Babies spend the first nine months of their life in the womb. In here, they’re surrounded by water and other warm liquids. Therefore, it’s only natural for them to be introduced to water at a young age. Therefore, it is best to condition babies before their introduction to the pool. […]
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.
Independent Swimming at 2 years old
Take a look at this wonderful video of 2 year old Jethro swimming. His mother Renee was one of our swimming teachers at Laurie Lawrence Swim School Helensvale. Can you believe that Jethro is now nine years old. What I love about this video is how relaxed Renee is. You’ll […]
What should kids learn at swimming lessons?
During swimming lessons, children should learn to swim! It sounds basic but I have people who e-mail, join my swim school or approach me on the street to tell me that they have attended swimming lessons for say 3 years, and their child still doesn’t know how to swim and […]
Swimming Lessons and Back Floating
There has been a lot of social media hype around ISR (Infant Survival Resources). At World Wide Swim School, people always ask for our point of view on this technique, particularly its validity for water safety and drowning prevention. Our position is clear. Swimming lessons that allow babies and children […]
Preparing Baby For Submersion in the Shower
Conditioning with cups in the bath is not always possible. Some houses do not have a bath. Often when families go away on holidays, they only have access to a shower. In this video we see Evie at 4 months on holidays with her family. Evie is practicing her swimming […]