Miss Julie

Beyond the Deck | The Ripple Effect

I’m honored to collaborate with Londy Johnson on The Swimpreneur Diaries to help educate, encourage, and reach more water safety instructors.

When we talk about layers of protection, I believe that what we do beyond the deck matters just as much as what we do in the water.

The conversations, education, mentorship, and sharing what we know create ripples that extend far beyond our own pools.

Please watch, listen, and share. Together, we can continue to grow the reach of water safety and strengthen the layers that help keep children safer in and around the water.

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Londy | Swim Specialist & Mentor
The Swimpreneur Diaries Podcast
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water safety | swim | float | instructors | layers | skills | beyond the deck | swimpreneur diaries | ms londy | saving lives together | collaboration | reach | season 26 | miss julie

☀️POOL DECK NEWS ☀️

OPEN SWIM 💦 JUNE 19th

The pool deck is opening again for some summer swimming! Grab your goggles, bring your smiles, and come practice your children’s water safety skills with them. 💦

I can't wait to see you!

Miss Julie’s Pool
Friday, June 19
3 PM – 5 PM

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water safety | swim | float | skill the child | layers | pool deck | open swim | memories | season 26 | miss julie

Today wraps up Miss Kam’s 4th swim season, and my momma heart is overflowing.

I love getting to teach alongside my daughter and share so many of my swim families and tiny coworkers with her. Over the years I’ve watched Kamdyn grow into such an encouraging, and talented instructor.

Her swimmers adore her, and watching each child grow in skill and confidence from lesson one to their very last day always make me so proud — of them and her.

Simply put, the pool deck is happier and brighter with Miss Kam in the water!

Julie Schiess
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swim lessons save lives | skill the child | swim | float | pool deck | miss daughter | miss kam | momma heart | 2026

Happy 4th Birthday to our pool deck favorite, Bentley! 🐾🩵

The kids love hanging out at your clubhouse to give you treats, hearing your big welcome barks, and watching you make the biggest splashes in the pool! 💦

Thanks for bringing so much fun to every swim season!

water safety | swim | float | water watcher | splashes | bentley | four | micon labradors | happy birthday | season 26 | miss julie

Memorial Day Reminders | Before the Splashes 💦

Water safety isn’t a one-time talk—it’s a mindset. Every layer matters.

Your Memorial Day reminder is to do your quick check:
• Water Watcher
• Family Rule | Give a High Five 🖐️
• Skills
• BRIGHT = in SIGHT
• Barriers locked
• Life jackets fitted for Open Water
• Know your environments
• Pack your Plan B | CPR

Hope is not a plan. Layers are. Layers save lives.

Here’s to a safe, fun, memory-filled Memorial Day! 🇺🇸

XO - Miss Julie
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water safety | swim | float | layers | skills | seconds matter | before the splashes | quick check | season 26 | memorial day | miss julie

☀️POOL DECK NEWS ☀️

OPEN SWIM 💦 Season 26

The pool deck is officially open for some summer fun! Grab your goggles, bring your smiles, and come practice your children’s water safety skills with them. 💦

Miss Julie’s Pool
Friday, May 22
3 PM – 5 PM

Cue the sunshine, swimming, skill practice, and pool deck memories with your tiny humans… summer starts now! I am excited to see you!

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water safety | swim | float | skill the child | layers | pool deck | open swim | memories | season 26 | miss julie

Swim Lessons Save Lives | National Learn to Swim Day!

Today we celebrate more than swimming—we celebrate confidence, courage, and life-saving skills. Learning to swim is a journey filled with small steps, big goals, nervous beginnings, and proud moments when skills finally click.

The more your child swims, the more confident they become and the stronger their swim skills grow. I encourage you to give your child as many opportunities to be in the water as possible because time in the water matters. Every kick, every breath, and every brave try counts. Water safety skills learned, practiced, and mastered make a real difference.

Check out my local referrals: www.watersafeswim.com/local-referrals, then sign your child up for the swim instructor or program that best fits your family’s goals. Finally, share this post with one person to help keep those you love safer in and around the water.

Thank you for trusting me with something so important. Here’s to learning, growing, and staying safe in the water, today and every day.

XO - Miss Julie

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water safety | swim | float | swim lessons save lives | layers | seconds matter | skill the child | may sixteenth | season 26 | miss julie

For the last 26 years, I’ve been grateful to be part of the water safety community. One decision, one choice — completely changed and shaped my life for what it is today.

On International Water Safety Day, I’m reminded how one layer of protection, one lesson, one moment of awareness can help shape and keep a family safe in and around the water.

Today, I also honor the families and individuals whose lives have been forever changed by water-related tragedies and life-changing moments. Your stories continue to remind me why this work matters.

XO - Miss Julie

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Happy Mother’s Day 🌸

For 26 seasons now, I’ve had the privilege of celebrating Mother’s Day alongside the incredible women who bring their children to my pool deck. The mothers, grandmothers, aunts, and the many loving caregivers who show up every day for these kids.

Over these same 26 seasons, I’ve also been raising my own six children. So while I’ve been cheering on your little ones in the pool, I’ve been living the same busy, beautiful, exhausting, and deeply meaningful journey of motherhood right alongside you.

I know the early mornings, the packed schedules, the worries, the proud moments, and the quiet hopes we all carry for our children. And I see the love behind every child who steps into the water — love from the mothers, grandmothers, aunts, and caregivers who are guiding them through life.

Thank you for trusting me with your children. It is one of the greatest honors of my life to be a small part of their story and to walk this journey alongside so many incredible women.

Wishing all of you a Mother’s Day filled with appreciation, love, a chance for a moment of quiet and the reminder that the work you do every day truly matters.

With gratitude,�XO - Miss Julie
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💦 Miss Julie’s Before the Splashes: The Plan B Mindset 💦

May is National Water Safety Month, and it’s the perfect time to pause, plan, and pack your layers Before the Splashes start this season.

Water safety isn’t just one decision—it’s a series of layers. Each layer is like having a Plan B, ready to protect your child if something unexpected happens and layers breakdown.

Family Water Safety Huddle:
Take 10 minutes this month to gather the adults in your child’s life for a water safety discussion.

Decide roles, review skills, and make a clear plan before your family hits the water.

Then, before every activity in and around the water, run your 2-minute check:
✔️Water Watcher
✔️Shift Times
✔️Barriers
✔️Swim Skills
✔️CPR Readiness
✔️Bright Swimwear

Think of it like when you leave the house with kids, you don’t just hope you have everything you’ll need, you pack intentionally, and you always have a Plan B.

Water safety works this same way. You must pack intentionally. Prevention and Response layers are both essential to your family’s safety.

Hope is not a plan. Layers are. Layers save lives.

XO - Miss Julie
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water safety | swim | float | layers | skills | bright colors | cpr | prevention | response plan b | before the splashes | family huddle | two minute safety check | may 2026 | national water safety month | season 26 | miss julie