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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.

4th of July Water Safety

July 3, 2019

The summer brings a lot of fun in the sun, including the upcoming 4th of July weekend, which means it is the perfect time for cooling down in the water!...

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Why Swim Consistently for Health

June 25, 2019

Kids swimming can be a highly physical activity that uses all the muscles in the body at once. It can be exhausting to swim 30 minutes at a time, and...

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Drowning Prevention Week

June 18, 2019

Drowning Prevention Week is June 14 – June 24. Drowning is the number one cause of accidental death for infants and young children between the ages of 1 – 4...

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Swim Scholarships for Kids

June 3, 2019

Bear Paddle Swim School announced a partnership with Hope Floats Foundation to provide scholarships for swim lessons for low-income children and their families. In a news release, the swim school,...

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Swim Lessons for Kids Age 1

May 30, 2019

Hillary Joseph can’t remember not being able to swim. When your backyard is a lake, as it was for Joseph and her two sisters growing up in northern Wisconsin, and...

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May is Water Safety Month!

May 20, 2019

Bear Paddle’s mission is to save lives by teaching children how to swim. Learning water safety skills at a young age is crucial as children are exposed to water every...

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Ben Lecomte Seeks Expedition Crew

March 29, 2019

For 165 days, we followed the amazing adventures of Ben Lecomte, who took a journey across the Pacific Ocean in which he called ‘The Swim’. After battling bad weather and...

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Happy International Women’s Day

March 8, 2019

March 8th has been International Women’s Day for over 100 years. Today, and everyday, we celebrate the strong women in our lives and thank them for everything they do. A...

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Meet Lindsey Stewart: IL Manager

February 15, 2019

My two year mark with this company will be here before I know it! The days are not always short & the tasks not always easy, but to say that...

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Little Otter Learns to Swim

December 19, 2018

CINCINNATI (WKRC) – A local author is celebrating an Ohio animal in his new children’s book Little Otter Learns to Swim. Artie Knapp came up with the idea behind it...

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Santa’s Polar Plunge

December 14, 2018

Santa’s Polar Plunge is December 16, 2018 from 3-7 PM at Bear Paddle Swim School, which is located at 2915 Hurstbourne Parkway in Jeffersontown, KY.

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Bear Paddle Holiday Toy Drive

November 29, 2018

Paddle’s Toy Drive Bear Paddle and Toys For Tots are teaming up to bring joy to children this holiday season. Families can help us by bringing in new unwrapped toys...

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