Swimming as a sports discipline appeared in Ancient Greece - this activity was part of the physical education program for young Hellenes. Before this, people moved by swimming during military operations, hunting, fishing, and not for pleasure or sports. The first official sports organization opened only in the second half of the 19th century in England. After this, swimmers' associations appeared in many other European countries. In the Russian Empire this happened in 1894. After 2 years, swimming was included in the program of the Olympic Games (by the way, the first in modern history). In the same century, artificial swimming pools began to be built.
The rapid growth in the popularity of swimming began in the 20th century and continues in the 21st: in almost all cities, including, of course, ours, there are sections of this sport, taught by qualified and experienced leaders. You can take up swimming from an early age. It’s better not to delay: the physical education program in schools often involves visiting the pool and passing standards, so it is advisable for parents to think ahead of time about making their child feel literally like a fish in water.
Swimming is one of the most beneficial sports. During classes, many muscle groups are trained, the condition of the spine improves (which is why doctors advise many children suffering from scoliosis to swim) and the respiratory system. With the help of swimming, it is excellent to fight excess weight and fears; it increases flexibility, dexterity and accuracy of movements, and coordination. In a word, this is an almost ideal sports discipline, useful for everyone.
How to breathe properly while swimming
Swimming is not just, roughly speaking, the use of arms and legs: it is the synchronization of many body processes, and proper breathing plays a big role in this. A person who does not know exactly how to breathe while in water loses more strength and may begin to panic and stop staying on the surface. One of the simplest but most useful rules, which is taught to everyone, young and old, is this: you need to inhale with your mouth above the surface of the water, and exhale - also with your mouth - already in the water. There is also an interesting dependence: the deeper you inhale, the longer you can stay on the surface of the water. But it is important not to fill your lungs as much as possible: excess air will create discomfort. While swimming, you should turn your head to have time to take a breath above the water. But of course, it’s better to do all this in practice under the guidance of a trainer, who will show by example how to control your breathing.
How to overcome your fear of water
Not only children, but also adults (the latter even more often) experience fear of being in water. It would seem: there is a desire to learn to swim, but panic fetters further actions... What to do? There are some tips that may be helpful. First: just be free from fear, not think that it exists at all. Second: don’t listen to those who scare you. Of course, it is not easy for sensitive children to “filter out” what adults or peers might have short-sightedly told them... Third: master exercises that help to stay on the water, for example, “Float”. The fact is that it is not the person himself who can drown: it is all because of the fear that this will happen. Panic paralyzes thoughts, a person can swallow water, and... Professionals also recommend learning to dive, and after that - swimming underwater with held breath. This is not so simple, but it helps greatly in reducing all worries to zero.
How to outfit your little swimmer
To practice in the pool, a child needs the necessary minimum of things: a silicone swimming cap, special swimming goggles, rubber shoes (to walk from the locker room to the shower and the pool itself), a one-piece swimsuit for girls and swimming trunks for boys. In addition, you need to remember a change of dry clothes, which the children will put on after classes. It’s a good idea to carry a terry robe with you, which quickly warms and dries the body, but you can get by with a towel. The pools have a shower: after class, the child can wash himself in it, so it is better to stock up on a washcloth and soap in a soap dish. Even for the first visit to the pool, a certificate of no contraindications from a doctor and, in some cases, sports insurance are often required.
A child who cannot swim is at risk near bodies of water. Meanwhile, even a four-year-old child who has completed the initial training course can float on the water. At our school, teaching your child to swim in the pool is safe and fun.
Children's activities in the pool
Qualified trainers provide individual and group lessons to teach children to swim. We not only teach techniques and swimming styles, but also give positive emotions from being in the pool. Children who attend classes regularly easily master the exciting process of moving through water, while simultaneously strengthening their healthy muscle “corset.”
With our help, older children overcome their fear of being in a body of water, and some express a desire to develop skills. We prepare them for competitions to obtain a sports category. The coach provides training for children in accordance with higher requirements for technique and style, provides psychological preparation and provides support during competitions.
Choose our school
"ABC Swimming" is one of the few schools that offer swimming lessons for children from 4 years old. We understand that every child is individual, and we try to find an approach even to the smallest. We are sincerely happy when they start to succeed.
