Learn the Basics of Breathing in Swimming
Tips for Making Rhythmic Breathing Second Nature One of the biggest challenges for new swimmers is learning how to coordinate rhythmic breathing. Mastering when and how to breathe is vital while swimming laps without getting fatigued or choking on water. Proper breathing while swimming is the best way to increase lung capacity. Proper breathing techniques […]
Embrace Year-Round Wellness with WeAquatics Swim School
Unlock the Benefits of Swimming through the Colder Months Don’t let the winter chill put a freeze on your swimming aspirations. Embrace the year-round wellness benefits of swimming with your swim school. By committing to swimming, even during the fall and winter, you ensure you continue to hone your skills, safeguard your health, and find […]
Conquering Swim Anxiety and Learning to Overcome Your Fear of Water
Relieve Your Swim Anxiety with Gradual Water Exposure and Support Over 55 percent of people worldwide over the age of fifteen cannot swim unassisted. What’s at the root of why so many adults cannot swim? Fear. Research shows 46 percent of adults are afraid to swim in deep water, and 32 percent of people are […]
Mastering the Art of Swimming Strokes: A Beginner’s Guide
Improve Your Speed and Endurance in the Pool with These Swimming Strokes Swimming is a fun recreational activity and a valuable life skill with many physical and mental benefits. In fact, you don’t have to be Olympics-bound to learn the different swimming strokes! Mastering each swimming stroke is essential to becoming a confident, proficient […]
Choosing a Swim School Just Got Easier with These 5 Questions
Before Committing to a DMV Swim School, Get All the Info You Need Health. Safety. Community. Confidence. Learning how to swim offers numerous benefits. Not all swim schools are created equal, though. Before choosing a swim school, make sure you know what questions to ask. The answers to these questions will determine if you or […]
What to Look for in a DMV Swim School
4 Reasons WeAquatics’ MD, VA, and Washington DC Swim Lessons Stand Out Ensuring you and your loved ones know how to swim is an important layer of defense against drowning. Choosing the right DMV swim school can be challenging, though. Who offers the right instructors, locations, and approach to swim lessons? If you’re currently looking […]
14 Trailblazing and Influential Black Swimmers throughout Time
Athletes Who Opened Doors for Future Swimmers…in and out of the Pool In honor of Black History Month, we take a look at some of the most influential black swimmers to ever grace the pool. Follow through time as these swimmers go from the trailblazers who broke barriers to some of today’s most promising athletes. […]
The Unexpected Benefit of Swimming
How Learning to Swim Can Bring More Community into Your Life When you think of the benefits of swimming, you probably imagine all the health-related reasons to jump into the pool. Increased stamina. Better lung capacity. Improved balance, flexibility, and strength. While all those reasons are true and valid, there is also an unexpected benefit […]
Is Swimming Good for Your Brain? Experts Say Yes!
Top Brain Benefits of Swimming Exercise can help keep you young. This is said so much it’s almost lost all meaning. Growing research, however, suggests there’s something special and unique about swimming. Is swimming good for your brain? Researchers, scientists, and experts have long agreed any exercise is beneficial to brain health, but now they […]
Are Arm Floaties Safe? 7 Reasons Swim Experts Say No
The Surprising Ways These Swim Safety Devices Are Not Only Unhelpful but Dangerous Every time you’ve been to the beach or a public pool, you’ve probably seen little ones running around joyously with water wings firmly around both arms. Floaties are such a common sight, many parents don’t even think to question them. Everyone uses […]