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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.

Teaching Swim Skills to Extra Support Care Children

Introduction to Being an Adapted Aquatic Teacher Infant Aquatic teachers know babies have limited cognitive, physical and social skills, and, are nonverbal but still are able to teach them breath holding and basic swimming skills. If a 4-month-old can be taught breath holding and basic swimming skills, we strongly believe anyone […]

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Teaching the Beginner Swimmer – Part 1

Introduction to Water Familiarisation Teaching the beginner swimmer may be difficult because they can often be afraid of the water. The parent or caregiver, although unintentional, may frighten their child in an attempt to keep them safe around the water. For example, statements such as “Come back from the side of the […]

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The Qualities of Great Swim Teachers

Introduction to Great Swim TeachersLaurie grew up around the famous Tobruk pool where great Olympians trained. These early experiences as a child, along with his formal education, helped to develop his philosophies around effective teaching practices. Laurie was aware early on that the need for great Swim Teachers around him […]

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Being an Adapted Aquatics Teacher

Introduction to Being an Adapted Aquatics TeacherWhen teaching students that present with additional learning needs, it is imperative that you think outside the box. In addition, you must understand that they can swim, it just may just look different to what you usually see. When an Adapted Aquatics Teacher has the […]

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Laurie’s Learn to Swim Principles Part 2

Using Ledges in Learn to Swim PrinciplesLedge kicking is often used as an introductory warm up activity in the Learn to Swim Principles. Utilising shallow ledges where children over the age of 4 can practice kicking drills is ideal. In this way, the depth of the kick is restricted. Also, […]

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