Tag Archives: survival swimming

Open Water Swim Experience

Open Water Swims

As part of the Paul Sadler Swimland Journey, we run an Open Water Experience for swimmers who have completed their Swordy 1km Swim. We are SUPER passionate about helping our swimmers transition from the contained pool environment into the open water – where conditions vary and swimmers need to read the environment in a different […]

Why transitioning to open water is so important in swimming lessons. 

Open Water Swims

This Summer, Paul Sadler Swimland will once again host Open Water swims. The transition from swimming pool to the open water is significant, with the Royal Life Saving Association estimating that the distance you can cover in the pool equating to just 10% in open water. Therefore for a young swimmer who has achieved their […]

How Lily’s swimming skills helped in real life

Swimmers story of survival

One of our amazing swimmers Lily recently went swimming in the ocean in Torquay. Lily, having recently turned 6, started regular swimming lessons with our Bendigo site in 2017. Having been in regular swimming lessons for a number of years, Lily has developed some excellent life saving water skills, however in the ocean she often […]