Swim Education
Tips for Swimming When It’s Cold Outside
As temperatures drop in the winter, parents are sometimes tempted to put swim lessons on hold until the warmer spring or summer months. But learning to swim is actually a year-round pursuit. When children take extended breaks from lessons, their technique gets rusty and they need time to regain their confidence and capabilities in the…
Read MoreDos & Don’ts When Your Children Are Learning to Swim
When you register your children for swim lessons, you are introducing them to a fun activity and helping them develop a valuable life skill. You’ve already taken the most important step by signing them up for lessons, and now your job is simply to support them throughout the learning process. The best advice we can…
Read MoreWhat is the Proper Sequence of Learning to Swim? Step 3: Stroke Enhancement
This is the third and final blog post in our series discussing the different levels our students go through to learn how to swim properly. Swim Thru Life is our school’s mantra because we believe swimming is an indispensable life skill everyone must have – one that truly can save lives. And like other important…
Read MoreWhat is the Proper Sequence of Learning to Swim? Step 2: Stroke Development
Our goal is for every student who attends Tom Dolan Swim School to learn how to swim properly. This process doesn’t happen overnight, but with lots of practice and repetition, muscle memory kicks in and the basics become second nature. We structure our school’s curriculum in three main programs of class levels: Water Comfort Stroke…
Read MoreWhat is the Proper Sequence of Learning to Swim? Step 1. Water Comfort
At our school, we believe that swimming is so much more than an activity or a sport; it’s an essential life skill. Like any other valuable skill, swimming ability must be developed slowly and steadily. A specific sequence of steps allows students to learn the fundamentals and expand their capabilities over time. The three main…
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