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
In short, Yes. There is a measurable chlorine in salt water pools. The misconception lies in the way that the chlorine gets into the water, but there is still going to be chlorine present and it will need to be regulated just as in a traditionally sanitized pool. Before you change your mind about using Read More
pH balancing is commonly thought of as a way to minimize skin irritation and while that is one of the reasons you don’t want to swim in a misbalance body of water, it is not the real reason pool operators are concerned with pH. Chlorine activation levels are tied to the pH level of your 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
Myth #1: Survival swim lessons are traumatic to infants and toddlers. Truth: Survival Swim Development Network is composed of swim schools that are unified by a gentle approach to drowning prevention. There are certain organizations that may push babies excessively, even driving them to develop an aversion to water. The fear of this experience Read More
Are group swim lessons really cheaper than private lessons?
Fun, Stroke Development, Survival Swim, Water Safety
The answer to this question is not a simple as the price tag on the lesson itself. It is easy to look at the tag of a private lesson being $30 for 15 minutes and to say it is more expensive than a group lesson at $20 for 30 minutes, however the math is not as Read More
The answer is no, you would not drown. I have seen this tag line circulating around Social Media in the weeks leading up to the 2018 Super Bowl and want to correct the semantics of the statement. Although Tom Brady does ingest an absurd amount of liquid, doing the same would not drown you. Read More
A child is never too young to learn to swim. Teaching an infant or toddler how to maneuver in the water with confidence can save their life during an accident. Most children do not learn how to swim until they are at least four years old, but by this time, many are not confident with Read More