Updated Swimming Guidelines from the AAP: What You Need To Know
Health and Wellness, News, Survival Swim, Water Safety
What the AAP Said On March 15th, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) made an important announcement updating the age at which children can benefit from swim lessons. “Research has found that swim lessons are beneficial for children starting around age 1, and may lower drowning rates”, said Linda Quan, MD, FAAP, a co-author Read More
Why do I love that I get to teach survival swim skills to kids? To put it simply, it is because I am investing in the future. I am investing not only in my community and the world around me, but I am investing in the lives of numerous individual children. I make a difference Read More
Maintaining balanced water is critical to enjoying your pool, but when it comes to quick water management it is hard to find a boiled down guide of what you really need to keep an eye on. Here is my attempt to help with chlorine levels in your pool: In most pools the primary sanitizer is Read More
Is swimming really so difficult to learn that a child needs a professional to teach them? There are plenty of high school students that teach swim lessons out of neighborhood pools for almost nothing. Why should more money be spent, or more miles be driven, for formal swim lessons? It is okay to cut corners Read More
Summer is just around the corner, and it’s the prime time to register your children for swim lessons. We encourage our parents to get involved with their children’s swim lessons in order to provide positive reinforcement and to help with the commitment of attending classes several days a week. When you are considering swim lessons Read More