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Breathing During Swimming

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Nov 07 2018
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Breathing during swimming is one of the most important skills that provides a solid foundation to a swimmer. Breathing is an inhaling and exhaling process, or an exchange of air in the lungs. Beginners are taught inhaling from the mouth and exhaling from the mouth. This is easy to impart to kids who are young or adults who are new to swimming. Ideally, breathing during swimming is to inhale from the mouth and exhale from the nose or both nose and mouth. The exhalation from the nose prevents water from flowing into the nasal cavity, which may cause discomfort in […]

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Is there an ideal age for my child to learn to swim?

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Sep 28 2018

When can your child be in water? Your child can be in the water as soon as he or she is born, as they would have been “swimming” in their mothers’ wombs for the past 9 months! Why swim schools only allow infants to begin swimming lessons at 4 or 6 months? Firstly, businesses do not wish to take unnecessary risks. Infants may not exhibit any health issues outwardly initially. By 6 months, most children would have completed most of the required vaccinations. Infants are also more developed by this point in time, being able to sit up and even […]

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MoovSwim FREE FUNshop on 2018 May 01

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Apr 18 2018
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Registration is now closed. All applicants will be notified of the details by 28 April 2018. Thank you for your overwhelming response! MoovSwim provides fun and enjoyable water experience for kids with different needs and abilities. Hello, my name is Mann Weng. Kids normally call me Teacher Yong. This FUNshop is to share my knowledge of baby swimming to anyone who is interested to know more. You can be a parent, a current swimming teacher or a budding swimming teacher. In this FUNshop, you will gain an insight and knowledge on how to handle your child when playing in the […]

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Does Drown-Proofing Your Child Work?

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Aug 23 2017
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Baby swimming is one sensory activity that promotes a healthy lifestyle, cultivates a life skill and promotes parent-child bonding. In recent times, many people are captivated by the idea of how babies can rescue themselves by “drown-proofing” methods – they float on their backs spontaneously when they fall into the water. These methods promote the idea that drowning risks are decreased when babies and toddlers are taught to rescue themselves in this manner. We have been receiving many enquiries on whether we teach such skills to babies. However, MoovSwim does not advocate in the teaching of these methods. The UK […]

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Consistent Swimming Practice Yields Results

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Mar 02 2017
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Why Children Need Consistent Swimming Practice Swimming lessons are usually conducted once a week. However, some children are not able to come for class due to other commitments. This results in limited progress in learning, and sometimes regression. Malcolm Gladwell, author of many best-sellers such as The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make A Big Difference, and Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking, mentioned that in order to become an expert in anything, one needs to put in an average of 10,000 hours of practice. That would mean attending weekly swimming lessons is just the bare minimum requirement! Many […]

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How Long Will It Take My Child To Learn To Swim?

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Aug 23 2016
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How long will it take for my child to learn to swim? To be specific, every parent wants to know how long it’ll take for their children to acquire the necessary skills to save themselves from drowning. It is important to know that no one, not even Olympic swimmers, is drown-proof, so supervision by the water is still essential. The truth is, there is no answer as each child is different. The time taken for each child to learn how to swim depends on many factors, which will be discussed later in this post. Guidelines on duration a child takes […]

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Why do we shower before swimming?

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Jun 07 2016
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The importance of shower before swimming Have you ever wondered why… you are asked to shower before entering the pool? your eyes go red or feel irritated after swimming? the smell of chlorine is so strong in the pool? You are not alone. About 44 percent of people do not believe it is necessary to shower before going in the pool, with only 32 percent of respondents surveyed say they always shower before swimming. In a survey conducted by Survata on behalf of the Water Quality and Health Council, 71 percent of Americans thought that chlorine is to be blamed for […]

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Five Year Old Saves Mom From Drowning

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May 16 2016
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Very often, we read news about heroic acts of adults and animals saving children from drowning. Today, we share about an amazing heroic act, where a five year old girl from Texas, USA rescued her mother from drowning in their family swimming pool. The entire heroic incident was captured on the family’s surveillance camera. Watch the video below! Tracy Anderwald and her five year old daughter Allison were just enjoying their favourite activity of swimming to celebrate the end of spring break. Then, something went wrong. Tracy had suffered from a seizure and blacked out, sinking four feet to the […]

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Age By Age Guide on Swimming Ability

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May 06 2016
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Wonder what your child’s aquatic milestones ought to be? Take a read at our age by age guide on swimming ability! 6 to 18 months Your child can: explore the water and begin to feel comfortable in it do very basic kicking and padding movements begin to learn floating and gliding, blowing bubbles, and entering and exiting the water with assistance 18 months to 3 years Your child can: continue to build on basic arm motions and kicking required for skill training later on enter and exit the water by himself/herself using the stairs (when he/she is closer to 3) learn to dunk his/her […]

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Drowning on the rise in Singapore

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Mar 10 2016
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In today’s Straits Times, there is an article highlighting the rise of drowning incidents in children aged under 6 years old. From 2011 to 2015, there were 104 such cases and 10 deaths, or an average of about 20 near-drowning cases each year. In comparison, the hospital saw between five and 12 such cases a year during the previous five-year period. “The scary thing about drowning is that it’s very silent and can happen in seconds,” said Dr Arif Tyebally, deputy head of KK Hospital’s emergency medicine department. Adults need to be vigilant whenever their children are near water. It […]

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