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How To Teach Your Baby To Swim (Complete Guide)
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This is the Only Video you'll Ever Need to Teach your Baby to Swim
In this special episode, Coach Jamie from Jamie's Lil Gefilte's Swim School spends the day shadowing the Superhero Swim Academy team to learn more about our approach to teaching babies and toddlers in the water.
Throughout this masterclass, you'll get an inside look at the systems, techniques, and teaching philosophy we use every day to help children become confident, comfortable, and capable swimmers.
Whether you're a parent looking to better understand the learning process or a swim instructor wanting to improve your lessons, this video is packed with practical coaching insights and real-world examples.
EPISODES
00:00 Meet Coach Jamie
01:10 Assessing A New Baby
02:00 Building Trust
03:00 Breath Control & Verbal Cues
04:23 Teaching Stairs Progressions
05:13 Body Position Basics
06:20 Teaching The Float
08:38 Float Posture & Recovery
11:15 Independent Floating
13:13 Float Progressions
15:00 Fixing Float Problems
17:30 Songs & Calming Techniques
20:11 Teaching Back Floats
22:35 Rollover Foundations
25:38 Non-Walkers vs Walkers
26:47 Teaching The Rollover
28:16 Rollover Corrections
30:38 Resetting Difficult Lessons
31:55 Calming High-Energy Babies
35:35 Building Float Tolerance
37:00 Advanced Rollovers
40:24 Common Coaching Mistakes
41:08 Final Takeaways
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42 minutes.