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Hear founder Selena speak on various topics on podcasts and PR features. 

ABOUT

Selena has over 30 years of experience working with children in aquatics and other high fear sports. Through her proprietary method has helped thousands of parents find calm around the water knowing that their children are both competent and confident in the water. 

 

Selena has built swim curriculums for community pools & private aquatic facilities, she developed and administered training for cold water survival for the Canadian military and ran a military beach that saw over 500 children a day for over ten years. She has even helped train some of Montreal's finest in the water. Since 2014 Selena has been operating her own swim and water safety academy where she coaches children in the water and parents virtually as they teach their own children to swim and self-rescue in as little as two weeks.


Selena believes that instilling both confidence and competence at the same time is the key to helping children overcome fear of the water and preventing future accidents. She has dedicated her work to creating methods that help children work through fear as they learn their limits and now guarantees swimming and self-rescue success to parents everywhere from the early age of 2.

 

Selena believes in ensuring parents have all the tools they need to not only teach their children to swim and self-rescue safely but also to recognise a problem before it becomes a danger keeping their children safer by the water. 

PODCAST FEATURES

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              Eight episode Series 

-Picking the right program for your goals

-Fear isn't always fear of the water

-Equipment, helping or hindering?

-How we guarantee success

-The difference instructor vs coach

-Trust and Retention for swim schools

-Coaching through the trauma and tears

-Building your swim school

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Dive into the importance of swim safety for children, the impact of drowning incidents, the personal journey of the expert, misconceptions about water safety, and the use of floaties.

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This interview is with Selena from Swim to Safety by Selena. She is a swim coach and instructor in the Montreal-Ottawa area. In this video, she informs us what we should watch out for when it comes to drowning, the importance of CPR, as well as how to get more information on the swim lessons she offers. 

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 The talk is about water safety (like the chilling fact that it takes less than 20 seconds for a child to stop fighting for breath), the spiritual experience of witnessing a child push past their fears and perceived limitations, as well as how she coaches.

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Talk It Out: Piece by Peace podcast explores the transformative power of peace in parenting. Join host Kelley Webb with Selena on a journey of growth, connection, and positive impact. Dive into heartfelt conversations, uncover practical tools, and navigate the complexities of peaceful parenting. 

AS SEEN ON

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Swimming is a body skill and just like learning to walk, run, ride a bike, or any other body skill the basics can be picked up relatively easily when the program is administered at the appropriate developmental level and in such a way that omits prescriptive movements. 
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Swim to Safety is featured on NBC News Channel

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Swimming lessons don’t need to take months or years to produce confident & independent swimmers. Children as young as 18 months CAN and DO learn to swim in just a matter of a few practices all the time in my programs; so why does it take so long for a child enrolled in traditional lessons at the local swim school or community center to become independent in the water?

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Swim to Safety is featured on USA Today News Channel

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Welcome to Motherhood: The Real Deal. Tayla is a former Editor in Chief turned parenting blogger, who lives with Mr C in Greater London, their eight year old daughter and puppy Millie. Today, we’re diving into an important topic that every parent can relate to: helping our precious munchkins conquer their fear of water. 

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Swim to Safety is featured on CBS News Channel

Best in Ottawa is your guide to the best things that Ottawa has to offer, from the top products to the most dependable services. 

Swim to Safety is featured as 7 PLACES WITH THE BEST SWIMMING LESSONS IN OTTAWA

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Swim to Safety is featured on Fox News Channel

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