Encouraging TALL circle arms
Little swimmers begin learning their circle arms once they have shown confidence swimming unassisted, once they have performed an...
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Ian Campbell
Oct 21 min read
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...
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Ian Campbell
Sep 201 min read
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...
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Ian Campbell
Sep 201 min read
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...
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Ian Campbell
Sep 201 min read
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...
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Ian Campbell
Sep 201 min read
Avoiding forward rotation in Backstroke
When little swimmers begin learning their backstroke arms, we often see a forward rotation, rather than backwards. Avoiding forward...
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Ian Campbell
Sep 161 min read
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...
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Ian Campbell
Aug 291 min read
Swimming with Siblings
At Paradise Swim, we see many benefits of swimming with a sibling. When beginning independent lessons, young swimmers often struggle...
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Ian Campbell
Aug 141 min read
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...
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Ian Campbell
Jul 152 min read
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...
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Ian Campbell
Jun 211 min read
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...
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Ian Campbell
Jun 151 min read
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...
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Ian Campbell
Apr 132 min read
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...
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Ian Campbell
Apr 41 min read
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...
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Ian Campbell
Mar 231 min read
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...
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Ian Campbell
Mar 191 min read
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...
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Ian Campbell
Mar 161 min read
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,...
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Ian Campbell
Sep 26, 20211 min read
Teaching 2 year olds to submerge and kick forwards
2 year old swimmers will naturally seek to raise their head as soon as they are submerged and the creates a vertical swimming position....
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Ian Campbell
Aug 3, 20211 min read
Forward floating for 6 month olds
Our 3-12 month students will be learning the basics of water entry and submersion. Through the use of verbal cues we can teach our little...
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Ian Campbell
Jun 30, 20212 min read
Fast swimming techniques for 3 year olds
Once we pass the confidence building stages for 3 year olds - which is primarily focused on relaxed breathing with bubbles for a count to...
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