35 Ways to Stay Safe in and Around the Water
When you consider the U.S. Census Bureau shows there are 8.8 million residential and public-use swimming pools in the United States, and, the U.S Centers for Disease Control reports drowning is the second-leading cause of unintentional injury deaths in children aged 1-14 years, being safe in and near the water is important. May is National […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Water Safety… A Skill That Saves Lives
PUBLISHED ON “Notworthy Mommy”’s blog on May 29, 2018 The month of May signals the beginning of summer fun: playing outside, splashing in outdoor pools and spending time in or near lakes and oceans. May is also water safety […]
British Swim School St. Louis Talks Water Safety on Public Radio
Birch McMullin, owner of British Swim School St. Louis, was interviewed on Thursday on National Public Radio’s St. Louis affiliate to talk about drowning prevention and water safety. He was part of a panel on St. Louis on the Air with Don Marsh. Drowning deaths still happen “way too often” Birch said, “but don’t get […]
At British Swim School, Every Month is Water Safety Month
British Swim School St. Louis works every day to teach water survival skills and drowning prevention skills. The small classes are taught in a nurturing and fun way by trained instructors who love working with kids. Children are initially taught safe entry and safe exit, floating on their […]
Silence is Golden But NOT When a Child is At Risk of Drowning
Help protect your child against the silent killer of drowning with lessons at British Swim School. Drowning is a silent killer and drowning can occur in less than a minute. It is commonly thought that people who are drowning are thrashing about and making noise but when a child is drowning they are doing so […]