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PEDIATRICS Vol. 105 No. 4 April 2000, pp. 868-870

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS:
Swimming Programs for Infants and Toddlers

Committee on Sports Medicine and Fitness and Committee on Injury and Poison Prevention

Infant and toddler aquatic programs provide an opportunity to introduce young children to the joy and risks of being in or around water. Generally, children are not developmentally ready for swimming lessons until after their fourth birthday. Aquatic programs for infants and toddlers have not been shown to decrease the risk of drowning, and parents should not feel secure that their child is safe in water or safe from drowning after participating in such programs. Young children should receive constant, close supervision by an adult while in and around water.

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Statement of reaffirmation:

AAP Publications Retired and Reaffirmed
American Academy of Pediatrics
Pediatrics 2004 114: 1126. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

The following policy statement has been revised:

Swimming Instructions for Infants
Thomas G. Flynn, John H. Kennell, Robert N. McLeod, Jr, Thomas E. Shaffer, William B. Strong, Melvin L. Thornton, Clemens W. Van Rooy, Lucille Burkett, Richard Malacrea, and Kaye E. Wilkins
Pediatrics 1980 65: 847. [Abstract] [PDF]



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