Choosing a Swim Instructor

This time of year, helping our children learn to swim becomes a priority. With the heat and daily access, children are finding water to plunge into, and we become keenly aware of how precious they are, and how easily we could loose them. Time to sign up for swim...

Safety Week

Will teaching your child to swim save him or her from accidental drowning? Whatever other goals parents may have for enrolling their child in swim lessons, that is always their number one priority. The truth is swim lessons are like seat belts and holding your child’s...

Can Babies Learn to Swim?

“Can babies really learn to swim?” We are asked this question by parents in our Infant Survival program all the time. To which we answer, “YES!” We like to tell the story of Nikki and her infant son, Garrett. Nikki, as many of you may know, is the owner of Academy...

Zen and the Art of Floating

Batray can be a difficult level for some kids to conquer. It’s the floating. It’s the floating. It’s the floating. It is as much a mental game as a physical skill. First let’s examine the physics of floating. The fact is – fat floats. This does not mean that if your...
Swim Smart, Baby!

Swim Smart, Baby!

We like to say that we teach kids to be water smart – but what if swimming lessons actually made your child smarter altogether? This was the question posed by researchers at Griffith University in Australia – a country famous for it’s water sports. The study,...