World Aquatic Babies & Children Network . World Aquatic Babies Congress
held at The Thistle Brighton hotel on the seafront . Brighton . England

Conference Overview

Preconference
Tuesday 6 October
Baby Swimming Workshop
Rob & Kathy McKay  BabySwimming.com
Lifestyle Swim School Boca Raton, Florida USA
at the Brighton Baby Swim Centre – Little Dippers
advance registration & additional fee required via the above website
pleasant 15 min walk from conference hotel

DAY 1   Wednesday 7 October 10am – 5pm
check-in from 8:50am - 9:50am • Opening at 10:00am •
Conference Luncheon Buffet •  Presentations until 5pm 
Welcome to Brighton Reception 5:30 – 7/7:30pm
at Brighton Baby Swim Centre - Little Dippers
40-42 Upper Gardner St in the North Lanes
pleasant 15 min walk from conference hotel

DAY 2   Thursday 8 October  9am – 5pm
check-in from 8:30-8:55 • Presentations 9:00am - 5:00pm
Conference Luncheon Buffet
Presenter's Reception 5:30 - 6:45pm
at the conference hotel - The Thistle
meet & interact with current & past WABC presenters

DAY 3   Friday 9 October  9am – 2pm
registration from 8:30-8:55am • Presentations
9:00am - 1pm followed by
Closing Luncheon Buffet 1-2pm

Present & Exhibiting at WABC2009    Brighton . England

9:00am – Exhibitors Open  9am-12:00pm & 1pm-5pm 
                                        Tea, Coffee and Biscuits

10am – 11:00am      Welcome and Opening Session
                            Welcome – Steve Graves WABC President
                            Welcome by ASA’s Alan Green
                            Welcome by STA’s Roger Millward
                            Presentation of the Virginia Hunt Newman Award 2009 to Francoise Freedman

 11:00 – 11:25         Roger Millward
                             Director of STA – Swimming Teachers Association
                             Results of a national survey related to baby swimming in the UK                     

11:30am - 11:55am  Lauren Heston & Sharon Sutton
                            Brighton Baby Swim Centre & Little Dippers . Brighton, England
                            Baby Swimming at Little Dippers & the Brighton Centre

12:00pm -1:20pm     Lunch Buffet for Participants & Exhibitors
                            The Promenade with view of the Seafront

1:30pm – 1:55pm     Francoise Freedman Ph.D. 2009 Virginia Hunt Newman Award Recipient
Birthlight – Aqualight . London, England
Enhancing Infant Development Through Infant Aquatics

2:00pm – 2:25pm     Simone Behayon  ASA’s 2008 Swimtastic Teacher Award Recipient
Frome Leisure Centre . Frome, England
3 to 4 yr olds: Establishing Foundations In Swimming

2:30pm – 2:55pm     Ed Pemberton
Adventure Swim School.  Knoxville, Tenn., United States 
Freestyle: Teaching Steps for Easier Student Learning

2:55pm – 3:25pm     Afternoon Break
Tea, coffee & biscuits and interaction with Exhibitors

3:30pm – 3:55pm     Marta Martins  Ph.D. candidate
Sport Sciences School of Rio Maior . Portugal
Gentle Ways are Best

4:00pm – 4:25pm     Nina Renlund
Folkhälsan . Finland
Baby & Family Swimming in Finland: Supporting Parent-Baby Interactions

4:30pm – 5:00pm     Jose Fonatelli  2008 Virginia Hunt Newman Award Recipient
Fontanelli Swim Club . Sao Paulo, Brasil
Swimming Babies: Fontanelli Method for Effective Baby Swimming

5:30pm – 7:00pm     Welcome to Brighton Gathering
at The Brighton Baby Swim Centre – Little Dippers
42 Upper Gardner Street – 15 min walk through Brighton Town Center
see map   There’s a group walk for those wanting to join in – leaves the Thistle hotel lobby at 5:30pm sharp.

