Working Together to Prevent Accidental Drownings It takes a village to raise a child. The same aphorism rings valid for preventing accidental drownings. Children rely on adults for education, life skills, and protection from harm. Unintentional drowning is 100 percent preventable. Preventing these tragedies requires us to provide our children with the skills, education, and […]
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May
May
Learning to Swim with Steve Wallen Swim School Can Improve Your Little One’s Health: Many adults know how to improve their overall health through an active lifestyle. However, we don’t often think about the physical health needs of our little ones. It makes sense that the human body will benefit from simple and complex movement, […]
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Mar
Mar
A Time for Endurance, A Time for Technique: Wallen Swim El Dorado Hills For expert swimming instructors, such as our energetic team at Steve Wallen Swim School, knowing what swimming skill to teach next comes as naturally as swimming does to a duck. So we know when to challenge your child and when to focus […]
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Feb
Feb
Spring Break Swimming Lessons at Steve Wallen Swim School in El Dorado Hills and Roseville Spring is right around the corner, which means a return to fun in the water! So please take action now, and prepare your family for aquatic adventures by enrolling in our Spring Break swimming lessons! By learning to swim, you […]
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Jan
Jan
Understanding Your Body Type, How To Tread Water and Much More – A Simple Overview from Your local Swim School in El Dorado Hills and Roseville The ability to keep your body at the surface of the water is dependent on many factors. For some of us, floating and bobbing at the shimmering surface comes […]
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Dec
Dec
When Should My Child Use Floaties? – Steve Wallen Swim School in El Dorado Hills and Roseville Just as with many things in life, there is a time and a place for floaties. Every day, you make critical decisions regarding your child’s safety, learning, and happiness, so thinking about the proper use of floaties is natural. […]
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Nov
Nov
5 Tips to Develop a Better Flutter Kick from Steve Wallen Swim School in El Dorado Hills and Roseville The not so humble flutter kick is the driving force for two main swim strokes: freestyle and backstroke. But, the flutter kick is also a key recreational skill! If you and your children plan to snorkel […]
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Nov
Nov
Swim Lessons: More Than Learning to Swim – Steve Wallen Swim School in El Dorado Hills and Roseville Learning to swim is a childhood milestone that many of us have been lucky to experience. I remember my own ‘learn to swim’ classes as a child. This small, outdoor swimming pool was the highlight of the […]
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Oct
Oct
What’s Next? After They Know How to Swim – Steve Wallen Swim School in El Dorado Hills and Roseville Many parents and children believe that once the basics of swimming have been learned, there is no need to continue with swimming lessons. While it’s understandable that you and your children’s interests may change and that […]
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Sep
Sep
Building Swim Stroke Endurance – Steve Wallen Swim School in Roseville and El Dorado Hills Swimming is primarily an endurance sport; the greater distances you can swim, the better the workout and the fun! So, once basic skills such as comfort in the water, floats, glides, arm circles, breathing, and kicking (whew!) have been mastered, […]