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This Monday night, we’re joined live by Selena Willows, founder of Swim to Safety and creator of the 100-minute swim guarantee. If you’ve been following our series or have listened to any of Selena’s episodes on Navigating Neva, this is your opportunity to join us live and ask your questions. Haven’t listened yet? There’s still time to catch a few episodes before Monday. Selena brings decades of experience, practical teaching strategies, and a thoughtful perspective on helping children become safer and more confident in the water. Whether you’re a swim instructor, parent, aquatic professional, or simply passionate about water safety, we’d love to have you there. If you can’t make it but know someone who would benefit from the conversation, please share this post with them. We hope to see you Monday night!

I often call this magic when I speak to my students but it is science: “Your feet have to float before you can feel yourself float.” What happens: When a child’s feet are planted on the pool floor, the floor is supporting their weight. They can’t really experience buoyancy because they’re still relying on the ground. When you let their feet lift off the bottom—even for a second—the water becomes the thing supporting them. The science - The floor is holding you up. - Once your feet leave the floor, the water holds you up. - Your body begins to discover its natural floating position. Kid version “The floor is helping you stand. Let’s see if the water can help instead.” or “Lift your feet for just a second. Feel that? That’s the water holding you- you float in water.”

Really enjoyed watching Ron show the children at the city of Brunswick and the City of Savannah how OtterBall is played!

What books is everyone reading about Leadership and developing leaders?