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Water Babies

Australia
film

Shows how to teach young children to control their breathing in water, how to teach them to float, kick their feet and use their arms, and then further develo..

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Getting used to the water

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Beginning to swim

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Learn to swim. - Rev. ed.

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Just swimming

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