With warmer weather and school holidays on the horizon, most families have already started planning their summer trips. More likely you will be spending your summer break somewhere warm with an easy access to a nice swimming pool or sandy beaches or a lake or river-your family will be around water. Water is fun and …

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My journey to discover how Blue Wave Swim School’s learn-to-swim programme and children swimming could continue to improve took me to Paris recently.  Attending the French Federation for Aquatic Activities for Early-Years & Leisure (FAAEL) ’s 35th anniversary international congress in April  was a great opportunity to deepen my understanding about the French approach children …

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Which One to Pick; Private Swimming Lessons Vs Group Lessons The decision of whether to select private (1:1) or small group swimming lessons doesn’t always boil down to the cost implications, there’s more to consider when you are dealing with a child or adult who is really uncomfortable in the water. Children or Adults Could …

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Dos and Don’ts of Teaching Swimming from 2016 Nordic Baby Swimming Conference As the UK starts to warm up, I cast my mind back to a wonderful cold icy few days in Stockholm at the end of last year when I went to the Nordic Baby Swim Conference organised by the Swedish Swimming Federation and …

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What Blue Wave Swim School Done in One Year 2016 ended and a new year is starting at Blue Wave Swim School.  So, it’s time to reflect on what we’ve done in one year; the new things we have learnt and what to look ahead to the future. Our Achievements in 2016  1. Growth in …

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Ich freue mich sehr mit zwei Kolleginnen und Schwimmexpertinnen – Anitra Boszotta und Marion Falzeder, Expertinnen sowohl für das Schwimmen lernen als auch für Babys und Kleinkinder – in diesem Blog zusammenzuarbeiten. Anitra und Marion geben hier Einblick in ihre Arbeit, in dem sie die 10 wichtigsten Fragen  beantworten, die Eltern über das Schwimmen lernen wissen …

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We have previously spoken with one of the international baby swimming expert about the benefits of baby swimming and importance of having a qualified swim teacher to teach young teachers. I’m really excited to once again, work with another two colleagues and baby swimming experts, Anitra Boszotta and Marion Falzeder from Austrian Baby swimming Association (ABA). They …

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How Swimming Lessons Are Done Elsewhere in Europe Embracing the idea of continuously improving our teaching practices and the learning environment for our swimmers is one of our core values here at Blue Wave Swim School. There are many different ways of doing this but peer-observation is my favourite method. Connecting with experts and sharing …

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Q&As With A Baby Swimming Expert (Part 2) In part one of this blog, baby swimming guru and writer of ‘Swim With Love’, Terje Stakset, explained that the goal of baby and toddler swim lessons. He explained young children can develop an affinity for swimming and learn the very basics in order to be ready …

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Our Summer Term ended in mid-July, with many of our swimmers making amazing progress towards moving up to the next level of our classes for next term. You can see our Summer Term 2016 in photos and action here! In the final lessons of the term, we put on loads of fun and useful activities, since …

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