January 2011 Blog Posts (4)

Goggles for Swim Lessons?

I was dumbfounded this morning as I watched two former competitive swimmers, now swim instructors, do freestyle demonstrations with their eyes closed! These were great age group swimmers. In fact, one of them was even a state champion!

Ironically, later this afternoon I received a call from the assistant superintendent of the school district, where we teach…

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Added by Jim Reiser on January 27, 2011 at 3:50pm — 9 Comments

Floods Devastate Aussie Swim School

Very sad to see the destruction these floods have wrought. Just got this message from Laurie Batter relaying the devastation at one swim school in the words of the school's owner, Alan Lewis:

How heartbreaking is this?

This has been my most important project in the last half year.

This school belongs to the CEO of Swim Australia.

I was his consult…

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Added by Gary Thill on January 14, 2011 at 4:00pm — No Comments

2011 Aquatic Predictions

New Year prognostications aren’t for the timid. Invariably, the predictor ends up looking ridiculous when the forecasts don’t come to pass. No matter how much experience or inside information you might have, the world has a way of surprising you. Put another way, want to make God laugh? Make a plan.

All those caveats aside, here are five aquatic… Continue

Added by Gary Thill on January 5, 2011 at 10:21am — 1 Comment

Learn To Swim Radio

Thursday by Thursday, the Learn To Swim Ship is s l o w l y being turned. S l o w l y, but it's turning. It's being turned by the listeners of The Learn To Swim Show at WorldTalkRadio.com.

These listeners, whether swimming students or instructors, are witnessing the laying of new track in the Learn To Swim Universe.…

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Added by Melon Dash on January 4, 2011 at 2:00pm — No Comments