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By Meagan Davis Over the last several years, Youth and Junior Triathlons have exploded in popularity. USA Triathlon, the sport’s governing body, reports that the number of youths competing in triathlons has increased from 19,825 participants in 2007 to 57,846 in 2013. According to the New York Times, “triathlons for children have come tremendously popular, Read More
Just Keep Swimming: 3 Reasons to Keep Your Child Swimming this Winter
Health and Wellness, Texas Swim Academy Programs
Winter is no time for children to hide from the water, in fact it’s a great time of year for children to stay active and work on swimming techniques begun during the summer. Here are three reasons to keep your child swimming this winter. Reason #1 – Swimming is a great way to stay active Read More
We have talked before about the developmental benefits of swim lessons for children, including benefits like accelerated physical and cognitive development, improvement in social skills, and better confidence in and out of the water. However, additional benefits accrue beyond developmental stages and childhood, benefits that are exceptionally useful if your child enjoys the water and Read More
Texas Swim Academy instructors are highly trained and intensely motivated to provide to our students the highest quality aquatic instruction available, and an extremely important part of that instruction is repetition of basic skills, strokes, and water survival strategies. Our survival swim program is designed specifically with repetition in mind… why is that so important? Repetition is Read More
At Texas Swim Academy, students have the opportunity to not only learn basic water safety skills to feel confident and comfortable in the water; they also have the ability to build upon those basic skills. In the Texas Swim Academy Stroke Development class, students are able to build one skill upon another. Swimmers are taught Read More