Many scientific studies have been conducted around swimming. We’ve gathered several of the studies below to encourage you to read through the astounding results!
“Children who swim are demonstrating more advanced cognitive and physical abilities than other children, according to world-leading research led by Griffith University.
The findings of a four-year study by the Griffith Institute for Educational Research, Laurie Lawrence’s Kids Alive Swim Program and Swim Australia have surpassed expectations and indicate that swimming children have an advantage when starting school. Lead researcher Professor Robyn Jorgensen said swimming children were anywhere from six to 15 months ahead of the normal population when it came to cognitive skills, problem solving in mathematics, counting, language and following instructions.
Researchers surveyed parents of 7000 children aged five years old and under from Australia, New Zealand and the US. To overcome parental bias, a core group of 176 children were involved in a more intensive assessment process. Results were weighed against the expected progression of children through established milestones.
On average, the swimming children were eleven months ahead of the normal population in Oral Expression, six months ahead in Mathematics Reasoning and two months ahead in Brief Reading. As well as achieving physical milestones faster, they also scored significantly higher in visual-motor skills. Furthermore, they were a staggering 17 months ahead in Story Recall and 20 months in Understanding Directions.
Legendary Australian swim coach Laurie Lawrence said the findings were beyond his wildest dreams and confirmed yet again the need for every child to learn to swim. The research will be shared with Federal and State governments.”
Association Between Swimming Lessons and Drowning in Childhood
Conclusion: Participation in formal swimming lessons was associated with an 88% reduction in the risk of drowning in the 1- to 4-year-old children.
A Non-Randomized Pilor Study on the Benefits of Baby Swimming on Motor Development
Conclusion: In conclusion, the results of this pilot study provide further evidence on the potential influence of early aquatic activities on the motor development of children, showing that infants in the experimental group, although younger than children in the control group, achieved greater levels of motor development after participating in water activities than those reached by the control group. Although these findings are not definitive and only represent part of an initial exploratory investigation, they seem to support the notion, consistent with the findings of previous studies (despite our methodological limitations), that aquatics could influence early motor development in infants and toddlers. This study may thus be useful in filling the gap in the literature on aquaticity, but above all on infants’ ability to embark on healthy developmental pathways, with the caregiver–child interaction playing a role that should not be underestimated. Future investigations could shed light on the link, throughout the first year of life, between motor, language, and cognitive development promoted by aquaticity.
Swimming gives your brain a boost – but scientists don’t know yet why it’s better than other aerobic activities.
It’s no secret that aerobic exercise can help stave off some of the ravages of aging. But a growing body of research suggests that swimming might provide a unique boost to brain health. Regular swimming has been shown to improve memory, cognitive function, immune response and mood. Swimming may also help repair damage from stress and forge new neural connections in the brain. But scientists are still trying to unravel how and why swimming, in particular, produces these brain-enhancing effects.
Experiment: Effects of Swimming Training on Stress Levels of the Students Aged 11-13
Conclusion: So many studies showed that physical activities are very important for human health. Therefore, it can be said that the present study results supported many studies done about he physical activities and psychological health in the past and current literature. Results of the study showed that swimming training program was effective to reduce stress level of the students ages 11-13. So people can be encouraged to participating in swimming sports or any program including physical activity.
