Everyone wants to learn to swim!

The Importance Of Underwater Exhalation

Improving exhalation technique feels so good because:

- It rids the lungs and blood stream of CO2, the build-up of which is what leads to feelings of tension or even panic. Blow the CO2 out into the water and your swimming will feel much more relaxed.
- It makes swimming more aerobic by improving the gas exchange in your lungs.
- It means that when you do go to breathe, you only have to inhale, not exhale and inhale in the short window available to you.
- It reduces the buoyancy in your chest which helps keep your buoyancy balanced, bringing your legs up higher towards the surface.

Exhaling into the water sounds very basic but many swimming instructors have overlooked how important it is for good swimming technique. Try holding your breath for a few seconds while running or cycling and see just how bad it feels! This same principle applies to swimming.

Clarification on my Swim (non)Sessions

During the school year, I run my swim program a bit differently than other local programs. The truth is I don't actually have "sessions".
Once a child is placed in my program, he/she stays in a chosen spot until one of two things happen:
the child graduates out of my yurt pool program and transitions with me to the aquatic center or the family decides to exit my program.
The frustration of a child "not getting into the next session" is the main reason I don't like sessions. The downside is that I don't have a lot of openings, as most people tend to stay until their child learns to swim!
I run classes on a month to month basis. Parents are billed at the beginning of the month and charged according to how many weeks are in that month.
The exception to my non sessions is during the Summer. Many families are traveling during this time, so I create mini classes to accommodate busy schedules.

Did you know the "Yurt Pool" is a salt water purified Pool?

Having been in the aquatics industry for many years now, I can personally attest to how great it feels swimming and working in a salt water pool! With the salinity level of a tear drop, no longer do my eyes redden, my hair hasn't turned to straw and my skin doesn't dry out.
When people say chlorine is chlorine, think of this visual for a minute: pouring a cup of salt on your skin, then pouring a cup of liquid bleach on your skin. No comparison.

 THE SALTWATER (SALINE) CHLORINATION PROCESS:

• What is saline conversion chlorination? Saline chlorination is a term used for the process of converting the salt dissolved in water into active liquid chlorine, known as hypochlorite, for the sanitation of swimming pool & spa water.
• How does saline conversion chlorination work?

1.   A specific quantity of pure, non-iodized, fine grain table salt is added to the pool water to create a saltwater (saline) concentration of 0.3% (3000 parts per million). This salinity concentration is slightly less than the salinity level found in most human tears, thus it is very gentle to the swimmer's eyes and skin.

2.   Liquid chlorine (hypochlorite) is created through a process called electrolysis. As the water pump passes the saline through the chlorinator cell a low voltage DC current is applied to the saline. This applied energy current changes the salt dissolved in the water into liquid chlorine (hypochlorite). The liquid chlorine immediately mixes with the water leaving the chlorinator cell and flows into the swimming pool as clean, chlorinated water.

The continuous introduction of liquid chlorine will ensure the continuous sanitation of the pool's water and will not allow the growth of algae. When the liquid chlorine has destroyed the bacteria in the pool, it reverts to salt. This means that the salt is continually regenerated in the process and the only loss of salt is due to back-washing, splash-out and overflows. It may be necessary to add salt to the pool water to bring the concentration back to the desired level of 3,000 parts per million.

FALL Swim SCHEDULE ~ Lessons start September 12, 2011

Hi everyone!
Fall schedule is ready. Please click on "schedule" on the right side of the page for complete details.
Lessons start the week of September 12th.
Thanks,
Kathy

NEW! Swimsuit Swap

Here's a fun and free way to always have the right swimsuit size for your child. Look for the basket of suits in the yurt.
Easy guidelines for trading:
Bring any size suit in good, clean condition (no holes, rips, stains please) and drop in basket.
Take a suit!
What if you donated a suit and then can't find one you like? Just drop your suit in the basket and keep  checking back. Hopefully new ones will arrive often! Tell me what size you're looking for and I'll keep a look out for you.
If you have extra suits at home that no longer fit and you aren't interested in trading, please consider donating them to the basket for other families!

Elephants like to swim, too!