Emler Round Rock Awards “1st 100” Swim Party

Emler Swim School Round Rock Award Winners Emler Swim School is excited to announce that Latricia and Michael Jones and their daughter Emani are the winners of a free swim party, the result of being entered in a raffle for the first 100 families enrolled at Emler’s newest swim school. Emler Round Rock is currently […]
Dr. Sharon Wiener’s Super Lil Swimmer FAQ’s

Swimmer FAQs with Dr. Sharon Thanks to Dr. Sharon Wiener, primary pediatrician at Pediatric Offices At Willow Bend in Plano, Texas, for providing a collection of the most commonly asked questions related to children and swimming. This information is not intended to diagnose or treat a condition, but serves as informational material to keep parents/guardians […]
Swimmer Spotlight – Peyton with Maria Campbell
Swimmer Spotlight with Peyton 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 […]
Swimmer Spotlight: Four Questions with Kaylyn Hyatt

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 […]
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 […]