Incorrect entry where arm doesn’t brush earBackstroke is perhaps the easiest and fastest stroke to teach because it doesn’t require swimmers to learn complex breathing techniques. Once children can comfortably float on their back, it is very easy to build in the kick and follow the progression by introducing the arm strokes. Backstroke is a […]
Teachers
World Wide Swim School holds a collection of helpful articles for techniques and tips on how to teach swimming, for swim teachers.
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 has no concept of water […]
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 to cry or distress while […]
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 […]
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 […]