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 keep the body flat and level while swimming, instead of letting the legs drag low. A level body slips through the water more easily, so swimming feels lighter and less tiring.
Your child learns to lie on their side in the water and stay balanced, with a float for support, while kicking gently. It prepares them for breathing to the side in front crawl and for sidestroke, a relaxed stroke swum on the side.
Kids · Teens · Adults · SeniorsYour child learns to roll from the tummy onto the back to breathe, and from the back onto the tummy to stand or swim. It gives them a simple way to rest and breathe whenever they need to, which is a key water safety habit.
Kids · Teens · Adults · SeniorsYour child learns to push off the pool wall and slide through the water without kicking, then stand up or start kicking. It shows them how little effort the water needs when the body is long and relaxed.
Your child learns to push off the wall lying on their side and glide, then start kicking. It brings balance and gliding together, and prepares them for breathing in front crawl and for sidestroke.
Your child learns the flutter kick, a small, quick kick with the legs taking turns. It is the kick of front crawl and backstroke, and it keeps the legs up and moving.
Your child learns to turn around on the spot while upright in the water, with the feet off the floor. That way they can face the wall or the steps. It helps them find the way out calmly if they ever end up facing the wrong way.
Your child learns to make a long, stretched shape with the hands stacked above the head, and to push off the wall holding it. That shape helps them slide further through the water with less effort.
Your child learns the dolphin kick, where both legs move together in a smooth wave, like a dolphin's tail. It is the butterfly kick, and it also adds speed after pushing off the wall.
Kids · Teens · AdultsYour child learns the breaststroke kick, where both legs move together and finish with a glide. It is the kick that powers breaststroke, a favourite stroke at every age.
Kids · Teens · Adults · Seniors