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Summit Swim PediaSwim certified | Insured | 1:1 swim instructor located in Vass, NC. Promoting self rescue with a progressive swim-float-swim.

🌊Today is INTERNATIONAL WATER SAFETY DAY!🌊Drowning Statistics on Children:• 88% of child drownings occur with at least 1...
05/15/2025

🌊Today is INTERNATIONAL WATER SAFETY DAY!🌊

Drowning Statistics on Children:
• 88% of child drownings occur with at least 1 adult present.
• We lose 11 school buses worth of children to fatal unintentional drowning per year, with the average school bus seating 80 students.
• Two out of three drowning incidents that take place in the home occur in a bathtub.
• 23% of child drownings happen during a family gathering near a pool.

Greater awareness leads to greater action—let’s work together to protect our children around water.

Check out the “Water Safety” info on our story highlights. I’ve added an Amazon link on our stories and the highlight to some easy DIY door locks that you can order asap to start on your 5 Layers Of Protection this summer!

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Call for help!Learn & Practice CPRWater Safety Course & Rescue EquipmentIf a child is missing, always check the pool or ...
07/15/2024

Call for help!
Learn & Practice CPR
Water Safety Course & Rescue Equipment
If a child is missing, always check the pool or other water features first.

*Anyone who live in a home with a pool or who is frequently around water should learn CPR with rescue breaths. Require all babysitters, and caregivers to have current CPR training and certification. In groups, such as pool parties, at least one person should know CPR. Proper training and certification should be refreshed every 1-2 years or more frequently if there have been recent changes in recommendations.
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Here’s Harley, my number 1 reason why I started Summit Swim🥹. _________________________________________Eight years ago H...
07/08/2024

Here’s Harley, my number 1 reason why I started Summit Swim🥹.
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Eight years ago Harley brought life into the world around me.
Six years ago today that world shattered after losing him to drowning.

I’ve had parents/people ask how I handle upset kiddos during lessons and it’s not that I tune them out.. but when I hear your kiddo cry, it means life to me.

It doesn’t bother me if they come in or leave upset with me. I will always meet them with a smile, calm them with a hug, or high five them as they leave.

That breath is life… something I had begged to see come from Harley 6 years ago.

I have my instructor side that sees their potential and work to see their progress daily, but along with that is a mothers heart that genuinely wants to see them happy along with being safe in the water for themselves and for you.

What I wouldn’t do to have my Harley here with me.
I thank God often over having him for even that bit of time and now for continually giving me purpose, opening doors, & surrounding me + mine with supportive loving family away from family.
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🌤️🏔️ 🌊meet you on that mountain top Harley

over and over i move from
“i can’t believe you’re gone.”
to “i hope you exist in someway, somewhere.”
to “please let me find you again wherever you are.” there could be minutes. hours. days in between. but i always step from one stone to the next in this cycle of missing you.
-sara rian

Not all devices sold by retailers are tested and approved flotation devices. Devices that are not tested and approved ca...
06/28/2024

Not all devices sold by retailers are tested and approved flotation devices. Devices that are not tested and approved cannot be considered a safe layer of protection and should not be part of a family’s water safety plan. While some swim lesson programs utilize flotation devices as a tool in formal lessons, there is no evidence a child will learn to swim independently or gain water competency skills by only using a flotation device.

Always wear a US Coast Guard (USCG) life jacket in or around natural bodies of water and when boating. Because supervision can never be perfect, life jackets can also be an important layer of protection for children who lack water competency or when other layers of protection are not in place. Caregivers should not overly use flotation devices in swimming pools and never use as a replacement for practicing touch-supervision or gaining water competency. There is no evidence that life jackets alone can teach a child to swim. A life jacket is only effective if worn BEFORE someone enters the water. Never replace or substitute arm bands, inner tubes, or other inflatable water toys for tested and approved life jackets
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🌊☀️Nothing like a bit of water & sunshine for your summer! This sweet 10month old had the cutest crossed leg float for t...
06/26/2024

🌊☀️Nothing like a bit of water & sunshine for your summer!

This sweet 10month old had the cutest crossed leg float for the beginning half of lessons. Even though it looked cute, it made him pretty unbalanced. I can’t take full credit with how much these kids fix and do on their own while in the water.. just as us parents guide our own children safely through life is comparable to how I guide your littles through each lesson, lots of patience and trust with them! 🫶
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06/08/2024

📊Feel free to answer the question in the comments:
When did you learn to swim?

The skill to swim, like any other skill, is perishable unless maintained.
It’s not that some of us are just natural born swimmers, we were taught the swim basics at some point and continued to work on it throughout the years.
I’ve heard several adults say that they can’t swim or some that are scared of the water… well if we didn’t have the opportunity or have not made the time or effort to learn how, it will remain as a fear and unlearned skill.

How do you hope your children view the water/swimming throughout their life?

Below are some water competency details and swim program resource links that you can check on our🔗 linktree: https://linktr.ee/summitswim.
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🌊Everyone Should Learn To Swim🌊
Swimming is not an instinctive skill for humans. We cannot survive in water unless we are taught basic skills. All adults and children should learn these crucial skills as soon as possible. All caretakers must understand that children are never considered “drown proof,” even if they have undergone swim lessons. Nothing will ever eliminate the risk of drowning, but learning to swim equips children with a life-saving layer of protection.

🌊When To Start & Where To Look🌊
Speak with your pediatrician before considering any water safety/swimming lessons for children. The AAP recommends starting swim lessons as early as age 1. By taking formal swimming lessons, children ages 1-4 can reduce their drowning risk by 88%. Water competency and swim lessons should be continuous, and not taken for just one season – skills need to be developed and maintained during the entire year.

🌊Swim Lesson Recommendations🌊
Look for swim programs that have experienced, certified, and qualified instructors. Learn to swim programs should teach safety in, on, and around the water and teach students what to do if they end up in the water unexpectedly. Ensure that the program maintains accepted water quality, keeps the water warm, and has a safety plan in place. Use our 🔗Swim Program Checklist when visiting a program to help you find the right swim program for your family.

~4 weeksMonday-Friday10-15 minutes dailyThe commitment can be difficult and definitely requires adjustment between work ...
06/08/2024

~4 weeks
Monday-Friday
10-15 minutes daily

The commitment can be difficult and definitely requires adjustment between work and/or personal life, but if it’s made possible…the end result is so rewarding for everyone involved.
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