Meet Our Team
Birch, Owner Bringing the British Swim School franchise to St. Louis fulfilled many aspirations for Birch, but the most important was “knowing that we are helping to keep children safe from drowning,” which he is passionate about. As a lifelong lover of the water, Birch’s experience includes everything from teaching swim lessons to running the […]
British Swim School Featured in Ladue News
On the Cover and With an Article Inside British Swim School St. Louis is delighted to have been featured in the August 17 edition of Ladue News. The cover photo of Ms. Kayla working with a student exemplifies the individual attention and warmth of all our instructors. In […]
This Story Ends Happily – But It Was Almost a Tragedy
Last week a 5 year-old drowned. (He survived and will be fine so technically he was the victim of a drowning but a non-fatal drowning.) His mother has courageously and generously posted her harrowing story on Facebook in hopes that others can learn from her experience and she begs other to share her post. Her […]
Must Know Water Safety Tips to Keep Our Communities Safe
Summer is here! And with it come trips to the beach and afternoons spent outside by the pool. We know that there’s nothing like getting away for a warm and sunny break this time of year, but it’s important to stay safe and practice proper water safety. Our Goal is to prevent water related accidents! […]
How One Pediatrician Talks About Water Safety
British Swim School St. Louis is grateful for pediatricians like Dr. Steen James. In a post on the website of the American Academy of Pediatrics, she talks about why she urges all her families to get swim lessons, to start them early and to make them a priority. She is motivated by an incident early […]
British Swim School – Proud to Announce a Partnership with SWIM-ON Foundation
(Safer Waters in Memory of Nicholas) Because of British Swim School and the important work they do, Birch’s parents have become re-engaged in drowning prevention. It was 37 years ago that they lost their 22-month-old son Nicholas (Birch’s brother) in a swimming pool drowning accident. When Birch […]
Planning Ahead for a Safe Summer?
Swim Lessons? – Yes. But Don’t Forget the Other Layers of Protection, Including Knowing CPR Drowning is the leading cause of accidental death for children 1 – 4 and second for children 5 – 9. But drowning is the most preventable of accidental injury fatalities. Preventing drowning requires all the layers […]
American Academy of Pediatrics Now Recommends Swim Lessons for All Children (and Parents)!
This week the American Academy of Pediatrics announced a revision of their policy statement on drowning prevention. The revisions come as a response to research and, sadly, also in response to two tragedies last summer when families lost toddlers to drowning. “Can your child swim? Can you?” they ask. […]
In Honor of National Women’s History Month!
Swim #likeagirl Get those girls to British Swim School and empower them to swim #likeagirl. Because – Girls swim faster than boys – up to age 11. (By age 14, boys are faster and maintain that edge through adulthood.) In open-water, ultra-distance swimming, however, women do better especially as distances increase. Swimming […]
Why BRITISH Swim School? What’s with the Name?
“Do you swim on the left side of the lane?” Our staff always hears the question “Why British Swim School?” – usually followed with “Why not American Swim School” “Why does it have to be British?” No, our staff is not from the UK nor do we talk in British accents, and while we like […]