Swimming Teacher Resources: Lesson Plans, Drills & Printables That Save Time


Are you looking to enhance your teaching toolkit and make a bigger splash in your lessons?

Hi, Mark here. Hope all is well with you.

Everyone needs tools that make their job easier and raise the quality of their work, and we swimming teachers are no exception.

I’ve gathered my best teaching tools into one easy-to-use page just for you.

It’s packed with practical, printable swimming teacher resources to help you teach more confidently, save prep time, and deliver high-quality lessons your swimmers will love.

Here’s what you’ll find:

✅ Ready-to-use lesson plans for all skill levels
✅ Stroke-specific drill books with step-by-step teaching cues
✅ Full eBooks on teaching children, adults, and nervous beginners
✅ Real insights from real lessons — I use these myself!

👉 Check out all the resources here:

Featured eBooks to Enhance Your Teaching

  • How To Be A Swimming Teacher: A definitive guide to conducting outstanding swimming lessons, offering insights into effective teaching strategies and class management.​ Click here for an instant preview.

  • 101 Swimming Lesson Plans: A collection of ready-made lesson plans that simplify your preparation process, allowing you to focus more on student engagement.​ Go here for an instant preview.

  • Teaching Adults How to Swim: This guide unlocks the art of adult instruction, addressing the unique challenges and rewards of teaching adult learners.​ Go here for an instant preview.

Whether you're new to teaching or looking to sharpen your stroke instruction, these tools are designed to make your job easier - and your teaching better.

Discover all my resources by clicking here.

That’s all for this week. Happy swimming!

Cheers

Mark

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