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Fun Ways to Build Confidence

Childhood is a time for exploration. Finding the right activity for your children can help build their confidence, so don’t shy away from letting them try different things. Children all
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Discover Swim Program Updates

At Bear Paddle, we know that the more your child is in the water, the stronger the progress they will make. That is why we are excited to announce some
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Support Proposed Swim Law

Dr. Bill Kent, Chairman of the International Swimming Hall of Fame, is doing everything he can to tackle the national issue of childhood drowning. Dr. Kent is the driving force
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Learning To Swim Is A Journey

Start Your Swim Journey Today

Children Learing To Swim We often think of learning to swim as a one-time achievement: either you can swim, or you can’t. In truth, learning to swim is more of
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Why Swim Consistently for Health

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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Swim Lessons for Kids Age 1

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!

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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Meet Lindsey Stewart: IL Manager

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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Ben Lecomte Expedition Update

Ben is 65 days into this experience. However, due to the threat of encountering not only one but two Typhoons, Ben and the crew made the decision to head back
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What’s Your Swim Story?

Everyone has one. It might be your childhood swim lessons, a recent vacation, or a memory from a favorite experience in water. At Bear Paddle, we want to be your
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Join the World’s Largest Swim!

Join Bear Paddle in spreading the word of Water Safety with the The World’s Largest Swimming Lesson! This will take place on Thursday, June 21st at 3:15pm. This will be
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Why Enroll Your 1-Year-Old in Swim

Blake and I just got home from her weekly swim lesson and she has the best time while there. I never took swim lessons when I was younger because my
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