The Swim Professor

Jim Reiser, M.S.

What does it mean to Learn to Swim?

My Definition of Swimming and Swimming Skill Benchmarks What does it mean to learn to swim?  In an effort to help my “swim lessons parents” understand what a child can potentially learn at a variety of ages, I developed a list of “Swimming Skill Benchmarks”  for infants, toddlers, and young children.  Because the question, “How [...]

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January 17, 2010 - 10:45 PM No Comments

American Swimming Coaches Association announces Learn to Swim Clinic in Washington, DC

Mark your calendars for April 10th, 2010 to attend a terrific  one day conference.   The clinic will be held near Washington, DC in Gaithersburg, Maryland and costs just $49.00! Speakers include Jim Reiser, “The Swim Professor” &  founder of Swim Lessons University Steve Fenning, Owner of Vero Beach FL SwimAmerica Steve Haufler, Head Coach of [...]

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January 6, 2010 - 8:22 PM No Comments

Are you frustrated with your swim lesson students?

How to Teach Beginner Swimmers from wikiHow – The How to Manual That You Can Edit Are you becoming frustrated with your beginner swimmers? Or even students who can swim BUT are learning a new stroke? When you consider the points and suggestions below you may feel a little better! Steps Understand there are 3 [...]

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November 14, 2009 - 11:51 PM No Comments

How to Become a Professional Swimming Instructor

How to Become a Professional Swimming Instructor from wikiHow – The How to Manual That You Can Edit Do you want to be considered a “Swimming Professional?” In this article, you will learn some simple steps to becoming a pro! Steps Become a member of at least one reputable, nationally recognized organizations. Here are the [...]

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November 4, 2009 - 7:50 PM No Comments

Tips from the new Butterfly 301 DVD

How to Teach the Butterfly Stroke from wikiHow – The How to Manual That You Can Edit If you would like a creative way to teach Butterfly to young children (ages 4 – 12), this article is for you! Jim Reiser, “The Swim Professor,” will share a few creative, and easy steps from his brand [...]

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October 30, 2009 - 4:53 PM No Comments

Baby Swimming to Butterfly

I just submitted my final edit on Teaching Babies Better to my editor.  If you already ordered your “Teaching Babies Better” DVD, I should be able to ship it out sometime late next week!  Of course the video is now available at Swim Lessons University, my online library of instructional swimming videos, www.swimlessonsuniversity.com For those [...]

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October 29, 2009 - 7:17 PM No Comments