Crying During the Swimming Lesson Learning to swim should be a positive experience for both parent and child. No child should be subjected to a fearful or intimidating environment when learning to swim. Aggressively forcing children to perform learn to swim activities while they are crying and in distress is totally inappropriate. Crying during the […]
Resources & Baby Swimming Tips For Parents
These articles are invaluable resources for parents. They include baby swimming tips and educational tips and techniques we recommend on implementing towards your child's development.
A Great Swimming Teacher Engages Their Pupils
We have long been aware that swimming is a fantastic sport because of health benefits particularly the cardiovascular system, however, recent international studies on movement education and a longitudinal study on early years swimming by professor Robyn Jorgenson in Australia shows that swimming has many more benefits. In professor Jorgenson’s study, she concludes that early […]
Commit to Consistency with your Child’s Swimming Course!
Winter is here – in Australia that is! And when the temperatures start to drop, so do the number of swimmers participating in learn to swim programs nationwide. Many mums, dads and carers decide to hang up their swimsuits for the season and look for other sports and activities to entertain and engage their children. […]
Newborn Swimming Tips for Home
Conditioning your newborn is one of the best ways to prepare them for swimming lessons, water familiarisation and more importantly, submersions. Here are some handy tips to consider prior to conditioning and exactly how to carry it out. Tips for Newborn Swimming Ensure that you have all the equipment that you will need for practising […]
Learn2Swim Week: Day 3
Laurie’s passion for water safety All my life I have been passionate about teaching and educating, and even though the greatest accolades I have received have not been for the thing that I strive for the most I am very happy to have been able help others achieve such great success at the Olympics. What […]
Learn2Swim Week: Day 4
Swimming Lessons, Exploration and Water Safety Most young children love to experiment and explore their surroundings. It plays a huge part in their development and the way they learn about the world around them. This love of experimentation and exploration certainly follows them into each new environment they encounter. Swimming lessons offer a vast array […]
Social Referencing in Swimming Pool Lessons
How does the concept of social referencing impact swimming pool lessons? Well, babies learn to read their parents tone of voice, facial expression and body language to help them determine how they will react to new situations. Examples of social referencing: Baby looks at mum before he or she picks up a new toy If […]
How to Teach Freestyle to Kids
By using a progressive learn to swim approach, all children have the opportunity to learn the modern freestyle swimming action. Swimming has long been a popular activity for fun, fitness, health and safety. Evidence in cave paintings indicates that even stone-age man did some form of swimming. Competitive swimming has come a long way since […]
How to Teach Breaststroke to Kids
The Laurie Lawrence method of teaching breaststroke focuses on isolating the kicking and pulling skills so that quick, efficient and correct mastery of breaststroke is achieved. The first recorded Olympic breaststroke was over 200 meters won by British swimmer Frederick Holman in 3 minutes 9.2 seconds another British swimmer William Robinson was second. For most […]
Benefits of Diving for Rings in Pool Lessons
From around 18 months of age children will love to explore the water by diving to the bottom and picking up rings. This activity is great for your child’s spatial awareness and hand-eye coordination. If your child does not have good breath control or is not totally comfortable with free-floating and independent swimming do not […]