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• Category: Benefits of Swim Lessons
  • Teaching your Child Breath Control
  • A World Without Swimming?
  • Beyond the Water: Valuable Lessons your Child will Learn in Swim
  • Helping Your Child Overcome a Fear of Water
  • Taking the Plunge
  • The importance of Fun: Helping your Child Enjoy the Water
  • How to keep your children active in Winter
  • Creative Ways to Gift Wrap an Experience from SwimWest
  • Top 10 reason to swim during the summer at SwimWest
• Category: Holidays
  • Join the #ourhearts Movement to Support American Health Month
  • 20 Ways to Perform Random Acts of Kindness this Month
  • Five Ways to Give Back in Madison this Month
  • Top Ten Food Items Needed Today | Middleton Outreach Ministry
  • From Snowshoes to Swim Lessons, Shop Locally this Year
  • Category: Earth Day
    • Celebrate “America Recycles Day” with your Kids on November 15!
  • Category: The SwimWest Culture
  • Category: uncategorized
    • Building Confidence in the Lap Lanes
    • 6 Local Beaches to Check Out this Summer
    • Maximizing Swim Lesson Time
    • Guidelines for Enjoying Open Water this Summer
    • Eat your Veggies Day – Coming June 17th!
    • Simple Ways to Boost your Swimmer’s Confidence
    • Swim a Lap (or two!) Today
    • Safety Tips for the Water Park
    • 7 Factors to Consider When Choosing a Swim Program
    • Embracing Boredom
    • This Earth Day, Plant a Seed!
    • Celebrate your Local Heroes on National Superhero Day!
    • Swim Lessons can help Make your Family Vacation Safe and FUN!
    • Make your Lunch Pack a Punch | Fun Ideas to Spice up your Midday Meal
    • 5 Free (or cheap) Ways to Support Local Businesses this Spring
    • 5 Ways Swim Lessons will Make your Spring Break Better
    • Boost your Child’s Social Skills & Build their Confidence with Swim Lessons
    • Building Relationships & Trust During Swim Lessons
    • Meet Ethan: Madison Native + a SwimWest Favorite
    • Snack Tips for Kids that are home All. Day. Long.
    • Hosting a Covid-Safe Playdate
    • When your Child Tries Something New, it’s Hard….on Mom
    • 3 Ways to Prepare your Littlest Swimmer for their First Lesson!
    • How to Keep your Infant Safe from Drowning
    • Childhood Cancer Awareness Month | How to Help Support Families Here in Madison
    • Meet Alyssa: SwimWest CSR, Instructor, Guard, Swim&Gym Counselor
    • Back to School + Back to the Pool
    • Keeping Calm and Staying Sane | Back to School Tips for the 2020 Year
    • Teaching your Child to Swim When You Never Learned
    • 5 Tips to Keep your Backyard Pool Safe
    • Back to the Pool: New Safety Measures, Same SwimWest
    • Meet Kassy: Coffee lover + Jack of All Trades
    • Save Summer, Join Swim & Gym Summer Camp!
    • IMPORTANT Summer health and safety at SwimWest
    • Meet Silas and his Favorite Teacher, Ms. Caitlin!
    • 20 Healthy Snacks for Growing Kids
    • 6 Ways to Celebrate Literacy in March
    • Don’t Drink and Dive | 7 Spring Break Safety Tips
    • Heart Disease: It can Happen to Anyone at Any Age
    • New Guidelines to Prevent Drowning: What you Need to Know
    • 5 Sweet Crafts and Activities to Celebrate Valentine’s Day
    • Meet Sandy: Longtime SwimWest Fitness Instructor
    • Meet Carina: Swimmer, Dog Lover and Ultimate Frisbee Player
    • SwimWest’s Birthday Wrap-Up: $500 to Hope Floats Foundation
    • Swimming, Field Trips, Theme Weeks and More: Sign up for Swim&Gym Camp Today!
    • January is National Blood Donor Month: All About Giving Blood in Madison
    • Happy Birthday to Us | Help us Celebrate 30 Years in the Pool!
    • 4 Lesser-Known, Scientifically Proven Benefits of Swim Lessons
    • Just a Few Hours: Connecting and Enjoying the After-School Evenings
    • Winter Vacation Safety Tips
    • Give the Gift of Swim: 5 Great Gift Bundles that Don’t Include Toys
    • The Route to the Top: All About Upper Level Classes at SwimWest
    • The Do’s and Don’ts of Swimming While Sick
    • Meet the Mac Kenzie Family: Why We Chose SwimWest
    • Four Ways Parents can Encourage Gratitude this Thanksgiving
    • Music Makes Swim FUN
    • Goggles or No Goggles? Why Learning to Jump without Goggles could Save your Child’s Life
    • Building Language Skills in the Pool
    • New Swimmer Checklist: What to Pack in Your Swim Bag
    • Get in the Pool: Swimming isn’t just for Kids!
