Swim Safety in Franklin & Nashville: Tips to Keep Your Family Safe While Splashing

Let’s talk about an uncomfortable fact. Across the country, drowning is the primary cause of accidental death for pre-school-age kids. In most cases at least one parent is there when it happens. At British Swim School Nashville South, we teach swim safety to help families in the Franklin and Nashville areas stay safe, and we’ve put together a few tips to get you started.

What You Need to Know About Swim Safety in Franklin

It’s easy to get a little lax about swim safety, especially if your kids know how to act around the pool, but one unexpected slip could be all it takes for something tragic to happen.

Even if you’re familiar with swim safety practices, you have nothing to lose and everything to gain by reviewing some basic tips:

• Arrange for someone to watch the kids at all times. Kids need constant and active supervision whenever they’re by the water. Assign an adult to watch the water at all times so you’ll know right away if something isn’t right.
• Stay focused when it’s your turn to watch. Even when you think you’re paying attention to your kids, you may not realize how often you glance down at your phone or turn to chat with a friend. Keep your phone with you for emergencies, but try to keep your eyes fixed on your kids when you’re the designated watcher.
• Learn life-saving techniques so you can act fast. If someone can no longer breathe, every minute matters. Learn CPR so you can jump into action if someone drowns, rather than waiting for paramedics to arrive.
• Find swimming lessons that include swim safety skills and make sure your kids stick with them. Taking swimming lessons is the best way to make anyone safer near water, but not all lessons are alike. Look for a swimming program that focuses on water competency and survival, and urge your kids to keep going even if they don’t like swimming at first. It could save their life!

Sign up for Swim Safety Lessons in the Franklin & Nashville Region Today

At British Swim School Nashville South, our swimming lessons are open to anyone in the Franklin and Nashville areas who wants to learn more about swim safety. If you live in Nashville, Antioch, Donelson, Franklin, Smyrna, Spring Hill, Brentwood, or Nolensville, let us teach you this important life skill.

To learn more about swim safely in Franklin and Nashville or to sign your family up for swimming lessons, call us today at (615) 212-2010.