Developing Water Safety SkillsDeveloping water safety skills and providing water safety education should underpin all formal swimming lessons for kids, within their learn to swim programs. Many water safety components will be taught during the development of foundation swimming skills as we work towards teaching the competitive strokes. For example, floating is the basis of […]
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.
Laurie’s Passion for Water Safety
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 – Exploration and Water Safety
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. Therefore, swimming lessons offer a vast […]
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: Therefore if the parent or caregiver is fearful of the swimming pool, this will […]
5 Important Skills – How to Teach Freestyle
By using a progressive learn to swim approach, all children have the opportunity to learn the modern freestyle swimming action. It is quite easy to learn how to teach freestyle to kids, given the correct tools. Swimming has long been a popular activity for fun, fitness, health and safety. Evidence in cave paintings indicates that […]