We’ve Heard They Can Fly – Did You Know They Can Swim?
Not only can reindeer fly, BUT did you know they can swim ? Santa’s reindeer may not have taken lessons at British Swim School, but they have an advantage that humans do not. The fur of a reindeer consists of hairs that are hollow. This means that a reindeer’s […]
Eureka! Floating: The How’s and Why’s
Floating is a critical skill. It is also a matter of physics – mass and buoyancy. According to the blog Fatherly “Floating is the absolute first skill a kid should master when learning to swim. Not only does it provide a strong foundation for learning to swim, but it’s considered one of the most important […]
Families United to Prevent Drowning
Families United to Prevent Drowning is a group of people who have lost a child to drowning and who, through their individual organizations, have joined to create one voice to say ‘NOT ONE MORE’” The stories are heartbreaking. The “Not One More Story Collection” is on the website. As they say: “It’s a tough read. But […]
Give the Gift of Swim Lessons
A Gift They Will Love A Gift That Will Last A Gift They Will Have for a Lifetime British Swim School Lessons It’s time to think of holiday gifts. If you want to give a gift that will really last, give the gift of swim lessons. The benefits of […]
Keeping Warm When It’s Snowing Outside
British Swim School pools are a warm, comfy place to come to even when it’s freezing outside. All our pools are heated. (Our pool temperatures are significantly warmer than pools used by competitive swimmers or people who swim to work out.) On a cold snowy day, our pools are […]
Let’s Change These Water Safety Numbers
Did you know that more than half the population of our country is unable to swim or perform basic swim safety skills? A survey, conducted for the Red Cross, found that while 80 percent of Americans said they could swim, only 56 percent of the 80% who thought they could swim, were […]
Witches, Goblins and Spiders!! Happy Halloween from British Swim School
Halloween is here and we have been seeing a lot of spiders. At British Swim School we know about spiders. Our youngest swimmers do the “Big, Big Spider” in every class as they move from the instructor back to their parents using the alternating arm motions of swimming. But […]
And Your Child Thinks This is Just Fun
But look at what researchers have found… Swimming lessons for young children and babies resulted in – Higher performance physically, intellectually and in motor development (Compared to a control group that did not take year round lessons, the kids who swam consistently were stronger, more coordinated, better problem solvers, […]
From Age 1 to Age 100, Swimming is Lifelong
Swimming is the one activity that is truly lifelong and British Swim School is a wonderful place to learn – at any age. Babies even younger than one can learn to swim. We even read of a family who enrolled their one–day-old baby in swim lessons. While British Swim […]
Happy (Official) Columbus Day!!
October 12 is the official anniversary of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the Americas. And this day would not have happened if Columbus had not known how to swim… Columbus went to sea when he was about 10 but the first voyage he made into the Atlantic Ocean was in 1476 when he was […]