Jim Reiser, M.S.
What is the most important component of a successful swim school or swim lessons program? The swim instructors of course! Without competent swim teachers, the swim lessons are a flop! In many cases, the swim lessons are even a waste of time. In some others, they are actually dangerous. There are multiple factors that affect [...]
Continue Reading "Swim Instructor Training"Did your student plateau? While incorporating sound swimming progressions can help push progress along, many times teachers and parents unnecessarily get frustrated when learning “appears” to slow down, and this is often referred to a swimming plateau. What swim lesson instructors and parents must understand is that the child is STILL LEARNING even when it “appears” [...]
Continue Reading "Learn to Swim Plateau"Thank you, Coach P.D., from Australia, for your great questions regarding flotation devices for swimming lessons. You asked about the one we are currently using at Swim Lessons University, the SwimWays Power Swimr, in particular. Here are your questions, my thoughts, observations, and comments: Dear Swim Professor: The reason I write is (1) about the ‘POWER SWIMR’s’ [...]
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President's Award for Contributions to WABC and to Learn-to-swim Worldwide
2010 Life Saver of the Year by National Drowning Prevention Alliance
2008 Adolph Kiefer Water Safety Person of the Year by USA Swimming
Water Safety Chairperson - Safe Kids Midlands
Local Partner - "Make a Splash" Initiative
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