Laurie sits down to talk with Brooke Hanson OAM, Olympian and AUSTSWIM Ambassador. Brooke talks about her journey in swimming. From missing the 1996 and 2000 Olympic games through to her success in the following Olympics. As well as what were the important lessons she has learnt through her mixture of disappointments […]
Swim Schools
Soak It Up 2015 – AUSTSWIM Conference
World Wide Swim School and Kids Alive are exhibiting at the ‘SOAK IT UP’ 2015 National Aquatic Education Conference held at Twin Towns by AUSTSWIM on Friday 25th – Saturday 26th September. Laurie Presenting There are few who do not know of Laurie Lawrence or his spirited personality, sense of humour and zest […]
Watch a 8-12 month Swim Lesson
Let’s take a look at a video of an 8-12 month swim lesson at Laurie Lawrence Swim School. I’d encourage you to show this video to the teachers at your swim school to get ideas and open up a forum for discussion which is relevant to your centre. Sharing information, opening […]
Teaching Young Children Butterfly – Teaching Tips
Butterfly is a difficult skill. Often swimmers have learned the other 3 competitive strokes – freestyle, backstroke and breaststroke before they attempt to learn butterfly. In this article we will take you through the the important tips when teaching young children butterfly. Tips for Teaching Children Butterfly Remember there are […]
Hypoxic Training and Shallow Water Blackout
Shallow water black out, in its most simple term, is the loss of consciousness from extended breath holding. In competitive swimming athletes are at high risk. Especially when doing repeated sets where they are pushing themselves to go further in their underwater work. This is used in preparation for competition […]