Swim School Academy News

Covid Update

LOCKDOWN UPDATE 02.11.20 And here we go again! In light of the impending lockdown we wanted to confirm that the last swimming lessons this week will be on Wednesday 4th November. Any lessons from Thursday 5th will then pause until the end of the lockdown period. We are so grateful for the support you all

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Child swimming

FAQs – Returning to swimming

Please note that this guidance is based on available information at this time, and will be a living document, which we will continually update as and when new information is confirmed by the government. It is worth noting, that there will be ‘no one size fits all’ COVID-19, solutions, and different venues will have different

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Gemma

Meet Gemma – Our Mermaid Experience Teacher

Gemma has been swim teaching with Swim School Academy for a few years. After seeing a video online of a young girl in a mermaid tail and unable to regain her feet and getting herself into trouble, Gemma realised that these fins and tails were dangerous. Mermaid swimming always looked so much fun, with a

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Helping Your Baby or Child Swim

Taking your young child in a pool for the first time needn’t be a daunting time for a parent. Not only is it an opportunity for memories, but it should also be great fun! We’ve laid out a few tips for your little first-time swimmer, to help you make the most of the pool and

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Benefits to Intensive Courses

Intensive courses are considered by some to add extra pressure to the learning process, with their busy schedules and fast education system. But we believe that there are so many positives in intensive learning and the results will speak for themselves. We have compiled a few reasons as to why we think that the intensive

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Improving Confidence In Young Swimmers

Improving confidence in your little one in the pool can be a tough act to get right. Ultimately it is important for them to feel comfortable and set themselves up for a long future enjoying water, so we have provided some tips to help! Use of noodles Using a noodle/woggle is something which really helps

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