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DolFUN SWIM Academy adding more    “layers of protection through drowning prevention and education”

Starfish Aquatics Institute Announces their Newest Training Center in Portland, Oregon @ DolFUN SWIM Academy

DolFUN SWIM Academy has joined the Starfish Aquatics Institute (SAI) as a Training Center, announcing Stephanie Simmons as the StarGuard®  Training Director.

SAI is one of the largest lifeguard, swim instructor and pool operator certifying agencies in the United States.  In partnership with Human Kinetics, SAI offers state-of-the-art training courses and also provides risk management services to the aquatic industry.

“We are very proud to have DolFUN SWIM Academy join our SAI family,” said Leslie Donavan, President of SAI.  “We believe our focus on professionalism and accountability gives our Training Centers the opportunity to lead the industry in effective and safe programming.”

Founded by Jill White, a renowned aquatics expert, SAI uses an integrated experiential approach to learning. All SAI training programs incorporate this innovative technique.

DolFUN SWIM Academy is now available to train parents, groups and organizations either on or off-site with the StarGuard® Lifeguard Certification and/or American Safety and Health Institute (ASHI)-First Aid/CPR/AEDpro.

To learn more about why SAI:

www.starfishaquatics.org/starguard

Since 1995, DolFUN SWIM Academy is internationally renowned for incorporating leading-edge techniques and holistic approaches starting with children as young as 2 months old and continuing through the intermediate levels, including adults.

“It is never too earlier to give the gift of life with swimming lessons.”

“Water Safety Education if vital and can save lives. We are being a part of the solution by providing one of the layers of protection around water, through swimming lessons” sayers said.

“In America, Children ages 1 to 4 have the highest drowning rates.

For every drowning death, many more children are left with permanent brain damage,” sayers referenced to learn more:

http://www.cdc.gov/HomeandRecreationalSafety/Water-Safety/waterinjuries-factsheet.html

DolFUN SWIM’s unique aquatic developmental program incorporates songs and games

to reinforce new skills; and swimmers learn to focus on mastering the water’s natural forces,

so they experience the ultimate well-being in warm water 88-92 degrees – which supports a

reassuring learning environment.

One of the nation’s leading “birth and beyond” swim schools, DolFUN SWIM Academy

creates a safe, fun and joyful water experience with Sayers at the helm of her highly trained

team of aquatic educators.

Sayers, who holds a bachelor of science degree from Oregon State University, is a sought-

after presenter and Senior Aquatic Educator who sits on the United States Swim School

Association’s Infant-Toddler Committee and has presented her unique methods at conferences in the United States, British Columbia, Europe and New Zealand.

To book your StarGuard® Lifeguard Certification or ASHI Training:

contact us at: register@dolFUNSWIMacademy.com or call 503-343-3004

Register TODAY for lessons visit:  www.dolfunswimacademy.com

DolFUN SWIM Academy Awarded Best Promotion at 

USSSA National Conference

NEWS RELEASE

Tualatin, Oregon – Locally-based DolFUN SWIM Academy won another national award for excellence at a recent United States Swim School Association Conference in Waikiki, Hawaii. Swim schools all across the world come together every year at this conference. Prior to this year’s conference, member swim schools from all over the world were invited to submit entries for a variety of categories for the “Best of Association Awards”. Members in attendance voted to determine winners in each category. DolFUN SWIM Academy took home the award for Best Promotion in the Best of Association Awards.

“Swimming is one of the most fundamental and joyful activities. We hope our refer a friend promotion allowed more people to learn to swim,” said Debbie Marrs-Sayers, Owner of DolFUN SWIM Academy.

The Best of Association Awards represent some of the best tools and business models in the industry. They not only acknowledge award winning swim schools, they also allow other swim school owners to get ideas from their peers and evaluate where their school stands in the industry.

DolFUN SWIM Academy was founded in 1994 and has locations in Tigard, Portland and Tualatin, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington. The school’s multi-faceted disciplines include a basic approach, placing an emphasis on the leaner’s natural relationship with the water. For more information on DolFUN SWIM Academy, please call (503) 343-3004 or visit www.dolFUNSWIMacademy.com.

The United States Swim School Association is now an international organization. Members are quality swim schools with instructors who are devoted to aquatic education and promoting lifelong safety, fun and health.  U.S. Swim Schools has been the preeminent swim school organization in the world since it was founded in 1988. Today, the organization’s member schools reach over one million students per year.  For more information on the U.S. Swim School Association, please call (480) 837-5525 or log on to www.usswimschools.org.