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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.

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 skills away from the pool […]

Filed Under: Parents, Teachers

Swimming History in Australia – Learn More

Australia has a rich history in swimming. Swimming is Australia’s most outstanding Olympic sport, with 58 swimming gold medals out of our 135 gold medal count. For example, Australia was first represented at the Paris Olympics in 1900 by Frederic Lane who won two individual gold medals. Women’s events were added during the 1912 Olympic […]

Filed Under: Coaches, Parents, Swim Schools, Teachers

Water Safety Professional Development for AUSTSWIM

Laurie Lawrence brought his granddaughters Evie (6) and Harper (2.5) to Melbourne on Saturday to demonstrate vital swimming and water safety techniques to more than 100 AUSTSWIM teachers. The swimming teachers were able to observe learn to swim teaching progressions for babies and toddlers. Harper displayed her ability to independently swim while being supervised within […]

Filed Under: Parents, Swim Schools, Teachers

Australian BBQs and Swimming – How to Stay Safe

Australian’s love BBQs parties and picnics. Very often these activities involve alcohol and water. Be under no illusion, if you have young children, alcohol and swimming pools do not mix. Sober adults at Australian BBQs must be appointed to supervise young children at all times. Young children are inquisitive. They love to explore and it […]

Filed Under: Parents

Swimming Lessons Save Lives! – Learn More

Laurie has always advocated his evidence that learning to swim teaches children a respect for the water. It also, importantly, makes them less likely to wander into life threating situations. Now there is evidence to support Laurie’s claim. In 2009, R.A. Brenner did a case study on this. He reported in the Archives of Pediatrics […]

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