Why kids shouldn’t learn to swim with floatation aids.
Are floaties bad for learning to swim? The answer is yes. Kids shouldn’t learn to swim with Floaties. These aids can give children and parents a false sense of security, however that’s not the only reason why experts believe children should not be taught to swim while wearing flotation aids. Tragically in Australia 84% of […]
Finding the best Learn To Swim School: What to look for in swimming lessons
How do you find the best learn to swim lessons? Learning to swim can save your child’s life. Learning to do it well leads to a lifetime love of the water. But how do you tell the difference between great and average swimming lessons? Choosing where to take your child to swimming lessons is not […]
Don’t tell me it Can’t be Done
The Day Carlile Director John Coutts conquered one of swimming’s great challenges, Cook Strait. COOK STRAIT is a formidable adversary even for shipping and not many swimmers would be prepared to challenge it. It is the point at which the Pacific Ocean meets the Tasman Sea through the only gap in the New Zealand land-mass. […]
Cancer Survivor Swimming for Sick Kids
Chloe Osborn is swimming for sick kids, what about you? It’s time to jump into the Starlight Super Swim. If you can’t swim, then sponsor a champ like Chloe. In April this year, Carlile kid Chloe Osborn will swim at her first age nationals. No matter the result, It will be a triumph. Five years […]
Vale Dawny’s ‘old fox’ Harry Gallagher
Australia has lost a giant with the passing of legendary swimming coach Harry Gallagher OAM. Harry Gallagher, the man who ushered Dawn Fraser from the Balmain Baths, which now carry her name, to the dizzying heights of Olympic immortality, was 96 when he passed away in a Gold Coast hospital. Gallagher had taken a fall […]
Swimming, not just a lifesaving skill
Learning to swim can save your child’s life but the benefits go well beyond safety. Anecdotally the experts at Carlile Swimming have long known how children’s confidence grows, along with their physical and emotional wellbeing. Then research proved them right. A four-year study by Australia’s Griffith University found children who attended regular swimming lessons improved […]
Finding a great learn-to-swim teacher.
As a parent without a background in swimming, how do you find the right teacher for your child? It’s one thing to pay good money for great lessons, but imagine your time and money being wasted on poor quality instruction. Imagine watching your child strive tirelessly but never learning the skills they need. Unless you […]
The Night Shane Gould Became “The Greatest”
It was January 8, 1972, when Carlile Kid Shane Gould created a slice of history that will never be equalled. The scene – Saturday night, Drummoyne pool, the NSW Swimming Championships. A 15-year-old schoolgirl is the overwhelming favourite for the Open 100 metres freestyle. The gun goes, 58.5 seconds later Shane Gould touches the wall […]
Carlile teacher turned IronWoman
From Carlile Seahorse to champion IronWoman, what a journey it’s been for Carlile Swimming teacher Naomi Scott, who this weekend takes on surf sports best. The Nutri-Grain series kicks off at Kingscliff on the NSW Far North Coast and Naomi Scott goes into the opening event hot on the heels of victory in the qualifying […]