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 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 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.
Kids · Teens · AdultsYour 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.
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.
Your child learns to keep swimming right to the wall and touch it cleanly, instead of drifting in at the end. It helps racers finish strong and helps lap swimmers end every length calmly.
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.
Your child learns to change from one stroke to the next at the wall, as swimmers do in a medley. It brings all four strokes together, and it is a proud step for young team swimmers.
Your child learns to keep swimming, calmly and steadily, all the way to the end instead of stopping to grab the side. It is the step that turns a few good strokes into real, useful swimming.
Kids · Teens · Adults · SeniorsYour child learns to count their strokes across the pool and keep track of their lengths. It turns swimming into a game of noticing, and shows how their stroke is improving.
Kids · Teens · Adults · Seniors