BENEFITS OF SWIMMING FOR KIDS

By teaching your child to swim, he will not only become a stronger swimmer, but also gain valuable experience in the water.

-Participating in a sport (in this case,swimming) reduces the risk of childhood obesity.
-Swimming takes some definite coordination: You need to synchronize what your arms and legs are doing, along with coordinating your breathing and other body movements. Swimming helps with coordination and strength in other, out-of-water situations as a result.
-Swimming teaches your little kid how to stay safe in and around water. It's one of the mos important reasons to not let your child quit swim lessons.
- Swimming is relatively injury free in comparison to other youth sports.
-YOU HAVE TO MOTIVATE THEM!!

Today we are going to speak about the ranking of the 5 best swimmers in the world:




1. The best swimmer in the world is Michael Phelps. He is an american swimmer, who has won a total of 14 olympic gold medals, more than any Olympic athlete that has achieved to date.




2. The one who follows Michael Phelps in the ranking is Ian Thorphe. He is a retired Australian swimmer. He won 5 gold medals in Olympic Games, being the highest mark achieved by any australian athlete.





3. The third best swimmer in the world is Alexander Popov.  He is a Russian former swimmer who is considered one of the best swimmers in history.











4. Then comes Mark Spitz. He is an American swimmer  who won 7 gold medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics, breaking world record in each of his triumphs.








5. The last best swimmer in the ranking is Ryan Lochte. Lochte is a multiple records beater and Olympic gold medalist, he won the 2004 Olympic Games in the 4x200 m freestyle, silver medalist at the 200 m styles and champion of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.