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Swimming Is More Than A Sport
No one will argue with the benefits of increased safety when learning to swim. However, the benefits of learning to swim with SwimJim expand far beyond the reach of just safety. Albeit, safety is our primary goal, we teach learn … Read More
The Social Child
Athletics and swimming are obviously an important part of your child’s development. It improves coordination and language translation into kinesthetic movement. It boosts self-confidence and most importantly it teaches your child how to be safer in the water through safety … Read More
Parent’s Fear vs. Child’s Fear
Overcoming the fear of water can be a daunting and difficult task. This is true for all ages however parents have the choice to make this an easier process for their children especially if the fear as actually their own. … Read More
NEW POSTS!
Please read all of the new interesting posts by SwimJim, Inc. and its’ employees. If you want to get these in our monthly newletters, please send your E-mail address to info@swimjim.com and let us know! Have a great week, … Read More
Winter Swimming
TRUE OR FALSE: Involving a child in swimming during the winter will cause the child to have an excessive amount of colds and other illnesses. They catch cold from going outside with a “wet head”. The answer: a … Read More
SwimBabies/SwimFants Classes!
SwimJim’s Swimbaby/Swimfant class is an introductory class for students to explore the water with their parents through song and sensory games/activities! Our method is based off of a routine program that helps you’re child adapt to water in a safe … Read More
Core Training
Core training is something that is neglected in many sports including basketball, baseball, and especially swimming. There are people who believe that the “core” only means having strong abdominal muscles, or a six-pack. In all actuality, having strong abdominal muscles … Read More
Why we teach back floating…
We are first and foremost a water safety education center. It is our primary goal to make sure that every child is safer in the water, no matter what skill level the child. Every aspect of our curriculum is geared … Read More
Rip Currents!
I read an interesting article today, which made me eager to increase the awareness in the subject of rip currents. Rip currents are strong channels of water flowing away from the shoreline, typically through the surf line, and can occur … Read More