Our school also runs group swimming courses for older children and teenagers. Group classes are a great opportunity to show yourself and your achievements, and what could be more important for a growing person? During training, in addition to teaching basic skills, we develop students’ desire for leadership.
Our advantages:
- personal training schedule;
- decent prices for training;
- convenient location - NEAD, next to VDNKh.
If you have been looking for a first-class swimming school for children for a long time, but without success, sign up!
Please note
- To practice in the pool, a child must have: a medical certificate, a swimsuit or swimming trunks, a cap, goggles, pool shoes, a towel, soap, and a washcloth.
- Access to the pool: 15 minutes before the start of classes.
- Groups up to 12 people.
- If a child misses a class, then, with a medical certificate, the class can be rescheduled to the next month or attend training during the current month with another group.
- Children change clothes in comfortable changing rooms with lockers, wash in a clean shower and can use our hairdryers.
- Boys and girls from the age of six change clothes on their own.
- Parents are not present at classes. But we are happy to see you at open training and competitions.
- Children are trained directly in deep water - using sports school methods.
- The pool has a shallow entry into the water.
- We provide students with all the necessary sports equipment.
“The fact that a baby can swim is one of the facts that confirms the limitless capabilities of a child.”(Masaru Ibuka, “After Three It’s Too Late”).
The famous Japanese teacher and psychologist Masaru Ibuka, in the book “After Three It’s Too Late” (which we wrote about), shares a sensation that occurred in 1965 at the International Conference of Women Athletes in Tokyo. Chairman Rize Dim then spoke for the first time about teaching swimming to children under one year old. Before her eyes, a five-month-old baby learned to swim in the pool in 3 months. And he could “hold out” on the water for more than 6 minutes. This was further proof that all human capabilities and talents can begin to be developed within a year.
We have selected 7 centers in Moscow where you can take your baby swimming under the guidance of a professional instructor. The selection criteria were, firstly, the experience of the center’s instructors, secondly, the characteristics of the water in the pool, and thirdly, the cost of the classes.
1. Family health center “Second Birth”(3 branches, you can choose)
Children's age: 1.5 months. – 3 years, 4-5 years
Water purification system: multi-level, with water disinfection ultraviolet light
Cost: one-time lesson with a trainer - 600 rubles, lesson in a subscription - from 500 rubles. (3 or more lessons)
2. Center for Early Development and Childbirth Preparation« Baby Dolphin» (6 branches, you can choose)
Age of children: 1.5 months - 4 years, 5 - 7 years.
Water purification system: multi-level ()
Cost: one-time lesson – from 700 rub. (you can find out more here for each branch http://delfinenok.ru/price_and_bonus.html)
3. Center"Magic Child"(Bakuleva street, 5)
Children's age: 2 months. – 4 years
Water purification system: multi-level, with ozonation
Cost: one-time lesson – 1000 rubles, lesson in a subscription – 700 rubles.
4. Center« Duckling» (Avtozavodskaya str., 21, swimming pool of the Torpedo sports complex)
Children's age: 2 months. – 4 years; 4 – 6 years;
Water purification system: hypochlorination, constant filtration due to water circulation
Cost: one-time lesson with a trainer – 900 rubles; subscription 4 classes – 2800 rub.
5. Center for Positive Living Bright Family(Staromonetny Lane, building 18)
Children's age: 1.5 months. – 3 years, 4-7 years
Water purification system: three-stage (ultraviolet water treatment, hypochlorination and quartz-sand filters)
Cost: one-time lesson with a trainer - 1100 rubles.
Has your baby grown up and wants to swim on his own? If you want to give it to free swimming, then this can be done with us!
OUR CONDITIONS: Your child must be at least 4 years old (in the same group on Mondays at 18.30 - from 3.5 years old). An accompanying adult helps you undress, take a shower, put on a cap, and takes you to the side of the pool for the start of the session. After class, parents help the child shower and get dressed. You will need: a certificate, swimming trunks, a hat, goggles and swimwear; an adult must have replacement shoes, not shoe covers. Parents wait for their children in the pool hall or in the locker room.
