Laurie Lawrence is a former Australian Rugby Union Representative, and Olympic and World Champion Gold Medal Swim Coach. He was born in Townsville, tropical North Queensland. Laurie Lawrence turns 80 years old this week and here, we look back on some of the highlights of his career. Laurie has coached Australia’s elite swimmers at Brisbane’s […]
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.
5 Reasons why Everyone Should Learn to Swim
Have you been considering learning how to swim? You may be in lockdown and considering taking up a new skill and hobby in the water. Swimming is an important skill to have, and there are multiple reasons why everyone should learn it. Here, we take a look into why everyone should learn to swim, and the […]
How Laurie Lawrence Started His Swimming Story
Laurie Lawrence began his swimming journey during his childhood, when he was diagnosed with bronchiectasis at eight years old. His health condition resulted in the removal of his left lung. After his surgery at the Brisbane hospital, his parents learned that swimming would improve his health. Lawrence’s father up his life of publican to become […]
How to Teach Children Breath Control
Children who have reached the age of two should participate voluntarily in breath control activities. Breath control is a crucial first step to teaching your children how to swim. At this point, the child is able to follow instructions and therefore, encouraged to put their faces in the water. The objective is to teach children […]
Important Skills on how to Teach Backstroke
Teaching backstroke requires gradual skill development. As each skill is mastered, the next skill is introduced, which maintains the building block approach. In 1904, Walter Brack from Germany won the first recorded Olympic 100 backstroke in 1 minute 16.8 seconds. In fact, Germany were first, second and third with Geog Hoffmann and Geog Zacharia filling […]
QLD Child Protection Law Reform
From 5 July 2021, all adults in an organisational setting are obliged to comply with the new Queensland Child Protection Law Reform. This falls under the Criminal Code (Child Sexual Offences Reform) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2020. It is critical for Swim Schools to be aware of the new criminal laws and how it impacts the child safe legal obligations […]
Stuff the Silver… We’re Going for Gold!
Who will ever forget that passionate explosion of emotion from Laurie Lawrence. Duncan Armstrong arrived at Seoul for the 1988 Olympics, ranked 46th in the world, and beat three world record holders to take gold in the 400 meters freestyle final. “What do you think we came here for … the silver”? Laurie told TV […]
5 Benefits of the Child Safe Training Hub
There are many factors our online training platform, the Child Safe Training Hub, which your Swim School can benefit from. Child Safeguard is an award-winning firm that assists organizations in preventing and protecting children from harm. It advises businesses on legal, training, and auditing issues to help them become more child-safe. Additionally, Child Safeguard implements […]
New Child Protection Regulations for South Australia Swim Schools
Is your Swim School Legally Compliant? On July 1st, 2021, the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations replaced the former South Australian Principles of Good Practice. The new child protection regulations have been introduced for South Australian child-related organisations, including Swim Schools. All organisations who develop child safe policies and procedures, are now required to comply with the National Principles. The new requirements are under regulation under the Children and Young […]
How to Help Children Progress in Swimming Lessons
Do you want your little one to start learning how to swim? Then you may be wondering what the best practice is in how you can help children progress in swimming lessons. Being in the water can be a dangerous place. Children need to learn not only how to survive in the water, but how […]