Experiments have proved that children can be instructed in swimming at a very early age. At a special swimming pool in Los Angeles, children become expert at holding their breath under water even before they can walk. Babies of two months old do not appear to be reluctant to enter the water.

實驗說明孩子在可以在很小的時候?qū)W習游泳。在洛杉磯的一個特殊的游泳池，孩子們成為了水下憋氣的專家，甚至在他們學會走路之前。兩個月的小孩子似乎并不樂意進到水里去。

It is not long before they are so accustomed to swimming that they can pick up weights from the floor of the pool. A game that is very popular with these young swimmers is the underwater tricycle race. Tricycles are lined up on the floor of the pool seven feet under water. The children compete against each other to reach the other end of the pool. Many pedal their tricycles, but most of them prefer to push or drag them.

他們很快就適應了游泳，并能撿起水下的東西。水下三輪車在這些小孩子間非常受歡迎。三輪車并排放在7英尺深的游泳池底上。孩子們彼此競爭到達水池對岸。很多孩子用腳蹬車，但多數(shù)孩子更愿意推或是拉著三輪車。

Some children can cover the whole length of the pool without coming up for breath even once. Whether they will ever become future Olympic champions, only time will tell. Meanwhile, they should encourage those among us who cannot swim five yards before they are gasping for air.

有些孩子能在全程不出水呼吸哪怕一次。他們是否能成為未來的奧運會冠軍，只有時間能說明。與此同時，他們對我們中的那些游不了5碼就已喘不過氣來的人應該是種鼓舞。