The latest update to the Teaching Swimming: Fun and Effective Instruction workbook is LIVE on the “Download Files” page!

Version 4 is the most recent update from version 3 which was released in 2019. I’m super excited to share the entirety of Teaching Swimming v4 with everyone! There are so many new updates, changes to presentation, and more focus on those super important elements to teaching fun and effective swimming.

Whether you’re a swim instructor, an Aquatic Professional, or a swim coach there is something for you!

Teaching Swimming: Fun and Effective Instruction 4th Edition, 2025

Written and Illustrated by Jeffrey Napolski

Download the print-ready PDF when you’re an All Access Aquatic Professional Subscriber!

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Teaching Swimming: Fun and Effective Instruction delivers the best workbook on better swimming for new swim instructors, veteran Aquatic Professionals, and swim coaches. The book is written to be multi-level appropriate; from the true beginner to the most seasoned coach this book will provide quick reference and nuanced details.

Headings and pictures serve as quick reference refreshers for repeat use.

Specific language and context provides better comprehension on first read-through.

Color coded sections focus on different elements of teaching swimming.

• Blue: Essential Swim Skills
• Green: Method and Delivery
• Purple: Parent Tot and Lesson Plans

Use pictures, drawings, and diagrams to learn complex techniques that make learning to swim and teaching well accessible to everyone! If you’re an All Access Aquatic Professional Member you can download the PDF and print the workbook for yourself, or your staff. www.swimminglessonsideas.com

Blue Section: Essential Swim Skills

Picture focused information for quick reference and faster comprehension.

Learn the Essential Swim Skills in the “blue section” of Teaching Swimming. Here you’ll see an updated format that limits long paragraphs of text, focuses on crucial progressions and key points, and attempts to hone your attention on those super-important elements that will facilitate quicker learning.

Green Section: Method and Delivery

Learn the best techniques to effectively communicate your instruction to swimmers of all ages. The “green” section helps swim instructors and coaches to be better at their jobs. Learn to speak with confidence, how to demonstrate to a group, and what the best positioning is to give feedback well.

Purple Section: Parent Tot and Lesson Plans

One of the most challenging swimming levels to teach is the Parent and Tot class, or infants with parents to 3 years of age. Most instructors find this to be the most intimidating type of swimming lesson. Remove your fear. Learn how to hold an infant, how to provide a loving, caring, gentle swim lesson that produces children that LOVE the water and don’t fear it.

The purple section is packed full of lesson plans, guides, and tips on how to run a thriving infant and parent swim lesson that gets people devoted to your program for the lifecycle of their swimmers.

Tomorrow we can teach better swimming together!