Posted by Caroline Swatton, at 4:25 pm on January 5, 2010
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Herald Sun Australia called for compulsory swimming lessons for children after 10 drownings this week in Australia. It does not matter where children or Adults live in the world swimming lessons should be compulsory for children from 3 years and younger at Swalings we agree and we run comprehensive swimming lessons for that age group [...]
Posted by Swalings Admin, at 6:16 pm on January 2, 2010
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drowning remains the second leading cause of unintentional injury-related deaths for youths aged 14 and under. Parents can do many things to reduce the risk of drowning, including ensuring that children are adequately supervised in and around the water, keeping gates around residential swimming pools locked, and making sure that children always wear personal floatation [...]
Posted by Swatton Family, at 2:39 pm on December 29, 2009
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The latest batch of army recruits had to take swimming lessons as part of their training, the first time this has been required of new soldiers. It is in line with a recommendation made by a board of inquiry in the wake of the death of a young gunner who drowned during an army exercise [...]
Posted by Swalings Admin, at 2:42 pm on December 27, 2009
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……about to emerge As smokers take their last drag, drinkers taste their final nip, chocoholics enjoy their last slice of heaven, you can taste the air of optimism. We have good intentions to get fitter and healthier! So what is it that goes wrong somewhere in the middle of January? The answer is simple, its [...]
Posted by Swalings Admin, at 5:37 pm on December 24, 2009
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A GREAT Sankey man suffering from a serious spinal injury, defied his fear of water to learn to swim and compete in triathlons within eight months, has been crowned an inspiration to others. Forty-eight-year-old Chris Smith, was diagnosed with spondylosis in 2001 that meant the former marathon runner had to hang up his running shoes. [...]
Posted by Swalings Admin, at 1:17 pm on December 23, 2009
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Recent report in the Dail Mirror where a six year old boy fell into the river Exe in Devon. His parents were frantic as he calmly swam to the side in the freezing cold water. His mother said that his calmness in the water was down to the fact that he had been having swimming lessons since [...]
Posted by Swalings Admin, at 11:54 am on December 23, 2009
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A number of recent articles in local and national papers recommend intensive swimming lessons to get children and adults swimming quickly. This is an ideal way to introduce swimming lessons over a short period of time in a safe and structured manner and great fun! At Swalings we have been doing this for a number [...]
Posted by Swalings Admin, at 3:10 pm on December 22, 2009
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As the Christmas season fast approaches we upset our normal diet and routine by the huge intake of acidic foods and drink and wonder why we become slow and sluggish help is at hand we need to take lots of alkline based foods to restore the balance and quick. Starting with healthy water at a [...]
Posted by Swalings Admin, at 2:45 pm on December 22, 2009
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A number of famous sport stars have reached the top of their profession although they have suffered from asthma all their lives. The question is can swimming help fitness levels and enable people of all ages participate in a sport? The answer is yes and at Swalings School of Swimming we have a number of children [...]
Posted by Swatton Family, at 5:04 pm on October 21, 2009
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A 56 year old man has just received a swimming award from the ASA for learning to swim having had a fear of water since early childhood. Did you know that Swalings teaches adults to swim in just 5 days? Why not join one of our residential swimming courses in Bournemouth. We have been teaching [...]
