For Laurie Lawrence, a silver medal has never been good enough. In his new podcast series, “Stuff the silver, we are going for gold”Laurie recounts his time as an Olympic swimming coach; the ups & downs, the silver & gold. Laurie hopes to inspire those who wish to achieve their dreams, and encourages them to […]
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ABC Conversations interview now available online
To listen to Laurie’s interview on ABC Conversations, visit https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/conversations/laurie-lawrence/11305848. The interview is also available via: Apple podcasts Google podcasts ABC Listen app
Laurie to feature on ABC Conversations, 19 July 2019.
You can hear Laurie’s interview with Sarah Kanowski live at 11am on: ABC Local Radio ABC Listen app Listen at 3pm on: Radio National The podcast will be available early afternoon on: Apple podcasts Google podcasts ABC Listen app ABC Conversations website
ASSA Conference 2019
The team at World Wide Swim School are excited to announce that we will be attending the National Australian Swim School Conference in Cairns on 29th – 31st July 2019. It will be a great opportunity to meet members of the ASSA Learn to Swim community and answer questions about the World Wide Swim School […]
NEW FEATURE: Electronic Forms for Swim School Operations
Streamline your swim school operations with electronic forms The team at WWSS are very excited to announce the launch of Electronic Forms for Swim School Operations! This is a new feature to the platform at no additional cost, so all members of the Swim School Hub will have access. Electronic forms were created to simplify […]
April Pools Day
Laurie and the team at World Wide Swim School strongly believe that water safety is a crucial part of all learn to swim programs, and that everyone should be equipped with CPR skills. The incredible team at Poolwerx think so too, and have teamed up with Red Cross Australia to create April Pools Day, providing […]
New Product: Emergency Risk Ready Training
Laurie Lawrence & the team at World Wide Swim School are excited to announce the launch of our newest product for swim schools, Emergency Risk Ready Training (ERR). As advocates for safety in and around water, Laurie & World Wide Swim School believe it is important to ensure that swim school staff, including teachers, are trained […]
Make your backyard swim safe this Australia Day – nominate a ‘Responsible Pool Person’
Despite widespread publicity and community warnings about drowning, more than 50 Aussies have lost their lives to drowning incidents over the summer period. As we get ready to celebrate Australia Day, my partner Poolwerx and I are calling on party organisers to nominate a ‘Responsible Pool Person’ to watch over swimmers in backyard pools. 12 […]
World Wide Swim School’s new recruit, Susan Carter
Susan Carter has made a splash at World Wide Swim School starting this week as the company’s Manager of Business Engagement and Quality Improvement. Susan joins us from JUMP! Swim Schools, and brings with her almost two decades of operations experience across the swimming industry – with 15 years spent working at AUSTSWIM alone. Her […]
Laurie Lawrence on Channel 7 for Learn2Swim Week
Laurie Lawrence was featured on The Daily Edition discussing 2018 Learn2Swim Week, which starts 2 October.Laurie Lawrence was featured on The Daily Edition discussing 2018 Learn2Swim Week, which starts 2 October. Since the year 2000 after the launch of the Kids Alive Program, the drowning rate has dropped from 63 to 18. However, Laurie says […]