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
You learn to swim clearly easy, then clearly faster, and to settle your breathing afterwards. It adds variety to your swims and puts you in charge of your effort.
Your 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 · SeniorsYou learn to read a pace clock, a large swimming clock you can see from the water, and start each swim at a planned time. It helps you swim to a plan on your own and get ready for club or group swimming.
Teens · AdultsYou learn to walk into open water slowly and carefully, feeling the ground and letting your body get used to the temperature. You also learn to come back to the exit you chose, with your buddy.
You learn to lift your eyes briefly to spot a landmark, so you swim where you mean to go. In open water, there is no line on the bottom to follow.
You learn to swim around a buoy, a large floating marker, and carry on in the new direction without bumping anyone. It is a key skill for organized open-water swims and triathlons.
You learn to notice when tiredness starts to change your stroke, and what to do about it. Longer swims then feel safer, smoother and more enjoyable.
You learn to check the water, agree on a plan and choose your way out before you ever get in. Most open-water problems are prevented on the shore, not solved in the water.
You learn to breathe comfortably when small waves splash around you, and to recognise when it is time to turn back. Good judgement matters as much as good breathing here.
Teens · AdultsYou learn to get into cold water gradually, calm your breathing, and get out as soon as you feel chilled. Respecting the cold is one of the most important open-water safety habits.
Teens · Adults