Swimming in two planes is an important water safety skill. When teaching swimming in two planes we marry two skills together, the vertical safety turn and the horizontal swim back to safety. This exercise is important for water safety because children learn to turn in deep water in the middle […]
Teachers
World Wide Swim School holds a collection of helpful articles for techniques and tips on how to teach swimming, for swim teachers.
Teaching Infant Swim Classes – Teaching Tips
The 8 to 12-month group for teaching infant swim classes program has been developed specifically for swimming teachers. Watch Laurie in action as he demonstrates how to run successful infant swim classes. In addition, he outlines tips for planning a productive lesson. One of the most important lessons teachers can […]
5 Tips to Run Better Swimming Lessons
Swimming instructors know that the key to learning to swim is through lots of practice and repetition. While we can encourage our swimmers and their parents to attend multiple lessons per week, it isn’t always possible. This is because children today participate in more activities than ever before. Swimming lessons […]
Swim Teachers and your Teaching Team
Any swim school operator or Swim Teacher knows, they can’t run a business without a team of dedicated, professional instructors. They are needed to help keep classes running smoothly and to keep swimmers and their families wanting to return. Ideally, week after week, month after month, year after year for […]
Why is Turning Important? – Water Safety Skill
Turning underwater is an important water safety skill. Here the baby learns to turn to safety – either the parent, ledge or side of the pool. In some swim schools, this skill is initially introduced with a Humpty Dumpty song. As baby grows with age and physical capabilities they will […]