Jackson's Swim School

A wonderful link to show parents how to introduce their little one to water, safely and successfully. All new parents should read / watch this. The benefits of baby swimming are enormous!

A fantastic group of Swim Schools in England dedicated to baby swimming.

Drowning is the greatest cause of accidental death in children under five in Australia. Each week, on average, one child drowns. In 1988 to combat drowning, Laurie Lawrence created the Kids Alive - Do the Five water safety program. The Kids Alive community service program educates the public on five important steps to reduce the risk of preschool drowning. Kids Alive - Do The Five! 1. Fence the pool 2. Shut the gate 3. Teach your kids to swim - it's great 4. Supervise - watch your mate and 5. Learn how to resuscitate

Launched in 1997 by the Federal Minister for Sport and Recreation, Swim Australia

AUSTSWIM has a strong philosophy that is founded on the belief that all Australians should have appropriate and relevant swimming and water safety skills and understand the principles and practices of water safety.

Royal Life Saving Society - Australia works to prevent drowning and facilitate healthy, active lifestyles by equipping all Australians with water safety skills. There is no one reason Australians drown, so there is no one simple solution. For that reason, our approach needs to reflect the complexity of the range of issues that result in drowning deaths. To make sure we reach all Australians, whoever they are and wherever they live, we tackle these goals using an all encompassing approach, designed to meet our stakeholders' diverse needs, beliefs and values.

Follow one of our greatest and most inspirational swimmers on his quest to win Olympic gold - we know you can do it Skippy!

Virginia Hunt Newman WABC Founder & Chairman A pioneer of infant swimming instruction, Virginia became world famous for teaching babies to swim beginning in the 1960's and resided and taught near Los Angeles for most of her life. She passed away in 2009. She has been honored by the International Swimming Hall of Fame and the National Swim School Association for her contributions to the development of aquatic programs for babies and young children. Today Virginia's dream and work of connecting people around the world on aquatic programs for babies and children is carried on by Steve Graves WABC President.