The Swim Professor needs your help to win the “Best Twitter Feed – Swimming 2011 Reader Choice Awards” competition.   As a contributor to About.com, I’ve been honored as a finalist in their Swimming 2011 Readers Choice Award. By casting your vote online , you can help me “reach for the wall”  in their Best Twitter [...]

What do I think about private swim lessons (one-on-one)?  Are they the most beneficial for kids swim lessons?  Over the past 25+ years, I have taught thousands of swim lessons.  From private swim lessons (one-on-one) to large group swimming instruction (taught beginning swimming classes of up to 25 college students from 1993-2005 at the University [...]

Well, I loved this, so you’ll figure it out, LOL! Tom Brady, after living a full life, died. When he got to heaven, God was showing him around. They came to a modest little house with a faded Patriots flag in the window. ‘This house is yours for eternity, Tom,’ said God. ‘This is very [...]

When I hire swim instructors, I am looking to hire “classy” people. Look for someone you believe is not just clean in appearance, but also clean minded. Classy people know when to talk. Most people talk without thinking. Classy people don’t. Even little things like good manners say a lot about a person. I admire [...]

Dear Swim Professor, Thanks for checking in. I was thinking about emailing you on our progress. My first three students all wanted private swim lessons and the first child (a nine year old boy who did not know how to swim at all) was doing freestyle with side breathing on the third lesson. I have [...]

Teach swimming lessons and make more cash! 5 STEPS TO MAKING $100 PER HOUR How much money do you make an hour?  $8 – $10 per hour?  Lifeguarding is a nice summer job.  You get tan, you’re around lots of beautiful people, and the spirits around the swimming pool are usually great! But wouldn’t you [...]

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Having Autism Spectrum Disorder makes it exceptionally difficult for individuals to communicate with others and relate to the outside world. Autism is currently our nation’s most prevalent childhood developmental disorder. Recent studies from the Centers for Disease Control show that as many as one in 166 children born today are on the autism spectrum. Children with autism are being turned down by the dozen in cities across America just like yours. Not because swim teachers don’t want to help, but because most swimming instructors don’t feel like they have the knowledge necessary to teach these special children successfully–and most of them don’t. I recently teamed up with Vi Hendley, who brings in 28 years of teaching experience with individuals who have Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).