A GREAT DAY FOR WATER SAFETY! SAFE KIDS Midlands, led by Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital, teamed up with The Swim Lessons Company’s Swim Lessons University Instructors today and gave some 70 children a free swimming lesson! Coach Reiser shared safety tips with the parents as well and talked about The Swim Lessons Company’s new “Make [...]

BFIS (Business Focused Internet Solutions) aka Time2Sign-up has developed an awesome registration program for swim schools.   After years of glitches in the old system that some of my fellow swim school members may remember, this new system they developed for me is EASY, STATE-OF-THE-ART, and virtually Error Proof! We started our May Swim Lessons Registration [...]

As I fly back from the American Swimming Coaches Association SwimAmerica Business Conference in Fort Lauderdale, I thought I would share a few highlights of the weekend: I was honored to be the opening speaker at the conference, and gave three talks over the course of the weekend. My colleagues Lori Klatt from SwimAmerica Swim [...]

I am excited to announce that WABC (World Aquatic Babies & Children Network) is the new  Official Partner of Swim Lessons University. To name a few, here are some exciting developments for 2010: 1.  When you purchase any Swim Lessons University DVD, Lesson Plan, etc., –you will receive a 20% off discount coupon to JOIN [...]

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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 [...]

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 [...]

How to Teach a Child to Back Float in Swim Lessons in 60 Seconds or Less from wikiHow – The How to Manual That You Can Edit Would you like to learn how to teach a young child (age 3 & over) to float on the back in one minute or less? Read on! Steps [...]

I received an angry phone call from a parent (the parent was not at the swimming lesson): “My son is on a swim team and doesn’t need a life jacket. Why does he have to wear a life jacket during swimming lessons?” Read my answer and insight on whether or not flotation devices should be [...]

How to Teach Group Swimming Lessons from wikiHow – The How to Manual That You Can Edit Have you ever wondered if there were some simple tips that could help make teaching swimming to small groups (6-12 students) easier? You’re in luck! Here are some teaching strategies that will make teaching easier for you (View [...]