• Category: Parenting Ideas
  • Stop Bullying in a Virtual World
  • SwimWest Lesson Etiquette for Parents and Kids
  • Ouch! Understanding Common Ear Infections in your Little Swimmer
  • Parenting Tips: Five Ways for Kids (and parents) to Stay Entertained During Swim Lessons
  • Taking Care of Swimmer Skin and Hair
  • When to Push Your Young Swimmer
  • Parenting is HARD
  • You and your over-scheduled kid
  • 5 New Year’s Resolutions for Young Swimmers
  • Car Seat Ponchos
  • As the season of giving looms
• Category: Swim Safety
  • Preventing a Tragedy: Keeping Curious Toddlers Safe this Summer
  • Health & Safety Protocols
  • Teaming Up with Water Safety in Mind
  • Sun Safety Tips
  • Madison families learn about water safety as temperatures warm up
  • Kids Don’t Float
  • Fourth of July Water Safety Tips
  • 23rd Annual SwimWest Safety Day
  • Is my Child Too Sick to Swim?
  • Teaming up to Keep our Water Clean
  • Tips for Swimming in the Winter Months
  • Safety Week: meet Blue River Chiropractic!
• Category: Swim Tips
  • Category: Comfort Tips
    • Conquering Anxiety in Your Young Swimmer
    • Open swim can help
    • Bathtub Practice
    • Talk at home
• Category: SwimWest Online
  • We miss you!!! -Mrs. Dawn
  • Welcome to SwimWest Swim School Online
  • We miss you!!! -Mrs. Maureen
  • We miss you!!! -Ms. Alana
  • We miss you!!! -Ms. Alyssa
  • We miss you!!! -Ms. Luci
  • We miss you! -Mrs. Elizabeth
  • Find Finn
  • Category: Bathtub Time
    • Bathtub Time with Kohlrabi: Helping your Swimmer put their ears in the water!
    • Bathtub Time with Kohlrabi- How to help your Swimmer become comfortable with water on their face
    • Bathtub Time with Kohlrabi: Bathtub game to help your Swimmer blow bubbles!
    • Bathtub Time with Kohlrabi: Bathtub game to help practice keeping our eyes in the water!
    • Bathtub Time with Kohlrabi: Practicing Rollovers
    • Bathtub Time with Kohlrabi- Practicing Kicking and Splashing
    • Bathtub Time with Kohlrabi- Blowing Bubbles
    • Bathtub Time with Kohlrabi- Practicing Belly Kicks
    • Bathtub Time with Kohlrabi- Practicing Backfloats
    • Bathtub Time with Kohlrabi- Practicing putting our eyes in the water
    • Bathtub Time with Kohlrabi
    • Video – Bathtub Practice
  • Category: Coloring pages and other fun activities
    • Coloring Pages and other Fun Activities- Ants on a Log!
    • Coloring Pages and other Fun Activities- Jellyfish Craft!
    • Coloring Pages and other Fun Activities- Frozen Banana Sandwich
    • Coloring Pages and other Fun Activities- Why it’s important to read!
    • Coloring Pages and other Fun Activities- Making Paper Cranes
    • Coloring Pages and other Fun Activities- Snack in a Bowl that you can EAT!
    • Coloring Pages and other Fun Activities- Lemonade Strawberry Popsicle’s
    • Coloring Pages and other Fun Activities- Making Apple Slice Cookies
    • Coloring Pages and other Fun Activities- Blooming Paper Flower
    • Coloring
  • Category: CPR, First Aid and Water Safety Tips for the entire family
    • CPR & First Aid for the entire family- Wear your helmet!
    • CPR & First Aid for the entire family- Tree Climbing Safety
    • How to call 911
    • Listen to your Lifeguard!
    • CPR, First Aid and Water Safety Tips for the entire family: Reach or Throw, Don’t Go!
