Swim Lessons University is dedicated not only to providing swim instructor training so that swim teachers will teach more effectively, but we are also dedicated to raising  awareness of the inherent risks of the water so that we can help prevent children from drowning.   Because of our vision, I thought it was only appropriate that [...]

Hello Swim Professor!   I am a new instructor. I have a friend up North in CT who has an almost 3 year old who is TERRIFIED of the pool. She clings to mom’s neck. She has had a couple of scary incidents with inhaling water (falling into a kiddie pool and not being able [...]

Teaching the Pop-up Breath:  A Child Centered Swimming Lessons Approach I have been teaching swimming since 1983.   This is hard to admit, but I have been teaching longer than most of my instructors have been alive!  And of course over the past 28 years, my methods and approaches have changed.  One technique I continue to [...]

One of the most difficult things for a swim instructor is developing the confidence that YOU CAN turn most any fearful swim lesson student into a happy swimmer.  No matter how scared the child may appear, you can do it! Here are a few strategies that work: 1. Take control. Don’t allow the parent to [...]