How Under 3 Year Olds Learn to Swim in France 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 …

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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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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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Introducing a long-term colleague and friend and Swimming Coach, Mr Damien Bryan. Kingston Royals SC, is a community-based swimming club in Southwest London which went from strength to strength over two years under Damien’s leadership. Kingston Royals were named Best Sports Club in 2015 by Kingston Borough Council. Squad swimmers were winning medals on the …

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Presenting Blue Wave Swim School at the 2016 World Aquatic Development Conference in Sweden I find few things more exciting than being in the company of a group of like-minded people. Attending the 2016 World Aquatic Development Conference (WADC) which is a European swimming teaching conference held in Lund, Sweden in January 2016, surrounded by …

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Parental Guide; How Children Learn to Swim  Has your child ever told you, ‘I don’t want to do swimming lessons anymore’? And going to each lesson after that turned out to be a challenge at home? Have you ever wondered how you could help your child to progress more easily and to have a smoother …

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Teaching Little Ones to Swim, French Style In May 2015 I had the privilege to be invited to a swim school in France and observe their toddler swimming classes. These Parent and Child swimming classed for under 5 year olds have been established by clinical psychologist Dr Daniel Zylberberg. The classes are now running in …

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