The Barron Blog

Celebrating 2024

Our journey began in 1978 with a simple yet powerful mission: “Building Skills for Life.” From humble beginnings in a small gym at Windsor Elementary School, we've grown into something truly remarkable. Now, as we flip the page to 2025, we celebrate 47 incredible...
Gymnastics is Good for Your Heart

Gymnastics is Good for Your Heart

The greatest symbol for love is the heart. This shape is displayed on clothes, signs, cards, and decorations. We throw it around like confetti! How fitting that we celebrate the greatest muscle in our body because it is what keeps us alive. If healthy, our heart...

The Evolution Of Elite Junior II & Readiness For Team

The Evolution Of Elite Junior II & Readiness For Team

THE EVOLUTION OF ELITE JUNIOR II We make it a point to self-evaluate our program on a regular basis and take a hard look at what we are teaching, why we are teaching it, and how we are teaching it. The one area of the program our Aquatics Director, Jack Young, has had...

Fueling Up For A Swim Lesson

Fueling Up For A Swim Lesson

I think many of us growing up remember our parents or authorities at the local swimming pool saying that we had to wait a minimum of 30 minutes before we could get into the water after eating a meal. This has been medically proven to not be the case. However, it is...

American Academy of Pediatrics Makes A Wave

American Academy of Pediatrics Makes A Wave

Drowning is the leading cause of injury death in the United States for children between the ages of 1 and 4 years old. Drowning is the third leading cause of unintentional death among United States adolescents between the ages of 5 and 19 years old. The American...

Safety Week Follow Up

Safety Week Follow Up

As we conclude safety weeks here at Barron swim school, we think it is important for our members to hear our conclusions. The response from our teachers, students, and parents has been overwhelmingly positive. Our goal was to conduct a normal class as much as possible...