Beautiful underwater babies!

Section: Baby

Last year, Water Babies launched a nationwide search to find a special underwater baby each month - and here are the winners!

The photos show off the magic of babies swimming underwater, with fun poses telling just how much the little ones enjoy the pool.

There are two babies for December - it proved too tricky to choose just one winner.

Water Babies says the average age children start swimming is 4, with 40% of children not having a swimming lesson until the age of 12. But swimming lessons can begin from birth.

To find a local swimming class for your little ones, visit waterbabies.co.uk

January’s baby - Eva Mallinson

February’s baby - Tor Skellum

March’s baby - Amari Sharkey

April’s baby - Matthew Beasley

May’s baby - Asher Adebo

June’s baby - Abigail Leys

July’s babies - Tiana and Phoebe Bates-Moss

August’s baby - Alice Barnard

September’s baby - Robbie Childs

October’s baby - Isabelle Headleand

November’s baby - Max Dempsey

December’s baby number 1 - Holly Rayner

December’s baby number 2 - Ava Evason

Author: Sophie Knight Sophie Knight
Job Title: Contributing Editor

Sophie is a journalist and mum of one, and previously edited motherandbaby.co.uk before moving on to write about family cars for Parkers.co.uk - now Sophie is Commercial Content Editor for M&B, Closer, Heat, Empire, Yours, Garden News, and WhatsTheBest.co.uk

She is passionate about raising awareness around postnatal depression and is a Mental Health First Aider.

Sophie studied History at the University of Sheffield and has been in journalism for 16 years.

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