Open classes, when you can admire the successes of your children and attend the lesson, are the third Monday, third Wednesday, third Thursday, third Friday and third Sunday of every month.
Coach Yulia, Ph.D. in swimming, secondary medical education, bachelor's degree in psychology, certified infant swimming instructor.
The cost of a monthly subscription varies slightly from month to month and is announced when registration for the next month begins. The sauna is included in the price of the classes. The lesson lasts 40 minutes, after which the children, accompanied by an instructor, go to the sauna for the remaining 5 minutes of the session. If the instructor does not go to the sauna for any reason, parents are obliged to supervise the children themselves and under no circumstances leave their children alone in the sauna unattended.
Classes missed through no fault of the Center will not be reinstated or rescheduled.
Dear moms and dads! If it turns out that your baby is not ready for independent swimming and he feels uncomfortable, then we reserve the right to transfer you to another swimming group with parents at an additional cost.
Attention!
Rules for visiting the pool:
Visiting the pool with a subscription is made by prior appointment and prepayment for the entire calendar month. To purchase a subscription, we ask you: 1. Sign up by phone or through the website from the 11th day of each month for the next month for the selected sessions 2. Pay for the appropriate number of classes before the 25th day of the previous month or within the period specified when registering 3. Provide the number receipts by phone or through the website by the 25th day of the previous month or within the deadline set when registering. If you paid but did not notify the payment on time, the seat reserved for you may be sold to other clients. In this case, the schedule of your visit to the pool this month will be separately agreed upon with the administrator by phone. The administration reserves the right to replace the instructor at any day without warning. When you come to the pool for a session, do not forget to go to our administrator and show your membership. Subscriptions are valid for 1 calendar month.
GROUPS 3.5-6 YEARS OLD WITHOUT PARENTS. Maximum group size is 12 children. The sauna must only be accompanied by an adult; if violated, the subscription will be cancelled. Open classes for groups without parents are held every third week of the month. Adults are required to wear replacement shoes and a hat. Children are required to wear a hat, except for infants with short hair. Our youngest guests from 2 months to 1.5 years swim STRICTLY in disposable diapers and panties for the pool. The following medical certificates are required: for a child - results of tests for worms and enterobiasis and a certificate from a pediatrician, for an adult - results of tests for worms and enterobiasis and a certificate from a therapist. The validity period of tests and certificates for both adults and children is 3 months. One adult can be in the water with one child. When sailing with two adults, the cost of the lesson doubles.
Never leave children unattended either in the water or in the pool areas; this can cause injury. We ask you to carefully monitor your children while swimming and take them to the toilet or potty on time; for the little ones, check their diapers. We monitor the purity of the water, so if the water is contaminated by your baby’s feces, be prepared to reimburse the costs of replacing the water and canceling other sessions. The amount of the fine is determined individually depending on the amount of the invoice issued by FOC Torpedo, approximately from 6 to 10 thousand rubles. According to sanitary rules, only swimwear and a change of shoes are allowed in the pool area. There can be 6 spectators in the paddling pool at a time. The duration of the lesson, including the sauna, is 45 minutes.
The cost of subscriptions is indicated in the schedule for each month; it may vary from month to month depending on the number of days of the week.
By purchasing a subscription, you agree to our rules.
What to take with you to the pool in groups without parents 3.5-6 years old:
- Certificate (permission from the pediatrician and test results for worm eggs and enterobiasis; all certificates and tests are valid for 3 months);
- cap;
- Swimming trunks/swimsuit;
- Spanking;
- Towel;
- Glasses;
- Adults have replacement shoes (not shoe covers);
What to take with you to the pool in groups with parents:
- Certificates for everyone who enters the water (for an adult, permission from a therapist and test results for worm eggs and enterobiasis, for a child, permission from a pediatrician and results of tests for worm eggs and enterobiasis, the validity period for all certificates and tests is 3 (three) months);
- Receipt of payment (for the first lesson);
- Hats (except for babies with short hair);
- Swimming trunks/swimsuit/diaper-panties for swimming for babies;
- Spanking;
- Towels;
