Most young swimmers are scared of putting their face underwater when they start swim lessons. This is perfectly normal and something we will work on to help them overcome. One of the skills we do to help them combat this fear is blowing bubbles. When kids blow bubbles...
It’s (unofficially) summer! And with that, comes outdoor bbqs, family vacations, and lots of swim days. Unfortunately the swim season is also when we start to see the headlines of tragic drowning incidents around the country. Drowning is the leading cause of...
That’s a wrap on Clothing Week! Thank you for bringing your swimmers so they can experience swimming in their clothes. We know it’s more work for you as parents to have your swimmers in their clothes for lessons, but we think Clothing Week is so important...
Getting your little one in the water with you is such a fun experience, and such an important one! But because tots are so unpredictable, sometimes those first lessons can include a little bit of tears and uncertainty. If you stick with it though, it will become such...
April is National Autism Awareness Month. We are so proud of our Adaptive Swim program, which has been specially designed to benefit children and adults with a range of special needs, including autism. Swim lessons are so important for children with autism because...
Drowning doesn’t always look like we think it does. In fact, 69% of children who have drowned in swimming pools were not expected to be at or in the pool, yet they were found in the water. Many child drowning victims are found with their clothes on. Drownings...
