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From the pool deck

Expert swim tips, water safety advice, and family-focused insights from New Zealand’s most trusted swim school.

Why repetition is key

You bring your little one to their swimming lesson week after week, and it looks like they are repeating the same things over and over again and don’t always seem to be learning anything.

4 Things children should know how to do in the water

Taking the children to the beach or pool? Fun! Letting the little ones splash and play is a great way to spend some family time…

A life skill just as important as walking and talking

We all expect our children to grow up to talk and walk well. We should also expect them to swim well. Swimming is one of life’s most important skills.

Good things take time!

We are often asked, “how long will it take for my child to learn to swim?” The answer to this is difficult for two reasons. Firstly, there is no magic number of lessons as each child is different and progresses at…

Water safety tips

Summer is approaching, the weather is warming up and lots of activities are starting to be planned in and around the water.

Screen time or green time?

Our children these days are bombarded by screens all day and tend to spend lots of time in front of one type of or another whether they’re watching TV, playing games or doing homework. What this mea…