Exercise – The gentle no impact exercise delivered by swimming and water fun is great for gently building tone in the young and old. Playing in the pool is a fantastic way for your child to get a wonderful full body work out, tiring them and reducing all that stored energy.

Fun – Every pool is full of smiling happy faces. Every child I know would spend hours and hours playing in the water given half a chance. School trips, pool parties and fun at the beach can all be enjoyed to the max if you are water confident.

Fear – Adult friends of mine miss out on so much fun with their piers and own children because they were never introduced to swimming at an early age and have a fear of the water.

Safety – There is water everywhere and having knowledge and an understanding of water saves lives. Accidents happen and having the ability to swim prevents things getting out of control and is a skill we should all have.