming or diving reflex.
Most human babies demonstrate an innate swimming or diving reflex from