Swim and Save

Swim & Save is a bi-monthly magazine, which is produced by the STA for its members. It features the latest news on the STA, STA Excel, National Federation of SwimSchools (NFS) and IFSTA, as well as informative technical articles and members news.

In the June 2008 issue of 'Swim and Save'...

• IT’S OFFICIAL! HUGGIES® LITTLE SWIMMERS®
  IS THE OFFICIAL SPONSOR OF THE STARFISH BABY SWIMMING PROGRAMME
  On 15th May, HUGGIES® Little Swimmers® officially announced that it was teaming up with the STA to sponsor itsSTARFISH baby swimming programme. The announcementwas made at the prestigious Haymarket Hotel in London, infront of all the leading parenting press, including Prima Babyand Practical Parenting magazines.

  During the event, the media heard presentations from Louisa Legg(HUGGIES® Little Swimmers® Brand Manager) and Roger Millward(STA’s Chief Executive), who both discussed the significance of thispartnership, and how together they will support the continued growth ofbaby swimming in the UK and educate parents on the importance of water safety.
   

• THE BUSINESS OF SWIMMING

  In the UK today, the private swim school market is no longer a niche cottage industry,but a thriving multi-million pound business sector, and one that is now making apositive contribution to the swimming pool market in terms of employment andeconomic growth. Here Steve Franks, STA’s Operations Director discusses how thedevelopment of BSi PAS 81:2005 - the specification for the management andoperation of UK swimming schools - has helped transform standards and createa new generation of highly influential and informed swim school entrepreneurs,who are now seeking to shape this much understated market sector.

  So what is PAS 81:2005; what impact has it made; why is it an important
  step for the industry; and where will it ultimately take us in the future?

  
  

• SWIM & SAVE CHALLENGE
  WOOLLEN SWIMMING TRUNKS – WHO WOULD OF THOUGHT IT!

  A few smiles were raised at Anchor Houserecently when Roger Goodman, the RegionalOrganiser for the North West, sent in an oldknitting pattern for a pair of woolen swimming trunks!For a bit of fun, Swim & Save would like tochallenge you to knit a pair of these men’sbathing trunks! All the entrants will have theirtrunks put through their paces at the 2008conference in Bristol, with the final winnerbeing presented a special prize for theirefforts! Go on give it a try! The pattern,which provides instruction for small, mediumand large trunks can be downloaded here.
   

• LET THERE BE MUSIC

  Lynne Shelly has dedicated most of her swimming career to teaching adults and hasdeveloped her own unique teaching method using music, with some quite amazing results.

  For many years the adults that Lynne taught would attend classes untilthey could swim safely, had learned basic strokes and for somegained STA’s distance awards. However after 15 years of practicingthis method, Lynne had to rethink her teaching approach when someof the members of the class who had achieved a good level of skillswanted to progress to an even higher level. Lynne explains how sheachieved this: “Through my experience I understood the importance ofrepetition to enforce teaching points, so to make the sessions moreinteresting I decided to use a little music.

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