10 essential anti-COVID protection rules when swimming with babies

We are all going through a difficult time, in which it is essential to continue to be responsible in the activities we carry out. As long as we follow the instructions of the authorities, we can also enjoy our favorite sports, especially since they can positively influence our health. At the same time, by practicing sports, we manage to lay the foundations for a healthier world, as even the World Health Organization.

Among the sports with multiple BENEFITS on psychomotor development, especially in the case of babies and children, is swimming. Whether your little one has taken a fairly long break from swimming lessons, due to the evolution of the pandemic, or you plan to enroll him in such a course in the near future, we have good news for you: swimming can still be practiced. Thus, swimming lessons are held in indoor pools, which strictly comply with the rules and instructions of the authorities and which, moreover, apply a series of additional prevention measures. For example, access is only possible after medical tests, as well as epidemiological triage. 

In addition to all these things, however, it is very important that every parent who intends to take their baby to swimming lessons knows and respects a set of essential anti-COVID protection rules. We invite you to discover, below, what these are:

Choose swimming pools designed exclusively for children

For added safety, we recommend avoiding swimming pools that also allow access for adults. This way, you can ensure that the water your baby will be swimming in is very clean. 

Find out about water disinfection

It is certainly not enough to go for a swimming pool intended exclusively for children. The water must be disinfected frequently and correctly so that hygiene conditions are strictly observed. 

In this regard, we suggest that you inform yourself about the type of substances used to disinfect water: it is important that they are non-invasive.

Avoid large group lessons

It may be more fun for your baby to enjoy the company of many other little ones while they discover the secrets of swimming, but during this period it is much safer for them to have limited contact with other people and to play or stay in smaller groups. Therefore, it would be best to enroll them in classes with a small number of children (and necessarily specified). There is also the alternative of enrolling them in a swimming course with an individual instructor, at least for this period.

Take into account the swimming instructor's protective equipment

For added comfort and, above all, for added safety, you could ask your baby's instructor to wear a visor during swimming sessions.

Respect the hygiene rules established by the swimming club

Or, in other words, disinfect your hands upon entering the club and carefully follow the instructions of the reception staff for epidemiological triage. This way, you protect your health, the health of your baby, as well as the health of other people who attend the swim club.

Pay close attention to analytics

Tests, such as the pediatrician's opinion and a copy of the vaccination record - in the case of babies -, or the family doctor's opinion - in the case of adults -, are indispensable, as access to swimming lessons is based on them. 

Reduce the time spent at the swimming club

Limit the time you spend inside the swimming club as much as possible. For example, avoid feeding your baby inside unless absolutely necessary.

Consider the swimming club facilities

To make your little one feel more comfortable, find out about the facilities that the swimming club offers to its customers. Among other things, make sure that the pool where you choose to take your baby swimming is equipped with baby toilets, bathtubs, changing tables, etc.

Make sure there are nurses and cleaning staff

At the same time, the presence of a nurse, ready to provide guidance, and the presence of cleaning staff, responsible for rigorously disinfecting surfaces and frequently airing common spaces, are two other essential aspects that you should take into account when choosing a swimming club for your baby, especially during this period. 

Don't forget the mask

Since wearing a mask is mandatory in enclosed spaces, make sure you always wear it, both for the sake of your health and for the sake of the health of everyone around you. 

A swimming club that respects the health of its customers provides them with medical assistance, if needed, and also has cleaning staff responsible for ensuring impeccable hygiene. 

However, especially during this period, personal involvement is equally important. Therefore, each of us should respect the rules established at national level. By respecting the rules presented in this article and choosing a prestigious swimming club, which has taken anti-COVID measures additional during this period, you will still be able to take your baby to swimming lessons, in maximum safety conditions - both for your family and for other members of the community.