How do babies know how to swim?

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No...absolutely not.

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Kinda-sorta, but not really.

Human babies do have what's called a "dive reflex" when they are born, meaning they'll close their mouths and hold their breath if submerged.

They won't really swim - that takes coordination, which they don't have yet - but they'll hold their breath and happily go into a sort of doggy paddle w/o having been taught anything.

Theyaren't able to surface and breathesuccessfully, which I suppose would be required to call it swimming.

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Humans are not born with the instinct of swimming and a new born baby should not swim. You should give babies/toddlers lessons before putting them in a pool, though I am not sure which age swimming lessons start at.

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No they can't, they would drown even if they tried

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no new born babies cant swim.

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Humans are not born with the instinct of swimming. The baby must take swimming lessons before it is able to swim but I believe a new born may not take swimming lessons.