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Swimming Blog

Welcome to the Bear Paddle Swim School Blog. Our results-focused story-based approach to teaching lessons builds confident and skilled swimmers, so parents can rest assured that their child is having fun while learning to swim.

It’s Water Safety Month

Drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional injury-related death among children ages 1 to 14 and the leading cause of unintentional injury-related death among children ages 1 to 4....

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TMI INTERVIEW WITH ROBIN EVERSON

The first Bear Paddle Swim School was started by Robin Everson and Spencer Rice in the Chicago Western suburbs in 2010. The initial concept was to provide better swim lessons...

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Bear Paddle Swim School wants water safety to be on the mind of every parent

Summer, swimming and fun go together perfectly, but parents should still make sure they’re prepared before they head to the pool or ocean, says Bear Paddle Swim School co-owner Spencer...

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Why We Put Our One Year Old Daughter in Swim Lessons

Blake and I just got home from her weekly swim lesson and she has the best time while there. I never took swim lessons when I was younger because my...

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Swim in Winter, Safe in Summer with Bear Paddle

A Cincinnati Mom pens about her experience with her child’s first month at Bear Paddle! “With the frigid winter winds blowing outside, our family has swimming on our minds. You...

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Mom Speaks About Her Experience With Us!

The month of December the boys started taking swim lessons at Bear Paddle Swim School We are planning a cruise during the winter of 2019 & I want to make...

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Keep Kids Healthy During the Winter

The winter months are particularly stressful on our bodies. When it comes to winter activities for kids, it’s important to make sure that we keep kids healthy by keeping them...

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Year round swimming at Bear Paddle Swim School

Bear Paddle Swim School is a month-to-month year round swim school offering 30-minute swim lessons seven days a week. We make swimming a convenient and consistent part of your student’s...

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Keeping Your Kids Active During Winter

Exercise and physical activity is not just for the summer time. When our kids are cooped up during the winter months, it begins to have a negative effect on both...

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Keep on Swimming

Bear Paddle Swim School opened its location in Florence this summer, just in time to take on new classes of eager young students.

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Swimming With Bear Paddle

Local Louisville Mom, Ashley Glass, shares her experience about her swim lessons at Bear Paddle. For the last couple of years I have wanted to enroll the kids in swimming...

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Swim Lessons Help Kids With School

How Swimming Helps Kids Do Better in School Looking for reasons to get your kids into swimming? Several studies recently have shown there are a number of educational benefits of...

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