A group of scientific researchers in Australia have shown that participation in swimming lessons is benefiting the over all health and well-being of children. Early results of a study at Griffith University in Queensland has revealed that children who learn how to swim at a young age have physical, social, intellectual and language development advantages compared to the non-swimmers. Professor Jorgensen said this study was the largest of its kind in 30 years and stated: “We’ve only just done the first year of the study but already the indicators are suggesting that the children who have been in longer periods of time in early swimming do appear to be hitting those intellectual milestones, those physical milestones, earlier than children who aren’t doing swimming”.
It is defeinately a very good news for us and I personally think it is another proof that swimming is a fantastic sport and children could benefit immensely from their participation in a structured “Learn-to-Swim” Programme.
If you are interested to read more about this new study, please follow the below links:
http://topnews.co.uk/215868-swimming-fosters-children-s-development
http://www.swimnews.com/news/view/8203
Many thanks,
Marjan



The End of 2010 Autumn Term is Approaching
It has been a fantastic term at Blue Wave Swim School. We are so proud to have so many enthusiastic swimmers and learner on board this term and it has been a pleasure to teach them.
2010 Autumn term will finish on Monday 13th of Dec 2010 and the last lesson at Wimbledon College venue is on Saturday 11th of Dec 2010. The re-booking for swimming lessons for 2011 Spring term has just started.
A big “Thank you” to all of our pupils and hope to see you all in January 2011.