Swimming as a Popular and Healthy Summer Sport

Five children in swim caps and goggles line up at the edge of an indoor swimming pool. They are smiling and lying on their stomachs with their hands on the pool deck, ready to enter the water. One child splashes water behind them.

Besides the fact that swimming improves balance, coordination, and posture, it is also a flourishing physical activity to enhance cardio, burn calories, and gain muscle! The popularity of the sport is a result of open participation — everyone can learn how to swim! Swimming is a non-impact activity which helps those who have problems in their joints, knees, lower back, and those who are differently abled to improve their health, movement, and their accessibility.

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