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Guide to Backstroke Arms
Backstroke arms can be quite the struggle for many beginners due to many reasons. Most commonly, swimmers struggle to break the habit of...
Paradise Swim
Jan 181 min read
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How we at Paradise Swim: Help your 2–4-year-old feel confident in the water
At Paradise Swim, we encourage lessons to swimmers as young as 3 months. Of course, every little swimmer's journey is different; some...
Paradise Swim
Jan 82 min read
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Privacy Policy
1. ABOUT This document sets out the policy of Paradise Swim relating to the privacy of your personal information (Privacy Policy)....
Ian Campbell
Dec 30, 20245 min read
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Encouraging TALL circle arms
Little swimmers begin learning their circle arms once they have shown confidence swimming unassisted, once they have performed an...
Ian Campbell
Oct 16, 20241 min read
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Learning to Side breath
At Paradise Swim our swimmers learn to side breath in our 'Frog' format. When learning to swim rolling and breathing can be a tricky...
Ian Campbell
Oct 2, 20241 min read
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Why is correct head position important when learning freestyle?
Correct head positioning is a key foundational skill for kids, when learning freestyle in swimming lessons. Why is it important? Body...
Ian Campbell
Sep 20, 20241 min read
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Learning Backstroke for Beginners
At Paradise Swim, we introduce kicking on our back in our child and parent classes and maintain this practice up until our last level. We...
Ian Campbell
Sep 20, 20241 min read
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My child won't swim without me in the pool, help!
Your child can begin swimming at paradise swim as young as 3 months. At that age, and up until 3 years old, we offer baby classes, where...
Ian Campbell
Sep 20, 20241 min read
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Avoiding forward rotation in Backstroke
When little swimmers begin learning their backstroke arms, we often see a forward rotation, rather than backwards. Avoiding forward...
Ian Campbell
Sep 20, 20241 min read
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Summers Coming!
As winter comes to a close and the days get hotter, summer calls for long days by the beach or pool. At Paradise Swim, we see an increase...
Ian Campbell
Sep 16, 20241 min read
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Swimming with Siblings
At Paradise Swim, we see many benefits of swimming with a sibling. When beginning independent lessons, young swimmers often struggle...
Ian Campbell
Aug 29, 20241 min read
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Why we ask for splashing toes
Once achieving a straight leg kick, we ask swimmers to focus on maintaining splashing toes on the surface of the water. Keeping our legs...
Ian Campbell
Aug 14, 20241 min read
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How to submerge my child in the water?
Submerging your child underwater for the first time can be a scary thing but at Paradise Swim it is a slow progression throughout 2-3...
Ian Campbell
Jul 15, 20242 min read
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Why are bubbles so important?
At Paradise Swim we teach children to blow bubbles with eyes in the water from the age of 18months onwards. This is a slow progression to...
Ian Campbell
Jun 21, 20241 min read
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How to teach babies to hold their breath in a seated submersion
At Paradise Swim children will learn how to submerge underwater from a seated position at the age of 12-18months. Before they learn this...
Ian Campbell
Jun 15, 20241 min read
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Freestyle Stroke Development
As little swimmers move onto stroke development classes, we focus on stroke technique. As 3–5-year-olds, little swimmers will learn the...
Ian Campbell
Apr 13, 20242 min read
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Learning Breastroke - Kick & Pull
At Paradise Swim children will learn and develop their simple strokes (freestyle and backstroke) around the age of 4-6. Once children can...
Ian Campbell
Apr 4, 20241 min read
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Baby and Parent Class Activities
Making swimming fun encourages your young ones to love being in the water. Simple games such as 'sinkies' or 'crocodile crocodile' can...
Ian Campbell
Mar 23, 20241 min read
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Why do we teach rockets?
When teaching 2–5-year-olds streamline, we refer to this position as a rocket. We ask for the student to put their chin to their chest...
Ian Campbell
Mar 19, 20241 min read
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Correct Technique when Kicking on our Back
It is common for your child to be uncomfortable swimming on their back. Children, especially when first learning kicking on our back,...
Ian Campbell
Mar 16, 20241 min read
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