The importance of teaching swimming to preschool children in the formation of vital skills

Continuing education in the modern sense covers all stages of human life, starting from the preschool period. The success of educational activities in school often depends on the realization of the abilities of children, their education in preschool age. Modern institutions of preschool education," new schools " have a material base that contributes to the health, physical and personal development of the child from an early age. The unique opportunity to teach a child to swim in a preschool institution to some extent removes the responsibility of parents for teaching children to swim at school age. The purpose of the work is to determine the possibility of teaching children 5-6 years of age to swim and the level of mastering this vital skill.