Clinics

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Posted: 1/04/10
Improving Your Learn To Swim Program

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Improving our Learn to Swim

Posted: 11/06/09:
Improving Our Lesson Programs....
by John Leonard
“Modeling the Right Stuff”

One of the best ways to improve our swim lessons program is to recognize and utilize the concept that today’s children all over the world, are visual learners.

They learn less well by listening and learn better by watching and than modeling. For the swim instructor, this means less talking, more SHOWING....more

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POSTED: 4/29/2009

Fixing the infamous "one foot turned out, one foot turned in" of breatstroke kick fame...

When teaching breaststroke, one of the most commonly seen problems, is the child who can turn one foot outward to do the breaststroke kick, but the other foot stubbornly refuses to turn outward... and the question becomes, how to fix this?...more

Improving Our Learn to Swim Archive

Diana Stockwell
Age: 19
Location: Roscoe, IL
Learn to Swim Program
Name: McGuire Aquatics Club
How Long Have You Been
A Swim Instructor? 5 years
Why Did You Become A
Swim Instructor? "I have a passion for swimming as well as... more

Leading Lights in Learn to Swim

Steve Haufler
Jim Reiser

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"As a former competitive swimmer, I have high standards for youth swimming programs.  The Swim America Program at BSC is top-notch.  I continue to be impressed with the consistency, dedication, and compassion that I see every day by John and his staff of instructors.  The daily session offerings promote rapid growth and development with a nice focus on technique at each station or level.  Unlike other swim programs, Swim America has a unique approach to teaching children - as children master the skills at each station, they move levels as needed, and in the case of one of our children, multiple levels in one daily lesson.  This concept is so rewarding for children because they see immediate results instead of being 'locked in" to any one level for the duration of the program like some other programs we have tried.  We have seen such growth in our three children who are now mid-way through their second year in the program.  I am hopeful that this program will expand into other offerings throughout the calendar year!  Keep up the good work!"

Patty Palmer, former Division I Syracuse University swimmer
--written based on the SwimAmerica program being run by John Pringle at Bridgewater State College, 34 Park Ave., Bridgewater, MA

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