A Parent’s Guide to Swimming Badges and Certificates in England There are well over 5,000 publicly accessible swimming pools in England and swimming is England’s most popular mass participation sport. 2.5 million people swimming at least once a week! No wonder two third of primary schoolchildren in England take swim lessons. It could be school …

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Swimming Lessons for 3 Year Olds and Pre-schoolers Pre-Schoolers Starting With Swimming Lessons All swimming experts recommend starting children young and these days many parents do! The reason is, that learning to swim must always start by getting used to water and learning to relax in it. The younger a child is, the easier the …

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🏊‍♂️ Want your child to swim sooner? Our 2026 1:1 Crash Courses in Wimbledon help children jump swimming levels in just 4 days. Perfect for fast-tracking their progress! View  Schedule & Book Very often, after a term or two of swimming lessons, parents start asking their kid’s swim teacher this question: ‘when is my child …

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Swimming’s Benefits For Children’s Overall Well-being Last Update: March 2026 ‘Watching a child makes it obvious that the development of his mind comes about through his movements.’ Dr Maria Montessori, Italian educator and physician In October 2015, I attended a conference in London on Child Development in Education run by the Institute for Neuro-Physiological Psychology …

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Why Book Swimming Classes for Kids Last Updated:12 March 2026 Swimming is a great activity and provides children to have fun and be active at the same time. However, kids get to the point to be able to enjoy swimming specially family swims, they have to learn how to be comfortable in the water, enjoy …

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Parents Guide to Baby & Toddler Swimming Questions Last Updated: March 12, 2026 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 …

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6 Important Women in Swimming; Celebrating  Women’s History Month In month of March, we are close to Easter holidays, but, there are more things to celebrate before Easter. The month of March (1-31 March)- is Women’s History month with 8th of March it’s the International Women’s Day and we would like to use this opportunity …

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Swimming Crash Courses for Summer Holiday In summer with school holidays, there are at least seven weeks of free time to fill in for children in England. For most families, sorting out activity programmes for a long school holiday children is part of planning for the summer. Time spent watching TV or staring at a …

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Your goggle questions answered, by Marjan Moosavi, founder of Blue Wave Swim School These days swim goggles have become an inseparable element of ‘swimming kit’ and buying goggles has become like swimming customs. Parents buy their children goggles regardless of whether or not they can swim. I get questions like ‘does my child need goggles?’ …

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Swimming Books For Toddlers and Pre-schoolers The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you’ll go.” ~Dr. Seuss These days a parent could offer their young child storytime with a picture book as well as by playing an audiobook or with an animated film or just …

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