Protect your good times

Splashing, wading, and paddling — it must mean a great day in the water. Playing at the beach, at a water park, by a lake, or in a pool can be a real treat on a hot day. Swimming is a lot of fun, but drowning is a real danger. Let’s find out how to stay safe in the water.

Swimming is a part of many people’s everyday life. This guide site is devoted to swimming in all of its forms, both competitive and recreational. Beginning swimmers need to know that ones resting heart rate decreases 10 beats per minute in water, and maximum heart rate decreases by 10 to 30 beats. The heart puts [...]

SG Poseidon Eppelheim announces a new learn to swim program for English speaking children in the Heidelberg (HD) and Mannheim (MA) communities through a partnership with the American Swim School. Swimming lessons will be held at the Gisela-Mierke-Bad Eppelheim near American military installations (PHV, MTV & BFV) and several English-speaking international companies. Eppelheim, Germany, October [...]

Whether you are training for a triathlon or you are just wanting to stay in shape, swimming in open water breaks the monotony of the mind-numbing lengths of a swimming pool. Open water swimming is great fun, but don’t ignore your safety. Here are a few tips for swimming safely in open water.

Whether you swim to relax or keep fit it is recognized that swimming is an important skill to have. This article looks at how modern technology is making our swimming pools, sports and leisure centres safer places.

If the government wants to persuade us that it understands quality-of-life issues, then sport is a good place to start.

Swimming has been a part of my life since the days of eating erasers and teasing girls in elementary school, with the exception of my time in college, during which I was too busy experimenting with the party scene to make my way to a pool for some exercise. Unlike most lifelong swimmers, I never really developed a specialty stroke or event, instead going with what feels best at the time. I’ve been a backstroker, breastroker and butterflier at various junctures, but I never managed to get a feel for freestyle… until recently.

Today’s Healthy Outlook with Jennifer Foss, R.N. — Swimming and splashing in a pool, whether it’s indoors or outdoors, can burn up a lot of energy, but pool time fun can also result in accidents. Swimming and splashing in a pool, whether it’s indoors or outdoors, can burn up a lot of energy, but pool [...]

Julia Youll answers: It’s up to you to decide when you want to take your baby swimming. You don’t need to wait until she’s immunised, as the chlorine in the water will kill off any bacteria or viruses. It’s probably sensible to wait until she’s at least a few weeks old, because a tiny baby [...]

Getting your baby used to water early is important from a safety point of view and it’s great fun too. “Your child won’t be co-ordinated enough to learn to swim properly until he is two or three, but you can get him to feel confident and relaxed in the water and make swimming a fun way to exercise for both of you,” says midwife and health visitor Julia Youll.