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A Note from Swim School
Happy Holidays from the Nitro Family! The holiday season is approaching quickly! We will be closing the Nitro Swim School in observance of the Christmas holiday on Wednesday, December 24th, Thursday December 25th, and Wednesday December 31st so that our staff can celebrate with their families and loved ones. If your child is scheduled in lessons on Wednesdays or Thursdays, your tuition for the month of December has been prorated in advance. We wish you and your family the warmest holiday season!
Sincerely,
Nitro Swimming
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Fees for schedule changes?
Not Anymore! 
Nitro has listened and is happy to announce, as our gift to you, we are no longer charging a $15 dollar fee for any schedule changes. You may now change your swimmers group lesson time and/or day when you like, as long as you let us know a week in advance. If you wish to make another schedule change, you are eligible for the next change after you have attended one class at your new day and time. If you have any questions please feel free to call our front desks.
Cedar Park (512) 259-7999
Bee Cave (512) 861-7946
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 Babies Can Swim! When to begin swim lessons and why
By Lana Whitehead
Swimming is such fun and it is a wonderful way to stay healthy for life! Did you know that babies can develop a passion for swimming? They are born with a love for the water so parents can go together on an exciting adventure as their child learns about water and eventually learns to swim!
Before the age of three or four months, the bathtub is a perfect place for the little one to begin to developing a healthy relationship with this liquid medium. In his early training, the infant will experience a great deal of tactile stimulation from water resistance over his entire body. The water has over 600 times the resistance of air which is great for the muscles and it encourages neurological development too. The more tactile stimulation of the nerves the child experiences, the more that interconnections and neural pathways can develop in the brain cells. This touch and connection with the water between a parent and child can also establish a deeper emotional bond between the parent and child because they're face to face, skin to skin, touching in the water.
Read more here!
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What do Nitro Swimmers want for Christmas?
Isabel, a swimmer from our Bee Cave location is asking Santa for a gold fairy and to move up a station in her swim lesson!  Cash from our Cedar Park location wants a Hendo Hoverboard and Carson is asking Santa for an iPad!  Towne, a swimmer from our Bee Cave location is asking for Calico Critters set and a My Little Pony Movie!  Ashmit who swims on team at Cedar Park is asking for rollerblades!  Cohen is a swimmer from our Bee Cave location, when we asked him what he was asking Santa for for Christmas all he could say was "A Bounce House!"  Christopher, a swimmer at our Cedar Park location is asking Santa for a turtle of his own! |
Meet your Nitro Swim School Managers!
Chrissy - Cedar Park
Chrissy has been a part of Nitro for 8 years! She was a swimmer for the swim team, and then transitioned to the swim school to teach swim lessons. In 2013, she graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelors degree in Kinesiology. In addition to swimming, Chrissy enjoys competing in triathlons in her spare time.
"My favorite part of my job is helping the swimmers that are nervous in the water, and helping them realize how much fun the water can be! I am truly blessed to have a job where I can help so many kids learn this amazing life-saving skill!"
Michael has been at Nitro for almost 4 years. He learned how to swim before he can remember and spent every summer in his backyard pool or surfing at the beach. After High School he enlisted in the Army for 4 years and then attended college for 2 years before discovering his love of teaching children how to swim.
" I love seeing that moment of success after struggling with a skill for so long, my favorite station to teach is Nitro 1 station 4b. The best part is when they make it across the pool by themselves for the first time and look back to see how far they swam with astonishment. That's the moment that always makes my day! "
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Holiday Closures
Wednesday, Dec. 24
Thursday, Dec. 25th
Wednesday, Dec. 31
Thursday, Jan 1st
STATION HIGHLIGHT OF THE MONTH!
NITRO 2 STATION 5
Treading water, No Goggle Survival Float and recover to wall. Treading water is when the swimmer stays in relatively one place using their arms and legs to keep their head above water. Note the difference between floating and treading is that when floating we allow our ears and back of our head submerge while in treading we keep them dry, The swimmer must tread water for 60 seconds. The survival float is when a swimmer jumps from the wall into the pool rolling on their back and floating for 10 seconds keeping their face dry with out moving their arms or legs. After ten seconds they must return to the wall, all of this must be accomplished without the use of goggles.
Tips for Homework
Practice exhaling through the nose with face in water, practice opening our eyes with no goggles under the water, for tips on treading water ask a Deck Supervisor at your next lesson!
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How many days until Christmas?
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To ensure the comfort and safety of all swimmers,
please be sure to stay at Nitro while your swimmer is in the water.
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Inspiration with Nitro Swim
"One of the most glorious messes in the world is the mess created in the living room on Christmas day. Don't clean it up too quickly."
~Andy Rooney
Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we're here for something else besides ourselves.
~Eric Sevareid There are three stages of man: he believes in Santa Claus; he does not believe in Santa Claus; he is Santa Claus.
~Bob Phillips
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Want to Recognize your Favorite Instructor?
Instructors love to hear from their swimmers!
Your swimmer can pick up a "High Five" sheet in the viewing room or at the front desk and draw a picture or write a note to their favorite instructor! Want to create yours at home? You can download it here and create your masterpiece!
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 Do you have your Nitro Car Sticker?
Get your FREE Nitro window decal! Just ask anyone at front desk to grab yours today and represent the BEST place to swim !
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Nitro Swim School is on Facebook!
Stay in touch with what's going on at Nitro Swim School by becoming a fan on Facebook!
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Need an Update on Your Swimmer? 
Grab a Nitro-Gram from the envelope located in the lessons viewing room! Fill it out and turn it in to front desk and someone from our awesome management team will respond ASAP! Or you can click on the picture to print out your own from home. Nitro-Grams are also available on our website here.
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U.S Master Swimming
Are you training for a triathlon or interested in competitive level swim training for adults? Nitro offers a U.S. Masters Swimming program for adults six days a week:
Monday - Saturday 5:30 AM - 6:45 AM
at both Cedar Park and Bee Cave Locations.
The Bee Cave location has recently expanded the schedule and is now offering
Monday, Wednesday & Thursday 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
in addition to the morning swim times.
The programs offered at each location are:
Adult Fitness Swimming
Fun, fitness filled swim practices with individual corrections, unique, challenging workouts:
Adult Triathlon Swimming
Geared especially for the triathlete with longer swims, stroke efficiency help, and an emphasis on freestyle
Adult Masters Swimming
More advanced swim workouts, covering all 4 competitive strokes
For More information or to register click HERE! 
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