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FAMILY DIVE INTO AFTER-SCHOOL SWIM LESSONS AT HUBBARD FAMILY SWIM SCHOOLS

Now that it’s back-to-school time in the “We also have many moms who happily enroll and overall coordination were more developed Valley, a growing number of parents are their toddlers and preschoolers for swim lessons as a result of taking swim lessons and it showed enrolling their children in swim lessons during the morning and early afternoon hours that children who start lessons early were more at a Hubbard Family Swim School. While the when their older children return to school,” says socially and emotionally ready to start school. summer outdoor pool season might be drawing Kathy Hubbard. “While the older siblings are at to a close, indoor swimming and swim lessons school, the younger siblings have fun going to “We have spent over 20 years here in Arizona continue all year long at the Hubbard Family swim school!” watching thousands of children under the age of Swim Schools. four become calm and confident swimmers,” adds Children who learn how to swim are actually Kathy. “It’s such a joy for us to help introduce Founded in 1998 by co-owners Bob and Kathy demonstrating more advanced cognitive and children to the wonderful sport of swimming Hubbard – world-renowned experts and educators physical abilities than other children, according to which can definitely become a life-long sport.” in the field of infant swimming – the swim schools world-leading research led by Griffith University offer lessons to children 8 weeks to 12 years in Australia. Their 2013 findings of a four-year Many students who grew up taking swim lessons of age. The Hubbard’s basic philosophy is this: study indicate that swimming children have an at Hubbard also went on to have competitive swim Children everywhere must learn how to swim. advantage when starting school. careers in high school and college. Learning to swim should not be a choice. Swimming children scored significantly better than There are currently three Hubbard Family Swim “Back-to-school time in August is a great time to the normal population on a number of measures School locations around the Valley - in Phoenix, enroll children in swim lessons during the week that are really important for their transition to Peoria, and Mesa - and the temperature of the or on the weekend,” says Bob Hubbard. “Not only school – their cognitive development, language indoor pools at each location remains at a very is swimming excellent exercise for children to development, and their physical development. comfortable 90 degrees year-round. enjoy after school and a wonderful way for them to burn off energy, we don’t want children to lose The study surveyed 7,000 parents from Australia, Hubbard in NE Phoenix is located at 13832 North the important swim skills and swim strokes they New Zealand and the U.S., over three years. 32nd Street, Suite 100, in the Kino Plaza. For learned over the summer.” After-school swim more information, call (602) 971-4044 or visit lessons are available on weekdays until 7 p.m. The study showed that children’s fine motor skills www.hubbardswim.com