Happy Mother’s Day To All Mums Specially Swimming Mums What a lovely day we woke up to today in London; dry with clear sky- but, a bit cold. Today it’s a super special day because,… it’s Mother’s Day. On behalf of the Blue Wave Swim School, I want to say a huge, heartfelt thank you …

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Baby Swimming Is Fun, But, Do You Really Need A Swim Teacher and Lessons? More than  20 years of teaching baby swimming lessons has shown me all babies can seriously enjoy a gentle-approached baby swimming lessons. What’s there not to like really? A fun environment for babies to socialise with other children and bond with …

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Weekly Swimming Lessons Vs Swimming Crash Courses Once a week lessons or termly swim lessons over school term time are very popular. But, swimming crash courses are getting more and more popular too. This is what a Harvard University’s scientist tells all parents about swimming lessons: all children should have them. Although swimming lesson are …

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As part of lifting lockdown restrictions due to COVID-19, the U.K government has permitted the re-opening of outdoor swimming pools from 11th of July and indoor pools from 25th of July 2020. Everybody in the swimming world, was so pleased to hear this announcement in July but, unfortunately not all pools managed to open on …

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Easing of Lockdown and Swimming  The arrival of June brought the lift of some restrictions in England. It is nice to see primary school children have returned or are returning to schools and some water sports are permitted including open water swimming. No doubt that you have seen or maybe experienced busy beaches last week. …

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Dryland Exercise is Important for Swimmers Children spend way too much time these days sitting down and watching screens passively and to get stronger and better at swimming, swimmers need to do also some drayland training to complement what they do in water. Swimmers Can Train In and Out of Swimming Pools Swimming teachers and …

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How Swimming Teachers Should Teach Swimming Lessons Feels it was a long time ago but, it was a joy for all swim instructors to resume teaching in April 2021 after the pandemic. When pool re-opened after the 3rd lockdown, in U.K, many places decided not to have their swim teachers to teach in the water …

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Blue Wave Swim School recognised again in 2019 at the Best Business Awards We’re more than a good swim school; we are an award winning swim school in south London! Blue Wave Swim School was the finalist for three main awards in Merton (Wimbledon) and Wandsworth in 2019. Let us to tell you more on …

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What is Autism? How Does it Affect Children? Autism is a ‘spectrum’ condition and affects different people in different ways. Autism or autism spectrum disorder (ASD) incorporates a group of neurodevelopmental disorders causing impaired communication skills and social skills and behavioural challenges. Communication and interacting with the world is a big challenge for people with …

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Happy Teacher’s Day To Swim Instructors Since 1994, 5 October has been named World Teachers’ Day and on this day we say happy Teachers Day to all swim instructors who are helping people across different age group learning to swim. 5th of Oct is the anniversary of the adoption of the 1966 ILO/UNESCO recommendation concerning …

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