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WORLD AQUATIC BABIES CONGRESS
Waikiki Beach, Hawaii 18 – 20 October 2003

 

NELL WHITE Presented with Award, WABC, Hawaii 2003

  AQUATOTS Guidelines adopted by Swimming South Africa, 2001
 
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A Happy First Birthday
AQUATOTS Franchise!



On June 1st 2004, AQUATOTS Franchise was one year old! We celebrate with 14 Franchises listed in the first year! Of the 14 franchises, 11 were originally registered AQUATOTS Swim Schools. The other 3 are newcomers to AQUATOTS. With 27 instructors in all, 10 who are newly trained, it is highly likely that there will be an AQUATOTS Franchise not far from where you live.

You can call AQUATOTS CENTRAL OFFICE for the contact details of the franchise that is most conveniently situated in relation to the area where you live.



WORLD AQUATIC BABIES CONGRESS
Waikiki Beach, Hawaii 18 20 October 2003



The 7th World Aquatic Babies Congress (WABC) conference on Aquatic Education of Babies and Young Children was held on 18 – 20 October 2003 at Waikiki Beach, Hawaii.

Nell White, the founder-director of AQUATOTS® Swim Program and a world pioneer programme director and infant swim educator, contributed as a member of a panel of speakers. It was the 4th time that she has presented at a WABC conference (to read her Presentation click here).

She received the award of the decade 1993-2003 along with Eugenie Horn of Norway, Sharron Crowley of Canada, John Bainbridge of USA/Australia, Lulu Cisneros of Mexico, and Foo Chee Han of Singapore for their efforts in advancing baby swimming and for being a guiding-light to those involved in aquatic programs in their respective countries and around the world.

WABC conferences are biennial events. They originated with the first gathering of infant swim teaching professional in Tokyo 1991. Nell has attended all subsequent conferences held in various capital cities of the world namely, Los Angeles 1993, Melbourne 1995, Oaxaca 1997, Toulouse 1999, Buenos Aires 2001, and now Honolulu 2003.



 

 

NELL WHITE Presented with Award
WABC, Hawaii 2003


The WORLD AQUATIC BABIES CONFERENCE presented Nell White with the award of the decade 1993-2003 for her efforts in advancing baby swimming, and for being a guiding-light to those involved in aquatic programs in South Africa and around the world.

Other recipients were Eugenie Horn of Norway, Sharron Crowley of Canada, John Bainbridge of USA/Australia, Lulu Cisneros of Mexico, and Foo Chee Han of Singapore for their respective countries.



 

 

AQUATOTS Guidelines adopted by
Swimming South Africa, 2001

A national move to safeguard infant swimming has been undertaken by Swimming South Africa with the introduction of the Todswim SA swim instructor training programme. The time had come for Swimming South Africa to take an effective position in the control and standardisation of infant swim teaching. With Todswim SA, Swimming South Africa offers guidelines that minimize the dangers surrounding aquatic activity for the very young. Teaching methods that do not conform to these guidelines cannot be accredited by Swimming South Africa.

Until recently there was no major aquatic body in the country that took responsibility of issuing policy statements or guiding parents as to acceptable and unacceptable practices in infant swimming. Parents can now look to Swimming South Africa (SSA) for such guidelines. The SSA Todswim guidelines are in line with the recommendations of the American Academy of Paediatricians Policy Statement 2000. Todswim SA is a spin off of AQUATOTS Swim Program the internationally renowned method of teaching infants swimming skills.

Nell White, founder-director of AQUATOTS Swim Program, and author of Todswim SA, Swimming South Africa's national accreditation course for toddler swim teaching, advises parents to contact Swimming South Africa at (011) 404-2480 in relation to infant swim teaching, or 0861 100 456 for an accredited swim teacher in their area.


 

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