December is National Check Your Pool Gate Month We know that kids who drown in backyard pools commonly gain access to the pool through faulty fences and gates. So, on December 1, we are urging all pool owners to conduct a comprehensive safety inspection of their swim zone as part of National Check-Your-Pool-Gate Month. So, […]
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.
Teaching Freestyle Using Skill Building for 5 to 6-year-olds
Through the provision of interactive training modules, World Wide Swim School is improving the quality of swimming training and teaching around the world. Today we will look at Teaching Freestyle Using Skill Building for 5-6 Year Old’s. In the following video we will look at teaching freestyle using skill building for 5 to 6 year […]
Swimming & Summer Fun – How to Stay Swim Safe in Summer
The weather is warming up here in Australia and as a result, families are looking to cool off. Whether it’s the beach, backyard pool or other favourite water ways to go swimming for some summer fun. Children are also looking to cool off and they are drawn to any water they can find. This is a scary […]
Baby Crying During the Swimming Lesson – It Happens!
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 […]
A Great Swimming Teacher Engages Their Pupils
We have long been aware that swimming is a fantastic sport. This is 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 […]