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 open their eyes under the water and see what is around them. It makes the underwater world far less scary and helps them find their way.
Your child learns to go under, look and pick up a toy from a step or the pool floor. It is one of the most fun games in early lessons, and it builds real comfort under the water.
Kids · TeensYour child learns to walk through shallow water, first holding the wall and then on their own. It builds balance and calm, and teaches them where the shallow water ends.
Babies & toddlers · Kids · Adults · Seniors
Your child learns calm, safe ways into the pool, always feet first, from sliding in at the edge to jumping into deep water. Getting in with control protects the head and makes the first moments in the water feel easy.
Your child practises tipping into deep water from the edge in a slow, planned way, then coming up and swimming to safety. It makes an accidental fall feel familiar instead of frightening.
Your child learns to find the nearest way out of the pool and use it alone, from the steps to climbing out over the edge. Getting out alone is a real safety skill, not just a convenience.
Your child learns to turn in the water toward the steps, the wall or a person, without losing their balance. It is a small skill with a big payoff: knowing the way out and heading for it.
Your child learns to get their feet back on the floor from a float, on their front and on their back. Knowing how to stand up is what lets them relax and enjoy floating.
Your child practises what to do after an unplanned fall into deep water: come up, find the nearest way out and get there. The nearest way out is not always the steps, so they learn to look first.
Kids · Teens · AdultsYour child learns to breathe out gently whenever their mouth or nose is in the water. It keeps water out of the nose, stops the gulping and coughing, and makes every swim feel calmer.
All ages