How to Practice Swimming Between Lessons
Published on: 21/08/2026
What parents should and should not work on between swim lessons, and how to make pool time reinforce progress instead of undoing it.
Skills & Technique

What parents should and should not work on between swim lessons, and how to make pool time reinforce progress instead of undoing it.

Flip turns and diving sit at the top of the swim lesson progression. What they involve, when swimmers are ready, and how safety is taught alongside.

Breathing is the piece that stalls most swimmers. How to teach exhaling underwater, side breathing and rhythm without panic.

Lifeguard courses have a prerequisite swim test that catches many teens out. The skills to build beforehand so they pass on the day.