Every swimmer starts somewhere. Explore the skills our certified instructors teach one-on-one at your home, condo, rented or community pool, from first floats to race-ready strokes.
Filter skills
Your child learns to push off the wall with their feet, stretch out long and glide straight into swimming. It gives every length a smooth, easy start.
Your child learns to touch the wall, turn around and push off into the next length without standing up. It turns short swims into continuous swimming, and it is the turn many lap swimmers use for life.
Kids · Teens · Adults · SeniorsYour child learns to finish breaststroke and butterfly with both hands on the wall at once, then turn and swim on. It is the natural way to end these strokes, and a must for anyone heading to a swim team.
Kids · Teens · AdultsYour child learns to count strokes into the wall on their back, then turn and push off again without bumping their head. It makes backstroke safer and smoother, whether they swim for fun or on a team.
Your child learns the special start to each breaststroke length: a glide, one long underwater pull and a kick up into swimming. It gives every push-off a smooth burst of speed, and it is part of every breaststroke race.
Your child learns to do a forward roll in the water and come up facing the right way. It is great fun, and it is the first step towards a flip turn.
Your child learns to roll forward just before the wall, push off with their feet and swim straight on. It is the fast, smooth turn used by swim team swimmers, and many lap swimmers enjoy it too.
Your child learns to rise from a glide and start swimming without stopping or losing speed. It makes every push-off and turn flow into the length, in front crawl and backstroke.
Your child learns to go into the water hands first, safely and in control, only where the instructor has confirmed it is deep enough. It is a proud milestone, taught with safety at the centre of every step.
Kids · Teens · AdultsYour child learns to hold still on the starting mark and go the moment the signal sounds, without losing control. It helps them feel ready and calm at their first swim meets.
Kids · Teens