Over 200 articles in the archive NOW ...and growing all the time.
1. Teaching
2. Learning
3. Pool & Facility Health
4. Aquatics Instruction (general)
5. Program Management
6. Medical Community - research, statements, & viewpoints
7. Student Health
8. Teacher Health
9. Program philosophy
10. Water Safety & Drowning Prevention
11. Educating Parents, Caregivers, & the Public
12. Research
13. Special Interest
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A Circle in A Square—Zen and the Art of Baby Swimming |
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 Terje StaksetA Very Gentle Start and Superman |
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ADAPTIVE - SPECIAL NEEDS AQUATICS |
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| Fall, Wally | Adaptive Aquatics - excerpts | ||
| Kennedy, Kris | Working With Special Need Students | ||
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Nolan, Catherine Veronica | The Value of Inclusion | |
| Revel, Tracy Stouse | Parents: An Obvious But Overlooked Key Element in a Youth Adaptive Aquatics Program | ||
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BABIES & YOUNG CHILDREN |
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| Ardell, Don Ph.D. | On Rob McKay's Gentle Journey Approach | ||
| Autti-Rämö, lona MD |
From Understanding Infant Reactions to Secure Attachment |
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| Beal, Anne , M.D. |
Soothing Cry Babies |
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| Barrera, Marla | The "How To" of An Easy Breathing Swimmer | ||
| Cisneros, Lulu | Teaching Children Under the age of Three | ||
| Flahive, Ginny | Six Step Baby-Swim Program | ||
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Goksor E; Rosengren L; & Wennergren G. |
Bradycardic response during submersion in infant swimming |
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| Hudson, Judith Ph.D. |
How to Discipline a Toddler - a few techniques |
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| Heumann, Judy | Swim Lessons: Safety No Accident | ||
| Kennedy, Kris | Use of Sinking Toys | ||
| Kennedy, Kris | Learning Equipment | ||
| Langendorfer, Stephen PH.D.; German E. & Kral, D. | Aquatic Games and Gimmicks for Young Children | ||
| Mance, Jim | Orienting Children to Water & Swimming Lessons | ||
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McKay,Rob |
Swimboree Under Three Years of Age |
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| McKay,Rob | Teaching Tips in Working with Under Three Year olds | ||
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Teaching from the
Heart using your Head: an Interactive Curriculum for the Whole Child |
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Rosen, Karl G MD, PhD |
Breath Holding Reflex in Baby Swimming |
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| Rosengren, Ludmilla Dr. | Reflexes and Diving...Necessary or uninteresting? | ||
| Royston, Sue | Water Orientation and Adjustment | ||
| Royston, Sue | Progression of Skills - Three to Six Year Old Students | ||
| Ruth, Bob | Tips in Teaching Young Children | ||
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Shaw, Steven | Alexander Technique and Swimming | |
| Skeens, Beatriz (Bea) | Going Underwater | ||
| Snell, Rita |
Gross Motor Development in Infants with Multiple Disabilities |
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Stakset, Terje |
From High Tech to High Touch in Communication and Interaction |
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| Stearns, John | Progressing From Water Adjustment to Swimming | ||
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Stewart, Craig | Should boys & girls be coached the same way? | |
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Todd, Ally | Kick Boards Distort Posture and Impede Biomechanical Advantage | |
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Schrock, Peter
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Concepts of Running A Safe and Effective Class | ||
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Strauss, Robert M. Ed. | 10 Commandments for Professional Swim Teachers | |
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Strauss, Robert M. Ed. |
Breathing First also En Español |
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| Strauss, Robert M. Ed. | Learn in a Non-Threatening Environment | ||
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Whitehead, Lana |
Sensory Integration and Swimming |
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| Wilker, Anna Marie | Getting That Necessary Breath | ||
| Wilker, Anna Marie | In Water Skills for 6 to 18 Month Olds | ||
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Zancanaro, Julie |
A Developmental Approach to Infant Aquatic Programs |
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Facilitating the Under 15-month old in Your Aquatic Program |
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STROKE DEVELOPMENT - 4 yrs olds and up |
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| Barthels, Katharine | A Hydrodynamic Approach to Swimming Analysis | ||
| Barthels, Katharine | General Considerations for Analysis of Stroke Mechanics | ||
| Barthels, Katharine | The Mechanism for Body Propulsion in Swimming | ||
| Burke, Thomas, Ed. D. | Swim Relaxed | ||