    • Compressions with Lily
    • How to recognize an unresponsive person
  • Category: Dryland exercises, homework tips and fun family workouts
    • Dryland Exercises, Homework Tips and Fun Family Workouts: Practicing Backstroke
    • Dryland Exercises, Homework Tips and Fun Family Workouts: Full Breaststroke Practice
    • Dryland Exercises, Homework Tips and Fun Family Workouts: Practicing Breaststroke Arms
    • Dryland Exercises, Homework Tips and Fun Family Workouts: Practicing up, out, squeeze legs
    • Dryland Exercises, Homework Tips and Fun Family Workouts: More Freestyle Practice
    • Dryland Exercises, Homework Tips and Fun Family Workouts: Practicing Elementary Backstroke
    • Dryland Exercises, Homework Tips and Fun Family Workouts: Freestyle Practice on a Skateboard
    • Dryland Exercises, Homework Tips and Fun Family Workouts: Help Strengthen Different Leg Muscles!
    • Dryland Exercises, Homework Tips and Fun Family Workouts: Family Exercises at your own pace!
    • Dryland Exercises, Homework Tips and Fun Family Workouts: Sidewalk Chalk Obstacle Course
    • Dryland Exercises, Homework Tips and Fun Family Workouts: Bring Sally Up Intro & Workout with Ms. Rachel D.
    • Dryland Exercises, Homework Tips and Fun Family Workouts: Older Swimmer Workouts For Upper Body And Core
    • Dryland Exercises- Basic Workout Moves to Strengthen Your Muscles
    • Dryland Exercises- This is how we…(Parent Tot Song)
    • Dryland Exercises- The Noble Duke of York (Parent Tot Song)
    • Dryland Exercises- Practicing Rollovers
    • Dryland Exercises- Practicing Breaststroke Arms Pt. 2
    • Dryland Exercises- Practicing Dives with Somersaults
    • Dryland Exercises- Practicing Breaststroke Arms
    • Dryland Exercises- Practicing Dolphin Kicks
    • Dryland Exercises- Backstroke Arms
    • Dryland Exercises for Arms and Legs with Kyle
    • Dryland Exercises- Shoulders and Arms
    • Yoga at Home with Nikki!
    • Red Light, Green Light with Finn!
    • Ethan and Luci Dance Party at SwimWest!
    • Poolside Yoga with Nikki Pt.2
    • Poolside Yoga with Nikki
    • Ab Workouts with Kyle
  • Category: Having Fun at SwimWest
    • Sneak Peak… Swim&Gym Camp 2021!
    • Meet Livia: SwimWest Swimmer turned SwimWest Instructor!
    • Water Safety Song- Safety Smart in the Water
    • SwimWest Foam Mat Race- March 2020
    • SwimWest Handstand Contest-March 2020
    • SwimWest Diving Contest- March 2020
    • Staff Cannonball Contest-March 2020!
  • Category: May-Water Safety Month
    • Water Safety Month- Look before you leap!
    • Water Safety Month- Reach or Throw DON’T GO!
    • Water Safety Month- Water Watchers!
    • Water Safety Month- Be Cool Follow The Rule!
    • Water Safety Month- Think so you don’t sink! 
    • Water Safety Month- Always swim with a buddy
    • Water Safety Month- A message from Karen Clay
  • Category: Storytime with Finn
    • SwimWest Storytime- Never, Ever Shout in a Zoo
    • SwimWest Storytime- Ninja Red Riding Hood
    • SwimWest Storytime- Grumpy Monkey
    • SwimWest Storytime- Spaghetti with a Yeti
    • SwimWest Storytime- Puppy Pool Party!
    • SwimWest Storytime- Corduroy
    • SwimWest Storytime- Where the Wild Things Are
    • SwimWest Storytime- How to Catch a Unicorn
    • SwimWest Storytime- How to catch a Mermaid
    • SwimWest Storytime with Andrew- The Rainbow Fish
    • SwimWest Storytime- Como estar saludable
    • SwimWest Storytime- When The Leaf Blew In
    • SwimWest Storytime- Down by the Station
    • SwimWest Storytime- Llama Llama Learns to Swim
    • SwimWest Storytime- Llama Llama Red Pajama
    • SwimWest Storytime- Commotion in the Ocean
    • SwimWest Storytime- Old MacDonald Had a Truck
    • SwimWest Storytime- The Pout-Pout Fish
    • SwimWest Storytime- Best of All
  • Category: SwimWest Online Videos
  • Category: We miss our SwimWest Families!
• Category: SwimWest updates
  • SwimWest will not charge you on April 1, follow our Daily Dose of Fun
  • SwimWest Announces Ashley Fritz as Marketing Assistant
  • SwimWest 2018 – a Year in Review
  • Dive into our Swim Meets!
• Category: Why Swim Lesssons
  • Know Your Swim Instructor
  • Give the Gift of Swimming this Holiday

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