Swimming Lessons For Toddlers? Yes!

Summer is just around the corner, so here's an important question: Can formal swimming lessons keep a toddler from drowning? A new study says, yes.
A study from the National Institutes of Health shows that formal swimming lessons greatly reduce the risk of drowning in one to four-year-olds.
"They can learn how to hold their breath for about seven seconds and they also can learn how to turn over on their back and breathe, which is really important," said swim instructor Penny Pantano.
The American Academy of Pediatrics may soon be on board. The organization has yet to recommend lessons for toddlers because of a lack of data.
"They're very careful about their policy statements. I mean there are 60,000 of us out here waiting for their very words. So they've been waiting patiently for almost a decade for scientific evidence to show that drowning can be reduced. And I think this study, has done," said Pediatrician Dr. Bill Phelan.