The Importance of Learning to Float

The back float is an essential element of the Swim for Life with Karina Renaud program, and The SwimForce™ for babies method provides the important foundational skills by implementing this practice from the beginning. Learning this skill allows children to float on their back, while maintaining a relaxed and hydrodynamic body position.While floating on their backs, children will learn that they can catch their breath or take a break. The back float will become their “safe place”. This position is great for babies as it avoids any unnecessary water from getting in their face and/or swallowed and it is a great way to help them strengthen their core muscles too. 

We strongly believe that when a young child has the capacity to float on their back, it buys them time in an emergency situation and is a potentially life saving skill. Not only that, having the skills to float on their back serves as an essential building block for future experiences working on proper swimming stroke techniques.