Parents,In my twenty years of teaching swimming and working with a community dedicated to water safety, I’ve heard so many stories of lives lost to drowning. I carry them with me. Every time I enter the water, these stories enter with me. There’s the one with the...
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Pool and Facility Cleaning
Here at Waterloo Swimming, we take our pools and facility cleanliness seriously. It is important to us that the pools are kept at a high standard of clean for our customers and staff. Here are a few things we do: • Waterloo follows Texas and Williamson County...
First Dip Safety Tips
Even though we’re stuck indoors the weather is getting sunnier and the kids are getting even more restless for new activities. The pool could be just the answer to keep everyone from going stir crazy. Before you and your family jump in though be sure to keep these...
Water Safety Coloring Pages
Baby’s First Swim
Olympic Pool or Trainging Pool?
Here at Waterloo Swimming in Austin Texas, we have two indoor pools in which we run all our programming. We often get asked what is the difference in water temperature and what programs are in each. Below will describe each pool and what programs are in either. The...
How dangerous is our house?
I was reading the other day about drowning stats and came across some household injury statistics . . . and I was surprised. There were over 29 million non-fatal injuries in 2015 alone (CDC.gov). The most common injuries were a result of: falls, poisoning,...
“Dry Drowning” – What you need to know
We have heard questions and fears from some of our Waterloo families regarding "dry drowning" or "secondary drowning" generated by some recent tragic news headlines. We would like to share our thoughts. First, all of us at Waterloo Swimming hold the safety of our...
Water Safety Tips
Water Safety Tips courtesy of the “Simple Steps Save Lives” Program 1. Staying close, being alert and watching children in and around the pool Never leave a child unattended in a pool or spa and always watch your child when he or she is in or near water. Teach...
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