Keep Your Studies and Swimming Skills Sharp at Aqua-Tots

With school starting back up and summer coming to an end, the swim school franchise is highlighting the mental health and academic benefits that swim lessons provide children during the school year. Aqua-Tots is also stressing the importance of children progressing in their swim skills rather than regressing in the fall and winter seasons.

According to a 2022 analysis, physical exercise - such as swimming - can help alleviate the symptoms of ADHD in children. Specifically, physical exercise can effectively improve attention, motor skills and executive function in children with ADHD with no adverse side-effects compared with drug therapy.

Another benefit of swim lessons on top of academic and health benefits is safety. According to Dr. Danielle N. Wiese, M.D., FAAP of Carmel Pediatrics, drowning is the No. 1 cause of death in children ages one to four years old - other than birth defects - and the No. 2 cause of unintentional injury death for children ages one to 14. However, high-quality swim lessons can reduce the risk of drowning by up to 88% according to a study conducted in 2015.

“When we talk about drowning prevention, we discuss it in layers of safety,” Wiese said. “High-quality swim lessons provide a key layer. And, when combined with adequate adult supervision for children in water, protective fencing at least four feet tall around pools, and avoidance of leaving open water unsupervised, we can significantly reduce the risk of pediatric drownings.”

Every swim instructor has completed more than 40 hours of intensive in-water and classroom training. The Aqua-Tots Swim Journey is comprised of eight levels of comprehensive curriculum that is tried, true and trusted all over the world. Each level is designed to build upon the next, taking each child on a journey toward becoming a safe and confident swimmer for life.

Aqua-Tots offers swim lessons for children as young as four months all the way through 12 years old. Children can participate in private lessons or small group classes to help ensure a safe environment for proper swim instruction.