What a successful term 3 we have just had!! It never ceases to amaze me what our children can to be taught. The students have been engaging, listening to every instruction, watching and learning and we are so proud of them. Term 4 is about to kick off and with the weather warming up, learning…
When I was a competitive swimmer, we had no such luxuries such as caps and goggles. We got use to blood shot eyes stinging with the chlorine and no amount of Murine would ease the pain. And our hair which went a greenish color was a badge of honor. A true testament to the hours…
Long vacation is upon us sooooo, I was hoping those children who have been religiously attending their swim lessons will be practicing their swimming in the public pools, the lakes, the ocean, their paddle pools, their bathtubs and even in their dreams. Sometimes when we want to relax ourselves around water which our children…
Why Swim Intensives Benefit Your child As your child develops his or her swimming technique they have the opportunity to “fast track” by participating in a Swim Intensive at Swim For Your Life. Swim Intensives Benefits. Your child’s swimming technique is monitored, assessed and put under the microscope. They will receive a structured lesson each…
The Swim For Your Life swimming center has had some improvements and it is looking good. The unseen improvements include replacing the cartridge filters with bigger sand filters and automating the salt chlorination system for both pools. We have 2 car spaces for the sole use of Swim For Your Life parents close to the…
Swimming classes provide your child the ability to relax as soon as they enter the pool here at swim For Your life. As your child begins to learn good consistent technique, swimming becomes very meditative, similar to running or other forms of exercise. Breathing rhythm and mental strength are all a part of what we…
For the next few weeks, we will be giving you some advice on the benefits swimming can give you, not only physically but in mental health. Why Learning to Swim in Winter is Important Parents and carers are being warned by Royal Life Saving not to opt out of swimming lessons for children during…
As a swim teacher and coach it always amazes me the courage that some of our new and young swimmers have when learning to swim. Teachers are continually asking the students to do things they have perhaps never done before and new things as we know, can be scary. Courage is for me, feeling this…
What Should I Do If My Child Cries and Is Afraid at the Pool. It can be hard to know what to do when your child cries during lessons. A certain amount of crying is ok from time to time and is to be expected from most beginners. The crying can be a natural expression…
Swimming Efficiently Swimming is superb aerobic exercise (vigorous exercise that really pumps your heart and lungs) and very tiring. The two things are of course connected. You can swim further for longer by swimming more efficiently, which in turn means using as little energy as possible for each stroke by getting as much forward propulsion…