Little Otter is proud to say we have launched our mobile app. You can download the app for both Android and iPhone devices. Keep up with closings and delays, sign up for Make-up Classes, find out more about class levels and so much more. Click here to download the app for Android devices! Click here…
Little Otter Swim School’s John Kirk was one of the USSSA’s featured speakers at the organization’s recent national conference held in Scottsdale, Arizona (October 9-11). The conference celebrated the 25thanniversary of the Association and provide swim school owners with valuable information for operating and growing their swim schools. John has been a member of the…
The roof and the walls are closing in on us which – in this case – is a good thing! As you can see by our photos, everything is coming together nicely. Even at a slightly different angle, you can see the details of the rendering revealing themselves in the exterior structure as our building…
We should have a completed exterior structure in just a few weeks. It is very exciting to see vertical progress unfold as the crane lifted the components of our new swim school into place! The facility that we’ve planned for quite some time and memorized on paper is finally becoming a reality. The pool and interior finishing will start…
What do the facts on unintentional drowning mean to you? According to the Center for Disease Control (www.cdc.gov), about ten people die every day from unintentional drowning. Drowning is the second leading cause of death for children under the age of 14, behind vehicle accidents. Drowning is a big problem. From 2005-2009, there are an…
If you have lots of waterside plans for the summer and you like to keep your mobile devices with you, make sure that you pick up a waterproof case and other waterproof accessories before you reach your destination. Whether you’re headed to the beach, the pool, the lake or the river – or if you’re…
John and Lory Kirk shared a special moment with friends, employees, partners and customers on Friday, June 7th. Although schedules had forced ground to have been officially “broken” a few weeks earlier, John and Lory hosted their official Ground Breaking ceremony to celebrate the construction of their new swim school with 35-40 family and friends….
National Learn 2 Swim Day and National Water Safety Month Coincide with Little Otter Swim School Event Beginning at 1:30 on Saturday afternoon, Little Otter welcomed children – with parents in tow – who were excited about doing their Safer 3 Water Safety Challenge! Little Otter invited all enrolled students to the event. The students…
The danger of rip currents was proved over Easter holidays in Oahu, Hawaii. Supermodel Heidi Klum [http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-heidi-klum-saves-drowning-son-hawaii-20130401,0,7248685.story] saved her 7-year-old son and two nannies from drowning in a rip current that had swept them out from the beach where they had been enjoying the surf. As soon as you get in the water, you can…
If you spend much time at all in a swimming pool, you have noticed that extended time in the pool will produce pruny fingers. If you are really observant, you’ve also noticed that this affects your toes. Why does this happen? You cannot see it but a special oil called sebum covers the outermost layer…
