Swim Lessons in Brooklyn: Why Water Safety Should be a Top Priority in 2019

With over 1,000 children drowning every year, water safety is a huge concern for parents across the country, including right here in Brooklyn. At British Swim School Brooklyn Queens, we believe it’s never too early or too late to learn how to be safe in the water. That’s why our swim lessons include water survival and safety instruction and are available to kids and adults of all ages in Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island City, Park Slope, Williamsburg, Greenpoint, and the surrounding areas.

5 Water Safety Tips Every Parent Should Know

Whether your child is currently enrolled in swim lessons with British Swim School Brooklyn Queens, or you are thinking about signing up, here are five water safety tips every family should know:

1. Always provide supervision in the pool and keep kids within arms reach, even if there’s a lifeguard on duty.
2. Even small bodies of water can present a drowning risk to young children, so it’s important to also provide supervision around bathtubs, water buckets, and kiddie pools, and drain them when not in use.
3. Learn how to perform CPR, and know the signs of drowning and secondary drowning.
4. Teach children basic water safety rules, and follow them:
   • No running on the pool deck
   • No diving in the shallow end
   • Never dunk others
   • Never push anyone into the water
   • Never swim alone
5. Make 2019 the year your family learns how to stay safe in the water by enrolling in swim lessons in the Brooklyn area that include water safety and survival instruction.

Swim Lessons With a Focus on Safety in Brooklyn

At British Swim School Brooklyn Queens, we are committed to providing swim lessons that give kids and adults the skills they need to be water safe. Students learn and practice water safety and survival skills they can use throughout their lives, including independent back floating, how to swim-flip-swim to safety, what to do in emergencies.

Our swim lessons are taught in warm indoor pools throughout the Brooklyn area that have been chosen for their convenient locations and cozy atmospheres. And because our pools are heated and indoors, our classes run year round, even in the middle of winter so students can always be practicing and learning.

To enroll your family in swim lessons that include water safety and survival, call British Swim School Brooklyn Queens today at (718) 576-1870. We look forward to swimming with you!