Swim School 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.
Benefits of Swimming Consistently
Swimming Consistently Helps Build Endurance! Swimming is a highly physical activity that uses all the muscles in the body at once. It can be exhausting to swim 30 minutes at...
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New Swim School in Florence
Summer is now in full swing, so hopefully you and your family are finding plenty of excuses to spend time in the water. Rumor has it it’s going to be...
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Swim School Opening in Florence
Based on the high demand for quality swim lessons, Emily Everson and Spencer Rice, co-owners of Bear Paddle Swim School developed a fun new way to teach swim lessons. Bear...
Read MoreHow Long Does it Take to Learn
How Long Should Your Child Stay Enrolled in Swimming Lessons? While basic water safety skills are a must-have for children of any age, you may be wondering how long you...
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Lake Hills Swim School
In almost twelve years of parenting and after attending countless swim lessons, today was the first time I took one of my children to a dedicated swim school.
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Benefits of Baby Swimming Lessons
Why Baby Swimming Lessons Will Change Your Child’s Life Swimming lessons are about much more than just raising your child to potentially become an Olympic athlete. Familiarity with water early...
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Advantages of Swim Camps
Bear Paddle swim camps keep swimmers progressing and building momentum to prepare for the summer months. Spring Swim Camp takes one month of weekly swim lessons and condenses it into...
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Time to Learn Swimming
This is one of the most popular questions Parents ask. Every Student is unique with varying swimming ability. There is no set time it will take a Student to learn...
Read MoreSpend Your Day At Oakley Station
Even if you aren’t as navigationally challenged as I am, Oakley Station is a bit of a temporary labyrinth. I say “temporary” because Oakley Station is new, and not everyone...
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New Place To Learn At East End
Soon kids will have a new place to learn to swim in the Louisville area. Bear Paddle Swim School will open its first Louisville location at the end of the...
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All Year-Round Indoor Swim Lessons
When summer ended, I had a hard time explaining to my kids why we couldn’t spend any more time at the pool — especially my two-year-old! She fell in love...
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Keeping the Kids Entertained
At Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, shoppers can take in a comedy show, let kids burn off energy at the playground, get a manicure, peruse fine art and dine at a...
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