[00:00.49]Experiments have proved that children can be instructed in swimming at a very early age.
[00:08.00]At a special swimming pool in Los Angeles,
[00:11.78]children become expert at holding their breath under water even before they can walk.
[00:17.90]Babies of two months old do not appear to be reluctant to enter the water.
[00:23.66]It is not long before they are so accustomed to swimming that they can pick up weights from the floor of the pool.
[00:31.89]A game that is very popular with these young swimmers is the underwater tricycle race.
[00:38.61]Tricycles are lined up on the floor of the pool seven feet under water.
[00:44.66]The children compete against each other to reach the other end of the pool.
[00:50.06]Many pedal their tricycles, but most of them prefer to push or drag them.
[00:57.07]Some children can cover the whole length of the pool without coming up for breath even once.
[01:03.19]Whether they will ever become future Olympic champions, only time will tell.
[01:09.08]Meanwhile, they should encourage those among us who cannot swim five yards before they are gasping for air.