Prodigious twin babies can swim even though they can't sit up yet

12/5/2012

They say you gotta know how to crawl before you can walk, but no one mentions anything about swimming. Crawling doesn't seem to be a prerequisite for these prodigious young water babies from Gloucestershire, U.K., who've stunned recent onlookers with their ability to swim. Nine-month-old twins William and Ellenita Trykush can't sit up, but seem undaunted by the length of a 25-meter adult-sized pool. Though it's not uncommon for babies to feel comfortable in the water, instructors say their capacity to stay afloat while moving their limbs and propelling themselves through the water is unheard of. All we're saying, Ryan Lochte, is look out.

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