I have long wanted to write about swimming, as my daughter has been involved in this sport for 6 years.
In the past I am a former athlete, but only my sport is basketball, I never forgot the words of my coach when he said to our entire team. "When you grow up and you have children, let them go swimming, as this is the only sport that is useful." He meant professional sports, where athletes train to exhaustion.
Many years have passed, and when the question came to which section to send my children for sports, I took them to the swimming section.
The eldest son did not stay in the section; in a month he stopped attending trainings. But my youngest daughter was fascinated by swimming.
She has been practicing since the age of 5, this is a photo of 2013. Now she is 11 years old and she has the third adult level in swimming, she has a beautiful posture and a strong spine.
Of course, this is a big job, training 2 times a day, and I feel sorry for her when she comes tired, but I know for sure that her health will be good.
Here are the main benefits of swimming which I took from the internet.
Corrected figure. This is due to the fact that during swimming many muscle groups work. The impact is evenly distributed to the whole body, and proportional changes in silhouette occur. Muscles do not pump up, but increase endurance and become stronger. The figure becomes thin.
Improvement of the spine and correction of posture. This happens because during swimming, the load on the vertebrae decreases, the back muscles strengthen.
Improvement of problem joints of the limbs. They become more flexible, which contributes to a uniformly distributed throughout the body load.
Increased endurance of the cardiovascular system. Alignment of pulse, pressure. This reduces the risks of heart attacks and strokes. This is due to the fact that when swimming improves blood flow and oxygen supply of the body. The elasticity of the muscles of the heart and blood vessels increases.
Very beneficial effect on the condition of the lungs. During swimming, respiratory rate decreases and lung volume increases. The body acquires resistance to lack of oxygen.
Getting rid of excess body fat. When swimming metabolism increases and burns a lot of calories. A special effect is achieved when using aqua aerobics.
Relieves general fatigue, stress due to the general massaging effect of water. Insomnia disappears. Appears positive mood.
https://www.swim-sport.ru/articles/polza-plavania/
I think this is enough to engage in swimming, even at any age for health :)