The Lesson That Could Save a Life

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of survival swim training for children and features an interview with Hayden Wooten, who shares her journey and insights on water safety.

This week we’re diving into a conversation that every parent, grandparent, and caregiver needs to hear. We sat down with Hayden Wooten, owner of Tiny Fins Survival Swim, to talk about the mission behind teaching our littlest swimmers life-saving skills. Hayden shares her personal journey—from how she first discovered survival swim lessons to the moment she and her husband decided to take a leap of faith and launch Tiny Fins. What started as a passion rooted in powerful statistics and a desire to prevent childhood drowning has grown into a thriving program helping families across our community feel more confident and prepared around water. In this episode, Hayden walks us through what survival swim training actually looks like, how instructors are trained, and what parents can expect when their child begins lessons. If you’ve ever seen videos of infants learning to float and wondered, Is that really safe? or Could my child do that? —we’re tackling those questions head-on and busting some common myths and fears along the way. With May being Pool Safety Month, Hayden also shares practical, must-know tips for keeping kids safe around backyard pools and water this summer. This…

People in this episode

Host: Simply Authentic Podcast

Guest: Hayden Wooten

Topics covered

• water safety
• survival swim training
• childhood drowning prevention
• parenting
• pool safety

Keywords

• survival swim
• water safety
• child drowning
• pool safety tips
• infant swim lessons

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tiny Fins Survival Swim

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