Back Floating Saves Lives

On the Today show there was a segment about a little one that fell into the river at South St Seaport and was rescued by her Father and a bystander . The amazing fact was that the little one emerged face up, and was neither coughing or heaving, and certainly not damaged in any way. The point is, that floating face up is a lifesaver, and it most certainly can be taught to very young children! The Masels are a classic example of this. At the British Swim School, we have believed in this since 1981 when it’s owner developed her own gentle fun way of teaching back floating to toddlers. She has continued to believe that this has to be the best survival skill possible, and has thousand of success stories to prove it. The American Pediatric Society have stated that there is no value to Swim Lessons under the age of four. Swim lessons and survival lessons are not the same thing!!! They ask us to prove the value of survival lessons, but how does one prove a negative? How does one keep a statistical record of accidents that did NOT happen?The little girl in the Hudson is not a damaged statistic. She floated on her back, and is alive and well to tell the tale. All children, should have the same chance!