5 Reasons to Stay in the Pool this Fall and Winter

We have partnered with Goldfish Swim School Edmond to bring you this information regarding their new location in the Oklahoma City area.

For most, Labor Day is the final swim day of the year. Pools and local aquatic centers pack up for the season and we are left dreaming of the relaxing lazy days by the pool. With that, our kids don’t get the year-round progress to work on their swimming skills. What they’ve learned during the summer will slowly fade and have to be re-taught by the next summer. 

However, it doesn’t have to be that way! Experts caution that families should NOT put away their swimsuits and goggles for the fall and winter. And, in Oklahoma, it seems our summer weather can last longer than the cut-off of Labor Day! 

Year-round swimming has many obvious benefits for kids. This lifelong skill provides kids with an outlet for exercise and, of course, teaches the very important skill of water safety. However, beyond those obvious advantages, there are several developmental benefits that come with consistent, year-round swim instruction that help young children (who need lots of physical and mental stimulation!) reach developmental milestones much more quickly. Here are a few reasons to keep your little ones in the pool this fall and winter.

  1. Develop fine and gross motor skills. Swimming lessons provide a technical, whole body form of exercise, so kids who regularly practice movements such as the simultaneous kicking of arms and legs, paddling, breath work, and strokes improve overall coordination (hand eye, grasping), concentration and focus, and balance.
  2. Enhance intellectual and emotional development. In a multi-year study from The German Sports College Cologne, young children who swam year-round were more confident and independent than their non-swimming counterparts. They fared better socially and academically, displaying superior problem solving and communication skills.
  3. Build brain power. Studies are showing that swimming is wonderful for kids’ brain health. A four-year Early Years Swimming Research Project (with 45 swim schools in Australia, New Zealand and the United States) found that children younger than 5-years old who had swim lessons were more advanced in their cognitive and physical development. This is because the bilateral cross-patterning movement (where you use both sides of the body to carry out an action) performed in swimming develops more nerve fibers in the part of the brain that connects the right and left hemispheres of the brain — which affects cognition, ease of learning, gross motor skills, and overall academic performance.
  4. Help foster independence. Formal instruction teaches kids how to take turns, listen, share, and cooperate in a group setting. These activities promote comfort and confidence in the water and, in turn, build self-esteem and the ability to try and adapt to new things.
  5. Have fun! Swimming should be a fun activity for kids of all ages. It is important that children have a positive experience in the pool. Swim lessons should include the opportunity to play games, interact with peers, and learn to love (and be safe in) the water.

All of the wonderful benefits of swimming come with time and repetition. Consistent, year-round swim lessons are the best way to achieve that result.


Now that we know the benefits, where do we turn now? 

Goldfish Swim School – Edmond.

Goldfish Swim School – Edmond provides swim instruction to children ages 4-months to 12-years in a unique setting with highly trained instructors, small class sizes (max 4:1 student-teacher ratio), shiver-free 90-degree pools, and a state-of-the-art water purification system. 

Goldfish Swim School – Edmond also offers Family Swim, Birthday Parties, Clinics, and more!

Join Goldfish Swim School – Edmond for their Grand Opening Party1-4 p.m.November 17, 2017!

For more information, visit: edmond.goldfishswimschool.com.

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1 COMMENT

  1. It is indeed essential to continue the activity year round, to avail all the benefits of swimming there is. Swimming in winters could go a long way in strengthening the immune system in children. In fact it has been proven through many studies, that swimming in cold water increases the amount of white blood cells in our body. However, when it comes to children, there should always be precautions in place, and great care should be taken in maintaining an optimum water temperature. Shiver free pools are indeed great solutions for that.

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