What happened to Swimming In 2020?! This year has been a rollercoaster with the coronavirus. In England, swimming pools had to shut in March for the first lockdown and remained closed till 25th of July and then again shut for the second lockdown on 5th of November for 4 weeks. #2 Lockdown was announced to …

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As part of lifting lockdown restrictions due to COVID-19, the U.K government has permitted the re-opening of outdoor swimming pools from 11th of July and indoor pools from 25th of July 2020. Everybody in the swimming world, was so pleased to hear this announcement in July but, unfortunately not all pools managed to open on …

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Easing of Lockdown and Swimming  The arrival of June brought the lift of some restrictions in England. It is nice to see primary school children have returned or are returning to schools and some water sports are permitted including open water swimming. No doubt that you have seen or maybe experienced busy beaches last week. …

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Blue Wave Swim School recognised again in 2019 at the Best Business Awards We’re more than a good swim school; we are an award winning swim school in south London! Blue Wave Swim School was the finalist for three main awards in Merton (Wimbledon) and Wandsworth in 2019. Let us to tell you more on …

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Happy Teacher’s Day To Swim Instructors Since 1994, 5 October has been named the World Teachers’ Day commemorates the anniversary of the adoption of the 1966 ILO/UNESCO recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers. Unesco’s statement for World Teacher’s Day includes : ‘…,we  celebrate  the  work  of  dedicated  teachers  around  the  world  who continue to strive …

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Swimming Crash Courses for Summer Holiday All schools soon will be out for summer and with seven weeks of free time to fill in for children, most families start getting some programme together for their children. To avoid your child spending most of his or her time watching TV or staring at a mobile device, …

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Easter it’s one of the most sought-after holidays in Europe and it’s also the time to think about love and show your compassion A religious holiday- to celebrate the day Christ has risen-which coincides with nature’s rebirth in the Northern Hemisphere by the arrival of Spring. Schools are on a long break so, kids are …

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Do you love swimming? You should and here’s why! Hope you had a fabulous Valentine’s day, and it was filled with beautiful flowers, chocolate and interesting presents. But, Valentine’s day is a very good occasion to talk about swimming. Are you wondering why? Because firstly, swimming and love benefit us in similar ways and secondly, learning …

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Blue Wave, A Business Award finalist in Merton and Wandsworth In 2017 and 2018, we were really proud to be nominated for several prestigious awards by several organisations and associations including What’s on 4 Kid’s.  What’s On 4 kids is one of the major children activity listing platforms in the country. The What’s On 4 …

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Visiting the famous Baby Swimming School in Iceland Visiting other swim schools to learn from others and share best practice in baby swimming approaches has always been part of our development at Blue Wave Swim School in London. So when I was in Iceland in October to attend the bi-annual Nordic Baby Swimming Conference, I jumped at …

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