I (17F) am about to swim the 500 Free this Wednesday (Today is Sunday). I've only swam one 500 F this season and I gained about 40 seconds. My time was at 8:26 and my PB was a 7:41 (from last highschool season). Can I get some tips about how to keep an even pace and about the best body positioning to maximize speed. I would like to be at or near my PB when I race.
Did you have situations or experiences when you were swimming at very good level, passing other people around and lasting more time swimming? It is common to see mostly feel tired very fast, so it is impressive when one person can swim for longer time
After a lot of first lessons, you start to pick up on small things early: how a child separates from their parent, whether they look at the water or at the instructor, whether they want to touch the water or keep their distance. None of it predicts how a child will do, but it can shape how an instructor starts that first lesson.
Instructors, what do you look for in those first few minutes, and how does it change how you start??
I want to be lifeguard certified but I never learned how to tread with my hands UP! Is there anywhere I can go…can’t I sign up for treading classes for LG stuff 😭 genuinely at a loss.
I lost my accounting job at the end of August. I also have three children - 7 year old son and boy/girl twins who will be 6 in December.
I’ve grow up around pools and my mom had all my sisters and me in lessons from the time we were babies. I was on a swim team in middle school and was on our local high school swim team. I joined a masters club when I first moved to AZ, but couldn’t afford to keep up with it as a college student. I love swimming and being in the water.
I’m interested in starting a mobile swim lesson company, since we don’t currently have a pool of our own. We were starting the process of getting a pool, but then I was laid off.
Living in Arizona, I see news stories and articles about children drowning every summer. It breaks my mama heart 💔.
I would LOVE to work with kids again (I was a nanny for years) and teach swim lessons and water safety. My plan is to take CPR, AED, and Lifeguard classes through Red Cross. I also saw they have a water safety instructor certification. I think I’d like to have that, too. Thoughts?
My question is, do you think a mobile swim company, where I go to clients homes/pools and teach in their pool, would be successful? I’d like to eventually have my own pool and teach from my home. Any tips to starting your own swim lesson business is much appreciated!