Swimmer Spotlight – Peyton with Maria Campbell
1. What’s it like being a former Emler Swim School site director who has now watched her son go through basically the entire Emler swim program? I knew it was a program I could trust. I had a good understanding of the program and the teachers’ training. I was very comfortable with teachers and got […]
Swimmer Spotlight: Four Questions with Kaylyn Hyatt
1. What’s it like being a former Emler student who is now a teacher? Being a former Emler Swim School student who is now a teacher is quite a unique experience. It makes me feel more connected to my students because I was once in their place and hope that I can pass on my […]
Staff Spotlight: Four Questions with Jen Hylton
1. What brought you to Emler Swim School? After graduating high school I started looking for job opportunities to help get me through college. After a few weeks of “dead ends” my friend, Leslie Wolfe, suggested I come interview at Emler. She would be leaving for Texas Tech and knew that they would need someone […]
Letter to Jan Emler from former teacher Sophia McKenzie
April 30, 2016 Dear Jan, I am writing to show my gratitude for creating a company that has made such an impact on my life and helped to shape the person I am today. Fifteen years ago, I started working as a swim instructor at the Colleyville location; I worked there for five years (from […]
Letter from an Emler Grandparent: Emler Saved My Granddaughter
July 10, 2016 Here’s a story I’m so happy to tell. My seven-year-old granddaughter took swim lessons at the Plano Emler Swim School with Sara Burek being the coach, starting when she was about two years old. Today I don’t have to worry as much when she’s in the pool. I watch her closely still, […]
How Swimming Can Protect Your Child from CTE
by Megan McDaniel On Wednesday the NFL officially acknowledged that CTE, or chronic traumatic encephalopathy, can be caused by contact sports and that a large number of current and former athletes suffer from the disease. CTE is a degenerative brain disease which has been associated with depression, dementia, and memory loss. CTE is caused by […]
Bullying at the Pool
I know there is more than one way to teach a child to swim. However, there are some swim lesson programs, I’ve been observing for years which cause me to cringe every time I see them. Their techniques simply involve letting go of babies on top of the water and allowing them to sink underwater […]
Keeping Swimmers in Hot Water
Last night I turned on the bath water in the tub. I had inadvertently filled the tub with only cold water. By submerging one hand and half way up to my elbow in that cold water, to pull the plug, I reacted with shivering for a few moments afterwards. It brought back memories of teaching […]
It’s Tough to Become a Teacher at Emler
Recently a family friend asked my advice about which teacher I would recommend for their child at Emler Swim School. After I thought about it for a moment, I realized that I could honestly recommend any of them! It occurred to me that most people have no idea how careful we are when we hire […]
A Mother’s 4th of July Story
A mother who brings her sons to Emler Swim School shared her story of a Close Call for her two year old son, Max. Here is what happened in her words. “It was the 4th of July, and we were visiting our friends’ new house in McKinney with a pool. We’d made an American flag […]
