Tomorrow, Thursday, 5/20/10, is your last chance to register your swim school to participate in The World’s Largest Swimming Lesson.   What a great way to get your local media involved in promoting swimming lessons as one of the most important ways to prevent drownings.   Make no mistake about it, drowning prevention requires  layered approach . [...]

Get your students and parents hooked with the Swim Lessons University Bracelet System!   Instantly recognize and reward your students by punching out the star besidethe skill you just taught your pupil with our handy ¼” star puncher! Parents and children will absolutely love the way you will reward them for their progress!  Not only will [...]

You are going to absolutely love our upcoming latest addition to Swim Lessons University. It our brand new “paperless” Swim Proficiency & Water Safety Awards System.  Here’s a brief summary of how it works: Each child gets a silicone bracelet (Lance Armstrong type) which features 6 major skills that he or she will be working [...]

In addition to membership discounts for your new WABC (World Aquatic Babies & Children Network) membership or membership renewal,  your staff will soon be able to use the Swim Lessons University ONLINE TESTS based on the SLU DVD’s.    For just $10 per teacher, your teachers will be able to take a 25 question test and [...]

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from wikiHow – The How to Manual That You Can Edit Would you like to learn an easy way to construct great swim lesson plans for your beginner swimmers? It’s as easy as 1-2-3! Read on! Steps Determine what skills are most age-appropriate to teach your beginner swimmers on a daily basis. The age of [...]

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 [...]