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Mobile Devices in Swimming Lessons

This free interactive online resource provides swimming teachers with guidance on how to use mobile devices safely and effectively.

School Swimming and Water Safety Overview

This free interactive online resource gives an introduction to School Swimming and Water Safety, including guidance on training, standards and a summary of the core aquatic and safe self-rescue skills.

Swim England Child Safeguarding Basic Awareness

This free online resource has been created with Swim England to give everyone involved in clubs a basic overview of child safeguarding.

A Beginner's Guide to Refereeing Swimming

This free interactive online resource provides support and guidance for officials refereeing small or locally-run competitions.

Introduction to Disability Swimming

This free online resource will give you an introduction to disability swimming. It covers best practice and how to support the inclusion of disabled people in swimming lessons and clubs. Completion is a requirement for clubs to achieve SwimMark.

Contemporary Issues

This free online resource is aimed at technical officials from across swimming, water polo, synchronised swimming, diving and open water.

Introduction to Para-Swimming

This free online resource will give you an introduction to para-swimming. Ideal for coaches working with para-swimmers this e-learning resource will increase your awareness of para-swimming and how you can support it as a coach.

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Bronwen brings balance to her life by teaching swimming alongside her corporate career

Bronwen, 69, has worked as a part time swimming teacher at Mytime’s The Spa at Beckenham for the last three and a half years. Here she explains how she rediscovered her love of swimming, and balances her swimming teaching job alongside a city corporate role. Bronwen says: “When I was young, I used to love to swim and would participate in as many galas as I could. However, regrettably that all stopped when real life got in the way. Work,

Bethany is becoming a Swimming Teacher to help fund her Masters

Bethany, 21, is mid-way through her SEQ Level 2 Teaching Swimming Qualification. Here she explains how being a swimming teaching assistant has helped with her studies and how she will be using her Level Two Qualification to continue her formal education. Bethany says: “I’ve always loved swimming and as a child I was given ‘free’ swimming lessons from trainee swimming teachers whilst they were studying for their qualifications. I

Tutor tips to help you ace your lesson delivery and swimmer development

We have a series of Tutor Tips to help you ace your lesson delivery and swimmer development. Here are the first instalments from our outstanding Programme Leader and Swim England Tutor - Stuart! If you would like to see more tutor tips follow us on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. Help swimmers kick with a straight leg in backstroke Those learning to swim often start with a bent knee rather than straight legs as they are so used to

Swim England Tutor, Katrice, shares her dedication to making swimming more inclusive and diverse

Katrice shares with us her swimming journey and the efforts she is taking to make swimming more inclusive and diverse. Katrice Rodrigues, 40, works for the Institute of Swimming as a Swim England Tutor, training new swimming teachers up and down the country. Here, Katrice shares with us her swimming journey and the efforts she is taking to make swimming more inclusive and diverse. Katrice says: “Swimming has always been part of my life. I

Lucy became a swimming teacher after leaving London and her career as an investment banker

Lucy, 48, has been a swimming teacher for the last 12 years, owning her own swim school, The Grange Farm Swim School. Lucy explains how her love of swimming helped develop her business after a career change. Lucy has always been involved in swimming; as a teenager she was a competitive club swimmer, winning awards for her county and nationally. She went on to swim for the University of Nottingham. On graduating, Lucy worked as an investment

#LoveSwimming research finds teaching swimming is one of nation's most rewarding careers

Swim England’s chief executive has urged people to reflect on how happy their career makes them as new research reveals that teaching swimming is one of the nation’s most rewarding and fulfilling careers. The national governing body has joined forces with leisure operators to showcase the benefits of becoming a swimming teacher, as part of a major recruitment drive to combat national shortages that mean children are missing out on

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