What is a good age to start a 16m for swimming classes?

I don’t recommend swim lessons until kids are 3-to-4 years old. You can start earlier, but most kids just do not put all of the strokes together until they are 4. The AAP doesn’t recommend formal lessons before age 1. After age 1, it is up to the judgement of the parents if the child is developmentally ready for lessons. When I talk about activities with kids at the 4- and 5-year-old visits, I don’t mind hearing about tot soccer and t-ball, but I really want to hear about swim lessons. Water safety and swim lessons go hand-in-hand. Drowning is one of the leading causes of death among children ages 1 to 19 years old. The point of this post is that we have to be vigilant around water with our children. * If you have a pool, fence it. * Watch your child around water. Have a verbal exchange when you ask another adult to watch your child. Do not assume adults will just know to watch. No one will watch your child as well as you do. * When in the water, keep within arms reach of your child. * Talk about water safety with your older kids. * Learn CPR