Learning to swim at an early age gives a number of benefits
Rob and Callum talk about swimming, and look at the benefits of learning to swim at an early age.
This week's question: In 2007, the Slovenian swimmer Martin Strel broke his own world record for long-distance swimming. But what distance did he swim?
Was it:
a) 3,268 kilometres
b) 4,268 kilometres
c) 5,268 kilometres
Listen out for the answer at the end of the programme!
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Swimming
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Vocabulary
- toddlers
children who have just learned to walk
- to supervise
to watch over a person or an activity they are doing and make sure it is done correctly
- supervision
the act of supervising people or their activities
- second nature
something which you can do easily and naturally
- splash
the sound made when something hits the water
- to dive
to jump into water, usually head-first
- hoops
large rings made of wood, metal or plastic
