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Recent Swimming Articles
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- 5 Ways to Understand Where a Lifeguard is Coming From
- Kick & Hit: When Fighting Can Fend Off a Panicked Swimmer
- Taking Young Ones Underwater for the First Time
- How To Fight Against Chlorine Damages
- Breaking Myths About Water Workouts
- Good-Bye Summer; Hello Fall Swim Lessons!
- Do’s & Dont’s of Taking Swim Lessons in August
- Private One-on-One or Group Swimming Lessons?
- To Dunk or Not to Dunk: When To Force Submersion
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Author Archives: Tina Ramser
Lap Swimming Fundamentals: Learn How to Breathe Correctly
I’m a successful adult and child swim teacher with 15 years of experience, but here’s how I almost gave up on learning lap swimming. Don’t let this story intimidate your swim goals. I’ll get you there in three steps. Years … Continue reading
Posted in Swim Lessons & Programs, Uncategorized
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Kick & Hit: When Fighting Can Fend Off a Panicked Swimmer
There are two lessons I teach my students that go against good parental instincts but can make you safer in the water. Off-Beat Lesson #1: When I teach diving, I warn my kids I will often try and trick them … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, Water Safety
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Taking Young Ones Underwater for the First Time
It’s a comfort thing. A comfort thing that begins with your own. Taking your infant or toddler between the ages of a few months to almost 3 years of age underwater might first feel like you’re going against an instinct … Continue reading
How To Fight Against Chlorine Damages
Lately my 8-month old little one, Josie, has been coming home after the pool with a rash on her body. I suspect it is a chemical-related burn. I asked our veteran Head Lifeguard at the JCC about this issue and … Continue reading
Posted in Health and Fitness
Tagged chlorine damage, pool hair care, skin and hair damage from pools
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Breaking Myths About Water Workouts
It’s usually a big deal for someone who is not used to water workouts to attend to a water aerobic class. For some reason (and yes, many of them are valid), it takes a lot of effort to get the … Continue reading
Good-Bye Summer; Hello Fall Swim Lessons!
You don’t want to think about it, but it needs you attention. Could your swimmer need additional lessons even though summer’s over? That’s going to take planning, and planning takes time and energy. You ran out of that right as … Continue reading
Do’s & Dont’s of Taking Swim Lessons in August
This post comes as after the fact, as August is almost behind us, but that’s kind of the point. If your child took swim lessons this past month, how did they fare? I’m going to look into my magic crystal … Continue reading
Private One-on-One or Group Swimming Lessons?
When I think about using a group approach to get a fearful swimmer started, I recall a quote my friend’s grandmother used to say: “Only the rich can afford to buy cheap, because they can afford to buy something again … Continue reading
Posted in Swim Lessons & Programs, Water Fears & Trauma
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To Dunk or Not to Dunk: When To Force Submersion
Is there ever a good reason to force a child to go underwater if they venomously refuse to put their face in? There are, but exist few and far between and you’d better know exactly what you are doing, parent … Continue reading
Part 2 of Starting Your Child Swimming Early, Pros & Cons
With summer now underway and parents flocking to swim programs, this is Part 2 on a popular topic about the benefits (and detriments) of starting your little one (4 months to 2 1/2 years of age) off early in the … Continue reading
