Big heads

There is this thing some say, that Chinese kids have a big head. With all due respect, I think it is true.

Ref: Infants younger than six months old take part in a swimming contest in Beijing on Sept 12, 2010. [Cheng Gong / for China Daily]

Anyway, I found this pic really funny. I mean, how did we (the white) get the idea that the rubber ring (pool float) should go around the waist. What is more important, to keep your upper body afloat, or your head (specially, if it is a big one!) clear from the water?

What I can read from the red band, it says "here I come!"