Lessons

Lessons can be the main fun activity of your team, if you organise them right. People learn more when they enjoy themselves. Use that to their advantage.

Lesson Plans

Fun lessons need good planning. We've arranged the pages of this website so you can quickly build lesson plans from them. Simply print the pages and share them with your team.

If you want us to change or improve any part of our website, please contact us with detailed suggestions and we make the changes where possible.

Lifeguard Supervision

Lifeguards should watch your activities at all times. You can't teach and supervise the pool at the same time, you will be too busy with your training or teaching that you may miss what happens around you. Lifeguards look out for you and alert you if needed.

Although it is not required, instructors should hold either the American Red Cross Lifeguard Training certificate or equivalent. If several teachers hold lifeguard qualifications, they can take turns with teaching and watching the pool. This makes it all much more fun.

Training Venues

Phone the local swimming pool, tell them you're looking for a training facility for survival swimming and ask about their dress code. You need a pool where you can swim in clothes.

Check out the local beaches or lakes. Seek sheltered and safe spots where you can swim. Take some ponchos for warm up and as portable changing rooms.

Organise Events

Most teams are event driven. Use the Internet for communications between team members. Setup a Twitter account to keep in touch and announce upcoming events.

Contact all your friends and other people you know. Tell them when and where the first swimming session is planned. That's it. Easy.