Gear Advice: The Best Swimming Accessories for Summer Safety

Swimming accessories are important for summer safety if you plan on swimming. There are a number of things that swimmers can use to enhance their summer experience, but there are some swimming accessories that no one should be without. One of the most important swimming accessories one can own is swimming goggles. In many public […]
10 Reasons You Need Swimming Lessons in Seattle!

Swimming lessons are an essential part of a child’s education, and whether they learn to swim at school, or at private lessons, being able to swim increases confidence, and can become an enjoyable and healthy total fitness hobby. For adults who have never learnt to swim, or for those […]
Why the Back Float is Key to Water Safety and Survival

By Quinn Carr I know from time to time you’ve heard our instructors tell your child to 1…2…3… Roll over onto the back. Other times you probably heard an instructor tell your child to be very still while they’re floating on their back. The reason we emphasize students floating on their back is that at […]
The Necessity, Not Luxury of Learning How to Swim

By Quinn Carr I want you to know that as Director of Marketing and Operations I often shy away from using the fear factor in our marketing here at the British Swim School Seattle. So this will be the only time I speak on the primal fear of “what if”. The other day while at […]
5 Reasons Children Regress In Swim Class

By Quinn Carr If you’ve ever sat on the pool deck while classes are going on I’m pretty sure you have observed like I have when a child who seemingly was progressing through the various stages of our program all of a sudden is afraid of the water. Often […]