Swimming must be enjoyable In this video, Evie, who is 7 months of age, will show you how much she is enjoying her swimming lessons. She is conditioned to hold her breath on our verbal trigger ‘Evie, ready go’. Because she masters breath control, she can submerge safely underwater for a few seconds. Babies must […]
Independent Swimming at 2 years old
Take a look at this wonderful video of 2 year old Jethro swimming. His mother Renee was one of our swimming teachers at Laurie Lawrence Swim School Helensvale. Can you believe that Jethro is now nine years old. What I love about this video is how relaxed Renee is. You’ll notice that Renee never picks […]
Team Work that Doesn’t Seem like Work
I often hear from swim school operators who have difficulty building staff morale and fitting in staff training. Well guess what? Team work doesn’t have to be a chore. It doesn’t have to be a big event and it doesn’t have to take weeks of planning. Within your swim school, I’m sure you already have […]
Swimming Lessons and Back Floating
There has been a lot of social media hype around ISR (Infant Survival Resources). At World Wide Swim School, people always ask for our point of view on this technique, particularly its validity for water safety and drowning prevention. Our position is clear. Swimming lessons that allow babies and children to cry or distress while […]
Preparing Baby For Submersion in the Shower
Conditioning with cups in the bath is not always possible. Some houses do not have a bath. Often when families go away on holidays, they only have access to a shower. In this video we see Evie at 4 months on holidays with her family. Evie is practicing her swimming skills away from the pool […]