Pilot Study on Infant Swimming Classes and Early Motor Development

Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) scores were examined before and after four months of swimming classes in 12 babies (ages 7 to 9 mo.) assigned to Experimental (n = 6) and Control (n = 6) groups matched on age and developmental status. Infants from both groups improved their developmental status fro...

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Published inPerceptual and motor skills Vol. 117; no. 3; pp. 950 - 955
Main Authors Dias, Jorge A. B. de S., Manoel, Edison de J., Dias, Roberta B. de M., Okazaki, Victor H. A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.12.2013
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Babies
Child development
Child Development - physiology
Humans
Infant
Motor ability
Motor Skills - physiology
Physical Education and Training - methods
Pilot Projects
Swimming
Swimming - physiology
Alberta Canada
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Summary:Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) scores were examined before and after four months of swimming classes in 12 babies (ages 7 to 9 mo.) assigned to Experimental (n = 6) and Control (n = 6) groups matched on age and developmental status. Infants from both groups improved their developmental status from pre- to post-test; the Experimental group improved on mean percentile rank. The sample size and the discriminative power of the AIMS do not allow conclusive judgments on these group differences, hence on the effect of infant swimming classes. Nevertheless, a number of recommendations are made for future studies on the effect of swimming classes on infant motor development.
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ISSN:0031-5125
1558-688X
DOI:10.2466/10.25.PMS.117x30z2