I have been asked many times how we keep our lesson costs relatively low compared to the local industry mean lesson cost. The answer is simple; lower overheads to run our current specialist learn to swim centers and over seven decades of experience. That experience not only relates to our unique Swim in Five learn …
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In this modern age of parenting the emphasis on “Choices” for our children is now part of our parenting skills. Of course the principal of allowing our children to make choices also teaches them that for every choice we make there is also a “Consequence”. There are times when children can make bad choices e.g. …
If you child is being taught to blow bubbles in the water as part of their Personal Aquatic Survival Skills then I need you to consider the following. Unless we have a very high percentage of body fat most humans will sink, if they are in a body of water, unless they have air in …
After your child is confident the water will support their body weight (they can float), they then need to know how to start moving through the water. The forces that make your child’s body move through the water are delivered mainly by the hands and feet, and strangely enough the principles that apply to an …
Swim Australia approved centre www.swimaustralia.org.au Low pupil to teacher ratios Water temperature of 32 degrees Celsius Toilets and change rooms within a few meters of the pool Heated dressing rooms Friendly, experienced and caring teachers A lesson make up system A well organized reception and booking system Clean, clear, warm water A building free of irritating …
This is a question I have been asked a lot over the last forty-three years. The answer to the question lies in an understanding of what makes us move through the water when we swim. To understand the mechanics of moving through the water let me draw your attention to what happens when you walk. …
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VERY IMPORTANT PLEASE READ: When there is a body of water near you, no matter how insignificant you may think that body of water may be, never take your eyes off your child or the person you are looking after. Drowning is a silent killer and occurs in pools, dams, lakes, rivers, oceans, bathtubs, buckets, washing …
The first two steps in the Learn to Swim process involves your child being able to hold their breath, put their head under the water and open their eyes under the water. The biggest challenge for the swimming teacher is to make this fun. Children who have a shower and are used to water going …
With the weather warming up and the swimming season well under way I need to bring to your attention the need for some preventative measures in relation to “Otitis Externa”, which is the clinical name for “outer ear infection”. During the warmer months, especially if your child is in the water, the weather is humid …
There are five basic steps in teaching someone how to swim and it is important that none of these steps are skipped. The first of the major hurdles for a pupil, in the Learn to Swim process, is to trust the water to hold them up. A common term for this stage in the Learn …