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Swimming is one of the most popular exercise activities
in the US.
Competitive
swimming is a ideal activity for young people as it meets the goals
for Children’s organized sports as cited by many experts.
These are the following skills that children’s organized
sports might have.
- Learning Social Skills
- Learning Motor Skills
- Learning good sportsmanship
- Increasing physical activity levels
- Participating in a fun
activity
- Time management
skills
Besides the physical benefits,
competitive swimming also benefit children by:
- Providing a supportive,
wholesome social outlet
- Learning sportsmanship,
including dealing with winning and losing
- Developing Team camaraderie and close friends that
can last a lifetime
- Learning Goal setting, self
discipline and self
confidence
Swimming is considered the ideal
physical activity because:
- Swimming is a low impact activity and reduces stress
on the joints-it is the most injury free sport for children
- Swimming helps develop
coordination by requiring complex muscle movements involving
all parts of the body
- Swimming builds cardiac and
respiratory fitness and develops aerobic endurance
- Swimming promotes muscle development
and burns calories, a particular concern with increasing rates of
childhood obesity
- Swimming can be a continued for a
lifetime
- Swimming is a sport that
children with disabilities can participate
in
In addition to the extensive physical
benefits, competitive swimming also benefits young people by:
- Providing a supportive, wholesome
social outlet
- Learning sportsmanship, including dealing with
winning and losing
- Developing team camaraderie and close friendships,
many for life
- Learning goal setting, self-discipline and
self-confidence
- Time-management: competitive
swimmers are among the best students
Aside from the physical, social and developmental
benefits, competitive swimming is a FUN and EXCITING sport for
people of all ages.
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