Tag: swimming

At the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, Benoît Huot will be a host of Team Canada Champion Chats, four live talks with Olympians and Paralympians.

Olympic swimmer Martha McCabe looks back on her life of sport, and offers tips for sports parents as they raise athletic kids.

Angie Abdou’s kids are participating in Zoom meetings with their teammates, doing at-home family workouts, and joining her on runs.

My family has a summer tradition of pre-dinner swims at our local swimming hole in the Elbow River in Calgary. Last summer, as my husband got home from work, we hopped on our bikes and headed down to the river to cool off almost every evening. My daughters both loved this family activity and begged … Continued

Mastering physical literacy in water leads to a lifetime of water fun

Volunteers enjoy teaching kids with special needs how to swim

Learning to swim fosters physical and cognitive skills

Some parents get creative in keeping kids active in summer

Deciding between one activity or another is choice parents often face

This Paralympic swimmer has won 20 medals for Canada

After trying several sports, he excelled at swimming

This active mom and recreation professional keeps her family on the move

Encourage your children by being active with them

Benoit Huot couldn’t play hockey, but he sure can swim

Runner, cyclist, mom, and writer

Setting them up for success in their new home

Make sure that the emphasis is on having fun

Sports+ teaches physical literacy to youth from Kindergarten to Grade 4

It’s important that kids transition into their teens feeling confident and being active

There are some simple ways parents can gauge the state of their child’s physical literacy.

Splashing and kicking in the tub prepares toddlers to become active in the water

Grace Thomas talks about the benefits she attained playing different sports

Canadian swimmer sets world record in the 200 metre individual medley

The Canadian Olympian says the martial art helped him be a better swimmer