Your child will learn basic swimming and safety skills from a young age, given the right learning environment. But the last thing you want to do is spend hundreds of dollars on swimming lessons and then hinder their progression by taking the wrong steps when swimming with them outside of their class.

Are you ready to dive into the world of lifesaving? Whether you’ve already signed up for a Bronze Medallion or Bronze Cross course, or are considering it, congratulations! Here’s a brief overview of what these courses entail.

According to USA Swimming, 58 percent of African American children are unable to swim. That's almost double the rate of white children. African American children also drown at nearly three times the overall rate. The history of this has basis from the lack of access people of colour were given to public pools, whether it be due to segregation or Jim Crow legislation. 

There are scientific reasons why we're so drawn to lakes, rivers, and oceans

Swimming helps to improve concentration and focus attention, contributes to the ability to define objectives and in the management of pressure, stress and anxiety.

Can you remember the feeling of your first swim? There's nothing quite like the sense of relaxation and stress relief that comes after a swim, whether you start or end your day with it.