9:00am – 9:25am     Enid Whelan
Chairlady Professional Baby Swimming Association. South Africa
Baby Swimming - South African Style

9:30am – 9:55am     Theodore Vassilatos
Baby Swimming. Athens, Greece
Positive Messages & Images in Baby Swimming

10am – 10:25am      Uwe Leghan
Schwimmschule Delphin. Hamburg, Germany
AquaPedagogics- Safety & Versatility In Swimming For Children Age 3 To 4 Years

10:25 – 10:55am      Morning Break
Tea, coffee & biscuits and interaction with Exhibitors

11:00am–11:25am    Interview
Simone Behayon & Ed Pemberton
Regarding Teaching And Learning For Children 3 – 4 Years Of Age

11:30am-11:55am    Lance Jones
Aqua Tots & EVE & ISSYS Systems. Selsdon, England
Programme Management: Latest Technology & Customer Relations Management

12:00pm - 1:25pm   Lunch Buffet for Participants & Exhibitors
The Promenade with view of the Seafront

1:30pm – 1:55pm     Interview
Koen Verhoef & Kathy McKay
Programme Management

2:00pm – 2:25pm     Yuli Parker ASA’s 2007 Swimtastic Teacher of the Year Award Recipient
Rusalka Swim Academy. Horndean, England
Backstroke: Teaching Steps for Easier Student Learning

2:30pm – 2:55pm     Penny Pantano
Swim-In Zone . Center Valley, Penn. United States
Breaststroke: Teaching Steps for Easier Student Learning

2:55pm – 3:25pm     Afternoon Break Tea, coffee & biscuits and interaction with Exhibitors

3:30pm – 3:55pm     Terje Stakset  2006 Virginia Hunt Newman Award Recipient
Norwegian Lifesaving Federation . Oslo, Norway
Baby Swimming from the Baby’s Point of View

4:00pm – 4:25pm     Rob & Kathy McKay 2004 Virginia Hunt Newman Award Recipient  
Lifestyle Swim School . Boca Raton, United States        Diaper Dolphins I & II
Are Your Hands Where Your Heart Is?  Successful Marriage Of Philosophy & Method In The Holistic Approach To Teaching

4:30pm – 5:00pm     Baby Swimming Question & Answer Session
Rob & Kathy McKay’s . Terje Stakset . Jose Fontanelli . Francoise Freedman

5:30pm – 6:45pm     Meet the Presenters - The Atrium Lounge (main lobby of Thistle hotel)
Interact with current presenters plus past presenters plus conference friends

9:00am – 9:25am    Marion Falzeder  Austrian Baby Swim Association
Nessie-Verein Wasserspaß, Austria
Creating & Managing an Effective Group Dynamic in Your Baby-Parent Classes.

9:30am – 9:55am     Annika Johnson
Babysim . Sweden
Will This Life-Vest Work For Your Baby?

10:00am–10:25am    Koen Verhoef
aqua-DUCKS tm   Singapore
Golden Tips On How To Teach In Those Challenging Situations

10:30am-10:55am    Rafaele & Sandra Madormo
Academia Via Esporte . Brasil
Swimming For Babies And Children Based On Psychomotoricity Methodology –
A Brazilian Way

11:00am-11:25am    Morning Break
Tea, coffee & biscuits and interaction with Exhibitors

11:30am-11:55am    Management Question & Answer Session
Lance Jones & Penny Pantano

12:00pm-12:25pm    Philomena Geary & Kathy Bidnall
1^st Swim School . Burgess Hill, England
Butterfly: Teaching Tips To Make Student Learning Easier

12:30pm-1:00pm      Strokes Question & Answer Session
Ed Pemberton . Yulia Parker . Penny Pantano . Geary & Bindall

1:00pm-2:00pm       Closing Lunch Buffet for Participants & Exhibitors
The Promenade with view of the Seafront

Visit WABCswim.com   And we will see you at the next WABC event!