| Dunn, Steven & Fronske, Hildailda | Cue Your Students in on Good Swimming | ||
| Gerber, Ellen W. | Begin with the Elementary Backstroke | ||
| Groscost, Joseph | Magic Mark(ers) of Learning | ||
| Hallett, Bee | Breaststroke, A Research Based Application | ||
| Hallett, Bee | The Breaststroke Kick | ||
| Reiser, Jim M.S. | Considerations & Teaching Drills/Ideas for the Four Competitive Strokes | ||
| Reiser, Jim M.S. | Considerations & Teaching Drills/Ideas for Butterfly and Breaststroke | ||
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Shaw, Steven | Alexander Technique and Swimming - Overview | |
| Todd, Ally M.A. | Kick Boards Distort Posture and Impede Biomechanical Advantage | ||
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2. Learning
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American Academy of Pediatric | to: Clinical Practice Guideline: Diagnosis and Evaluation of the Child With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder | |
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American Academy of Pediatrics | to: Clinical Practice Guideline: Treatment of the School-Aged Child With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder | |
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Appadoo, Lucy |
The Skills of a Toddler | |
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Doman, Janet |
Interview
With Janet Doman Specialist in Infant Education and Brain Development |
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| Eisenberg, Arlene & Murkoff, Heidi E. | Top 10 questions about Toddlers | ||
| Greig, Jane | Behold the Brain | ||
| Honig, Alice Sterling, Ph.D. | How Babies Learn to Communicate | ||
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Markezich, Amy | Learning Window and the Child's Brain | |
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Pica, Rae | Skinship: Better Bonding with Baby | |
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Stewart, Craig | Should boys & girls be coached the same way? | |
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| Center for Disease Control & Prevention | Healthy Swimming 2002 info for pool operators | ||
| Center for Disease Control & Prevention | Waterbourne Diseases on the rise - what pool operators should know | ||
| Center for Disease Control & Prevention | Healthy Swimming Pool Water Practices | ||
| Center for Disease Control & Prevention | Healthy Swimming Pool Water Program including six tips for 'safe water' practices for parents and pool directors also En Español | ||
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Center for Disease Control & Prevention | Cleaning Up Body Fluid Spills on Pool Surfaces | |
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Center for Disease Control & Prevention | Questions and Answers for Aquatics Staff on Waterborne Illness | |
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Center for Disease Control & Prevention | Cryptosporidium Information for Swimming Pool Operators | |
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Center for Disease Control & Prevention | Fecal Accident Response Recommendations for Aquatics Staff | |
| Consumer Product Safety Commission | Safety Alert: Drain Cover Entrapment | ||
| Davis, Jeane & Hampton, Dr. Tonja Wynn | Crypto - what it is and how to prevent it update Sept. 25, 2003 | ||
| Davis, Jeane & Hampton, Dr. Tonja Wynn | Sensible Preventatives Fight Cryptosporidium | ||
| Johnson, Ralph , Ph.D. USA | Understanding and Preventing Swimming Pool Bourne Diseases | ||
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Yang, Kerry; Nelson, Justin; Kludt, Katherine; Goergen, Mike; Keister, Julia | The Social Laps Encircling Public Pools | |
| Osinski, A. | Link to: Pool Tips | ||
| Osinski, A. | Link to: Aquatic Consultant Services | ||
| Sandel, Bonnie Ph.D. | Clean Water is Healthy Water | ||
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Tierno, Philip Ph.D. | Toy Hygiene | |
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4. Aquatics Instruction General
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| Amateur Swimming Association | A project and study in feasibility and practice of offering free swim instruction - in the UK | ||
| Dash, Melon | Success with Students who are Afraid | ||
| Dash, Melon | Learning Tips for Adult Students | ||
| Graves, Steve | Establishing Yourself as a Terrific Swim Teacher | ||
| Jacobson, Vivian | Teaching Aquatics When English is a Student's Second Language | ||
| Moran, Joan | Fear and Aquatic Instruction | ||
| Osinski, A. | Link to: Pool Tips | ||
| Osinski, A. | Link to: Aquatic Consultant Services | ||
| Phillips, Robbie | The Wonders of Water | ||
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DeVictoria, Lynne | Tips on Teaching an Adult to Swim | |
| Schiltz, Jack H. | Cramps: Facts and Fallacies | ||
| Taylor, Bernie | An Underwater Approach to Teaching the Non-Swimmer | ||
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| Dailey, Dick | Marketing Your Program | ||
| Kent, William | Building Your Program/Organization/Business | ||
| Graves, Steve | Leading Your Learn to Swim Program into the 21st Century | ||
| McCabe, Janet | Training Baby, Toddler, and Preschool Swim Instructors | ||
| Osinski, A. | Link to: Pool Tips | ||
| Osinski, A. | Link to: Aquatic Consultant Services | ||
