How splashing about with tiny tots can help them to thrive 

Swimming lessons not only teach young children how to be safe in the water but help improve their balance and co-ordination and social skills

Roma Corrigan and 2-year-old son Jacob at Turtle Tots Baby & Toddler swimming lessons at, the Oriel House Hotel, Ballincollig, Cork. Picture: Jim Coughlan.

Jakob Corrigan is two years old but he knows how to safely get into the swimming pool.

“He turns around and slides with his legs, holding onto the side of the pool,” says his Rathcormac-based mother, Roma. Jakob began learning to swim at 11 months. “Jakob’s a lockdown baby. We wanted to do something together rather than sit at home.”