{"id":622952,"date":"2025-09-23T06:49:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T13:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=622952"},"modified":"2025-09-23T19:43:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T02:43:19","slug":"olympic-medallist-leon-taylor-on-swimmings-personal-impact-as-swim-england-release-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/olympic-medallist-leon-taylor-on-swimmings-personal-impact-as-swim-england-release-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympic Medallist Leon Taylor On Swimming&#8217;s Personal Impact As Swim England Release Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Olympic Medallist Leon Taylor On Swimming&#8217;s Personal Impact As Swim England Release Research<\/h4>\n<p>Swimming lessons are giving children the confidence, focus and resilience they need to manage the challenges of school life and beyond, new research from <strong>Swim England\u2019s<\/strong> #LoveSwimming campaign states.<\/p>\n<p>The latest wave of the campaign aims to encourage children to start lessons at the earliest possible age where, as well as learning a fundamental safety skill, their physical, mental and emotional health also thrive.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_622997\" style=\"width: 270px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-622997\" data-attachment-id=\"622997\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/olympic-medallist-leon-taylor-on-swimmings-personal-impact-as-swim-england-release-research\/ls_wave16_swimteacher_4x5-00_00_12_11-still002\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/LS_WAVE16_SWIMTEACHER_4x5.00_00_12_11.Still002.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1350\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"LS_WAVE16_SWIMTEACHER_4x5.00_00_12_11.Still002\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Swim England&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/LS_WAVE16_SWIMTEACHER_4x5.00_00_12_11.Still002-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/LS_WAVE16_SWIMTEACHER_4x5.00_00_12_11.Still002-819x1024.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-622997\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/LS_WAVE16_SWIMTEACHER_4x5.00_00_12_11.Still002-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"186\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-622997\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Swim England<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The research related to children from pre-school up to the age of seven with parents saying their child\u2019s health and fitness improved after starting lessons, mainly in terms of increased self-esteem and confidence with children developing self-belief in and out of the water.<\/p>\n<p>This in turn positively impacts learning in the classroom and social skills while improving concentration and attention span.<\/p>\n<p>Former diver <strong>Leon Taylor<\/strong> competed at three Olympics, winning 10m platform synchro alongside <strong>Pete Waterfield<\/strong> at Athens 2004, with the pair claiming world bronze a year later in Montreal.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor was a hyperactive youngster who was labelled a &#8220;problem child.&#8221; His parents didn&#8217;t want him to take medication and instead encouraged him to do a lot of physical activity with swimming his first love.<\/p>\n<p>He recognises that swimming &#8220;saved&#8221; him and he recognises through his own experiences how the benefits last a lifetime, something he is now observing with his own five-year-old son Ziggy.<\/p>\n<p>He told Swimming World:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThat really resonated with me and my childhood because if it wasn\u2019t for swimming and various other sports I did, I would have struggled even more in the school environment because of my attention deficit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was called a problem child when I was young. If it wasn\u2019t for sport and understanding I guess the container \u2013 so when you\u2019re in a swimming lesson you\u2019re concentrating, you\u2019re taking instructions, you\u2019re being guided and coached in that wonderful way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd then that feels very similar when you go into other environments \u2013 for example school \u2013 and I think this research is showing that the benefits aren\u2019t just learning to swim, that they go over into all other aspects of a child\u2019s development.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHealth and wellbeing and also being able to focus as well. I see that a lot with my son and his peers who are also doing swimming lessons \u2013 how they\u2019re starting to thrive in the school environment. It also gives them a boost of confidence as well because you\u2019re achieving something which is quite difficult \u2013 you\u2019re in water, water\u2019s dangerous, you\u2019re engaging in an activity that requires you to really pay attention which is a great skill to start to develop.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_622998\" style=\"width: 301px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-622998\" data-attachment-id=\"622998\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/olympic-medallist-leon-taylor-on-swimmings-personal-impact-as-swim-england-release-research\/ls_wave16_swimteacher_4x5-00_00_03_46-still001\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/LS_WAVE16_SWIMTEACHER_4x5.00_00_03_46.Still001.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1080,851\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1758039122&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"LS_WAVE16_SWIMTEACHER_4x5.00_00_03_46.Still001\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: swim England&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/LS_WAVE16_SWIMTEACHER_4x5.00_00_03_46.Still001-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/LS_WAVE16_SWIMTEACHER_4x5.00_00_03_46.Still001-1024x807.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-622998\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/LS_WAVE16_SWIMTEACHER_4x5.00_00_03_46.Still001-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"291\" height=\"208\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-622998\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Swim England<\/p><\/div>\n<p>He added:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cCourage that is required to do something new, some children are quite happy floating and when you take away the device it becomes a very different challenge for them. Also, that sense of achievement, progress, but also objective \u2013 can you get across the width? On your back? Float in a star position?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConfidence comes from what you\u2019ve experienced and if you\u2019re building your confidence in a setting like swimming then that will only have a positive effect when you\u2019re moving into a challenging environment \u2013 maybe a new school, a new class or even just starting school.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The research showed that 80% of parents believe swimming lessons have helped reduce their child\u2019s stress and anxiety with almost the same number saying their child\u2019s concentration and attention span have improved.<\/p>\n<p>Almost 75% of parents believe swimming lessons supported their child in school, helping them to be more engaged, motivated and ready to learn while 84% of parents report their child\u2019s mood improves following a lesson.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor also believes that for young children lessons can help build resilience as they start to understand independence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s wonderful to see children of different personalities really starting to understand okay, this is some autonomy. I\u2019m being given responsibility here to listen to a teacher, to wait my turn, to follow instructions, to listen to the safety elements of it because you can\u2019t just run riot like you cold in a park. 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