| Perenich and Carroll | Some Legal Perspectives Related to Learn to Swim Programs | ||
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Sahlein, Frank | Building an Owner Exit Strategy | |
| Way, Aaron W. | Tootell Aquatic Center General Guidelines for All Employees | ||
| Zipitz | Mail Communication with Your Customers and Potential Customers | ||
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Mogharabi, Shabnam | In the Minority - improving minority participation in learn to swim | |
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| American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) |
Link to AAP policy on: Swimming Programs for Infants and Toddlers abstract version |
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| American Academy of Pediatrics |
Link to AAP policy on: Swimming Programs for Infants and Toddlers full text version |
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| American Academy of Pediatrics |
Link to AAP April 2000 media release - companion to the AAP policy statement on swimming programs for infants and toddlers - Swimming Lessons Not Recommended for Children Under 4. |
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| YMCA of the USA | Link to: YMCA response (2002) to the April 2000 revised policy of AAP on Swimming Programs for Infants and toddlers... and the AAP response | ||
| American Academy of Pediatrics | Media Release - Advisory: Vigilance needed to prevent Tragedies in the water Aug. 2003 | ||
| American Academy of Pediatrics |
Link to AAP Policy on: Infant Exercise Programs |
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| American Academy of Pediatrics | Link to AAP Policy on: Active Healthy Living: Prevention of Childhood Obesity Through Increased Physical Activity | ||
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American Academy of Pediatrics | ABC News article regarding AAP 2000 viewpoint | |
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American Academy of Pediatrics |
Link to AAP member Survey Results as to advisories they give parents and patients on water safety |
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American Academy of Pediatrics |
Link to AAP policy on: Office Based Counseling For Injury Prevention. See paragraph 5. under Infants and Preschoolers |
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American Academy of Pediatrics | Link to: Age Appropriate Physical Activities - according to the AAP (begins on page 3) | |
| Bennett, Howard MD | Acute Hyponatremia and Seizures in an Infant After a Swimming Lesson | ||
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Attui-Ramo, Illona, MD PhD | The Attitude of Medical Personnel Towards Swimming With Infants Needs Re-evaluation | |
| Cates, Lynn M.D., F.A.A.P. | Link to: comment by Dr. Spock Company re: Swimming | ||
| California Medical Association | Bibliography - Toddler Swimming Classes 14 listings | ||
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Guntheroth, Warren M.D. | Letter to a swim program director about the American Medical Community opposition to swimming instruction for infants and toddlers | |
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Guntheroth, Warren M.D. | Letter to the AAP regarding their opposition to swim instruction for infants and toddlers | |
| Phillips, Kenneth G. MD, FRCPC | Swimming and Water Intoxication in Infants | ||
| Rosen, Karl G. MD, PhD | Baby Swimming - Summary of physiological and medical data | ||
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Andrews, Esther |
Develop Your Child's Genius - Right Brain / Left Brain Coordination | ||
| Bower, Bruce | Child motor development through improvisation and experimentation | ||
| Craig, Sandy MD | Hyponatremia | ||
| DeBord, Karen Ph.D. | Infant Development - What's Normal? | ||
| Norberg, Shani M.D. | Early Signs of Impaired Motor Development in Infants and Toddlers | ||
| Joseph, Rhawn, Ph.D. | Fetal Brain & Cognitive Development | ||
| Osinski, A. | Link to: Pool Tips | ||
| Osinski, A. | Link to: Aquatic Consultant Services | ||
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Wardell, Colleen P and Isbister, Clair | Swimming program for children with asthma - Does it improve their quality of life? | |
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Wellington-Dufferin Preschool Speech and Language Services | Benchmarks on Learning to Talk - Benchmarks for Infants to 5 Year Olds | |
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8. Teacher Health & Development
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| Calzada, Tita | Positive ways to deal with those who drain you of energy | ||
| Fung, Kevin , M.D., FRCS(C) | Laryngitis - causes, prevention, & cure | ||
| Graves, Steve | Quick List of 10 Important Points for Swim Teachers - by a variety of authors | ||
| Graves, Steve | Establishing Yourself as a Terrific Swim Teacher | ||
| Graves, Steve | Creativity Yields Teaching Success | ||
| Jacobs, Bert & Isabel | What Makes a Good Teacher | ||
| Lynn, Stephanie | Experienced Teachers Share Their Insights | ||
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McKay, Rob | What Makes a Good Swim Teacher | |
| McCabe, Janet | Training Baby, Toddler, and Preschool Swim Instructors | ||
| Osinski, A. | Link to: Pool Tips | ||
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