14 DAY TRIAL // A swimming baby video that I also wrote about yesterday is stirring up a bit of controversy. The clip shows a toddler swimming the full length of a pool unattended.
Her parents are watching from the side, but they are not actually in the pool with her. In the interview posted above, dad Adam Christensen explains that his daughter Elizabeth was trained to swim by professionals.
He described being worried about Elizabeth too, but letting her swim on her own as she has the reflexes for it.
The training toddlers undergo for swimming only helps them control their breathing and know when they have to turn on their backs to come out for air.
He also mentions that he was not in the pool with her because it's easier to jump in for a rescue if he is standing on the side instead of actually being in the water.