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Happy Wednesday Sigma Swim and Stroke Schoolers! We are in week 2 of a 4 week series on introducing the 4 strokes. This week's swim tip introduces you to the second stroke your swimmers will learn in Level 3 of the Sigma Swim School: Backstroke. What is Backstroke? A 5 minute intro for parents and swimmers (link) Found the above helpful? Like, comment, subscribe, share with a friend! Fact of the week: Backstroke can be challenging to learn, it's the only stroke where you can't see where you're going and...

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Happy Spring Adult Swim Schoolers! We're so glad you've chosen us for your swim journey. This week, we continue our Adult Beginner journey for our many adults who have chosen to learn or improve their swimming: What you need to start AND how to get COMFORTABLE (LINK) Found the above helpful? Like, comment, subscribe, share with a friend! Fact of the week: It doesn't take much equipment to start learning how to swim. A swim suit is the only absolute must. Many adults like to learn with goggles and swim...

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Howdy Sigma Swim and Stroke Schoolers! We begin a 4 week series on introducing the 4 strokes. This week's swim tip introduces you to the first stroke your swimmers will learn in the Sigma Swim School: Freestyle. What is the Freestyle stroke? A 3 minute intro for parents and swimmers (link) Found the above helpful? Like, comment, subscribe, share with a friend! Fact of the week: Knowing how to swim smooth freestyle is essential for lap swimmers, triathletes, open water swimmers, waterpolo players, crossfit athletes and basically anyone wanting to...

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Happy Spring Adult Swim Schoolers! We're so glad you've chosen us for your swim journey. We like to provide you with some weekly general info/education that is related to your Sigma adult swim experience. This week, we start our journey over again for the many adults who have chosen to learn or improve their swimming: Introduction to Adult Beginner swim lessons (LINK) Found the above helpful? Like, comment, subscribe, share with a friend! Fact of the week: Every beginner adult has to start at this point. Our beginner adults come...

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Happy Tuesday Sigma Swim and Stroke Schoolers! We like to provide you with some weekly general info/education that is related to your Sigma swim lessons and stroke development. This week's swim tip teaches swimmers how to properly take off from the wall. The right way to start (link) Found the above helpful? Like, comment, subscribe, share with a friend! Fact of the week: Taking off and starting from the wall is a very specific skill. Beginners will leave the wall on their stomach or back, simply trying to get moving....

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Happy Spring Adult Swim Schoolers! We're so glad you've chosen us for your swim journey. We like to provide you with some weekly general info/education that is related to your Sigma adult swim experience. This week, we highlight one of the final steps in our Adult Beginner program: How to SAFELY jump into the water (LINK) Found the above helpful? Like, comment, subscribe, share with a friend! Fact of the week: Whether you accidentally fall or intentionally jump into a body of water, having the skills to safely return to...

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Happy Spring Sigma Swim and Stroke Schoolers! We like to provide you with some weekly general info/education that is related to your Sigma swim lessons and stroke development. This week's swim tip will help you understand one of the skills that almost every child ends up loving and requesting daily: Do we get to dive today? (link) Found the above helpful? Like, comment, subscribe, share with a friend! Fact of the week: Diving ends up being loved by most swimmers and is often scheduled towards the end of each swim...

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Dear Sigma Swimmers and Families, Welcome to Spring! We are in the most exciting part of our year as water and swimming starts to be on the minds of even more people in Texas. Next week we will get back to our regularly scheduled Weekly Swim Tip. This week, please read, share, and talk with us about any of the below 4 items: Sigma Swimming and past Fort Worth swim teams inducted into the 2022 Texas Swimming and Diving Hall of Fame. Read more here. Spring, Summer, and Private Swim...

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Hi Sigma Swim and Stroke Schoolers, We like to provide you with some weekly general info/education that is related to your Sigma swim lessons and stroke development. This week's swim tip relates to working on one of the most challenging skills for new freestyle swimmers: Breathe to the SIDE! (not the front) (link) Found the above helpful? Like, comment, subscribe, share with a friend! Fact of the week: When timed properly, breathing to the side in freestyle is the most efficient way to get oxygen. Looking forward or lifting the...

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Happy Friday Adult Swim Schoolers, We're so glad you've chosen us for your swim journey. We like to provide you with some weekly general info/education that is related to your Sigma adult swim experience. Here's this week's: Get into and out of a floating position - Float transitions (LINK) Found the above helpful? Like, comment, subscribe, share with a friend! Fact of the week: Floating may be one of the most important skills you will learn. The next most important skill is simply switching from a float to another position,...