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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Parking at Breeze Park
Use this guide to make parking a BREEZE While we are excited for Breeze Park to open on March 9th, we want to make sure you easily arrive at the pool! Since the building is large, you can easily get lost. Here we offer a map to guide you to the pool after getting off […]
March – Coming in Like a Lion – May it Go Out Like a Lamb!
As we were thinking about lions and lambs we wondered if they swim. Do lions swim? What about lambs? In St. Louis, March has certainly come in like a lion. We can only hope the second part of the old expression holds true. “March […]
New Location at Hilltop Hotel
British Swim School is excited to partner with Hilltop Hotel in Kirkwood Missouri to bring swim lessons and critical water safety classes closer to home. Hilltop Hotel will provide another heated pool for our students to utilize in the St. Louis area. Committed to bringing comfortable […]
There’s an App for That! – 1 for You and 3 For Your Child
You can now get the new British Swim School Mobile App as a better way to stay up to date on swim lessons. The app features ways to keep parents well informed about swim lessons and makes keeping in contact a little easier. It is also your […]
New Location at Breeze Park
Breeze Park Senior Living Center in St. Charles Missouri has partnered with British Swim School in St. Louis to bring swim lessons and critical water safety classes closer to home. We are very excited for this partnership! Breeze Park in Weldon Spring offers senior and assisted […]
Time to Curl Up With a Blanket and a Good Book – About Swimming…
After your British Swim School lesson when you get home (and out of the cold weather), why not snuggle up, get cozy and read a book about swimming? Here are some ideas. There are a number of books for toddlers and preschoolers about learning to swim. Several books are about well-known characters learning to swim: […]
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 […]