Learn To Swim Program

Why I Wrote The Book

Book Sample Chapter 47 Breaststroke Kicking

Read copy below or CLICK HERE to view PDF with pictures. CHAPTER 47 Breast

How to teach elementary backstroke swimming

No other stroke comes close to conserving your energy while getting more distance per stroke. In this stroke you will pull and kick at the same time then glide for as lo

How to teach the breaststroke swimming kick in 3 subroutines

You’ve maybe never looked at your foot in this way, but the inner border is thicker than the outer border. This is the similar shape of an airplane wing that gets lift

Learn to swim from neutral position face float

The best way to learn this skill is to practice first stretched out on your mattress or floor. Place one hand on top of the other so that as you put your forehead down o

Mind control of body parts learning to swim efficiently

This is one of my six new teaching methods proven to get faster longer-lasting results. Learning to swim requires the mind to send a message to muscles to relax when you

Learning freestyle swimming open turn

For all competitive and especially active lifestyle lap swimmers this is the ideal turn that makes you a swimmer. All you have to focus on doing is getting totally on yo

Learning swimming freestyle flip turn

This skill is used mostly by competitive swimmers excluding triathletes. I would also suggest that older Senior Olympic swimmers consider doing open turns to get more va

How to teach yourself to float

Before you can float you have to master breath holding for at least 15-20 seconds and stay relaxed. A hot dog floats in water without lungs. Archimedes’ Physics Princi

How to build swimming endurance and stamina

If you have an inefficient stroke you will tire more easily. There are several factors building your endurance: Improve your body position and streamlining Increase your

Chad Cooper former ranked triathlete

I met Chad at an Internet marketing conference a few years ago. He told me he was formerly a pro triathlete with nine sponsors. But he wanted me to coach his son on str

Why lap swimming is good for your health and fitness

Water has more resistance than air and also removes the effects of gravity. Running and biking are great cardiovascular activities, but your joints also take a pounding

Why your head controls your body position

Newton’s Third Law of Motion states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. If your adult head weighs 14-16 lbs. and is totally out of water to

My leg wraparound swim teaching method

This method is ideal teaching small children. It primarily uses the tool of “guidance.” It has one central purpose to immobilize as many body parts as possible. You

When can I transfer swimming skills from home to pool?

Using a kitchen sink, dressing mirror, mattress, and a bath tub at home you can get familiar with all the basic swimming skills you’ll need to swim in a pool or lake.

How can I teach my child to swim early?

I tell parents the best age to start teaching your child to swim is 2-18 months. And you can start at home without a pool using a kitchen sink, dressing mirror, mattress

Why do you teach swimming at 2-18 months?

If you’re a parent you may have learned that up to 18 months your infant/child will copy and do whatever you ask or demonstrate. After 18 months their brain starts to

Dr. Ken Kimball, Cdr. U.S. Navy retired, 1967 Inventor and Co-founder of Masters Swimming

TEACH YOURSELF TO SWIM LIKE A PRO In One Minute Steps video DVDs and illustrated book is going to revolutionize how we teach swimming. No other instructor in the world ha

How can I teach breath holding?

This is an important skill every parent must demonstrate starting to teach their child to swim at 2-18 months! There are specific cues to use and visuals your child will

Patti Heard, triathlete and high school teacher

As an active triathlete I need to swim effectively and efficiently. Pete Andersen’s swimming methods taught me how to better swim. I am more effective and more efficien

Beth Dice Beginner Triathlete

Beth is a beginner triathlete who improved her swimming skills in two short sessions. She learned about me from her friends who swim at the same pool I worked out in to c

Adolph Kiefer Swimming Icon

Adolph Kiefer won the 100m backstroke in the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games at age 17. He founded Kiefer.com a huge aquatic supply company and has been a personal friend since

Adolph Kiefer, 1936 Olympic Gold Medalist, Swimming Icon

Dr. Pete Andersen is changing the science of swimming instruction with a complete curriculum for all the strokes and water safety. His package deal 4 DVD set of 7 hours

Triplet Boys

My triplet boys started learning to swim at home in the bath tub and on a mattress at 2-12 months. At 14 months they played like floating turtles in the deep diving well.

Ted a Non-Swimmer

Ted had an engineering background from, Austin, TX, and was a complete non-swimmer. He saw my book at a marketing conference in Los Angeles, and asked if he could look i

Ted non-swimmer thank you for testimonial

Ted tells his emotional story in an interview with Richard Crawford my camera man and multi Emmy Award winning video editor. I was so moved by Ted’s story I had Richar

Gerry Blight active lifestyle swimmer and author

I met Gerry at an author conference several years ago and we became friends. Our conversations led to authorship and book publishing. Then we talked about swimming and

Brian Goodell, Olympic Gold Medalist, Motivational Speaker and Coach

Learning to swim properly to ensure the safety of your kids and family was never this easy. Now you can TEACH YOURSELF TO SWIM LIKE A PRO In One Minute Steps with instru

Peter Fechheimer Senior Olympian

Peter Fechheimer is a Senior Olympian I’ve helped since meeting at the 2013 Cleveland Summer Olympic Games.

Mike Freshley Masters World Record Holder

Multiple US Masters national champion and World Record Holder, Mike Freshley, endorses Teach Yourself to Swim book and DVD system.

Shannon non-swimmer

Shannon enrolled in an adult beginner swim class I volunteer to teach once a week for an hour. She told me she was comfortable standing in waist deep water, but did not

How can I learn to float?

I always say you float first and swim second.  Let the water work for you and not against you.  Recall how a hot dog is a piece of mea

Linda a runner turned triathlete

Linda heard about my weekly adult swim class at the pool where I workout for my competitions. She wanted to improve her swimming technique and coupled with her running s

Why 2-18 months is the best age to teach your child to swim

I started teaching my triplet boys in the bath tub pouring rinse water over their heads, breath holding, blowing big bubbles, kicking, and one arm stroking. Then I did th

Learn to swim at home without a pool

Like any backyard sports skill you learn at home and practice to improve you then transfer those same familiar skills to the playing field or court. To build the basic s