The Barron Blog
Gymnasts Aren’t Lucky
The title of this blog may seem harsh, but it is actually the exact opposite. It is praising the focus and determination of each and every child that walks through our doors. Getting a new skill or perfecting an old one has nothing to do with luck; it is a direct...
Celebrating 2022
2022 is a wrap! In 1978, we set out on our mission of “Building Skills for Life” in a small school gym at Windsor Elementary School, and 44 years later, we are flipping out of 2022 with a lot of pride, gratitude, and much to celebrate. We are grateful for everyone...
Celebrating 2022
2022 is a wrap! In 2017, we continued to set out on our mission of “Building Skills for Life”, and are now swimming out of 2022 with a lot of pride, gratitude, and much to celebrate. We are grateful for everyone that has been a part of the Barron Swim Family and those...
The Low-Down on Goggles
Choosing to wear goggles in the pool is a personal decision. Some swimmers are very comfortable in the water without them, while others feel goggles are a necessity. Here are three advantages to wearing goggles, we call them the Three C’s: Comfort, Clarity, and...
Curriculum Education
The main goal of our program and the strong basis of our curriculum is to teach our students how to become safer in and around all bodies of water while also learning to swim. Each one of our levels has a goal and set of skills that every student must attain before...
7-Time Olympic Medalist Amanda Beard Joins Forces With Barron Swim School & Hope Floats Foundation
Barron Swim School has joined forces with 7-time Olympic Medalist, Amanda Beard and Hope Floats Foundation to save the lives of children in the St. Louis Community. Amanda is a 7-time U.S. Olympic medalist with two gold, four silver and one bronze. At 14 years old,...