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 lie flat and relaxed on the water, face down, and let it hold them up, then stand up again calmly. It builds trust in the water and is the starting shape for swimming on the front.
Your child learns to lie back on the water, face to the sky, and breathe easily while it holds them up. It is one of the most useful skills in swimming, because on the back the face stays out of the water.
All agesYour child learns to stop swimming, turn into a relaxed float and rest while breathing easily. It gives them a way to take a break in the water instead of struggling on until they are worn out.
Kids · Teens · Adults · SeniorsYour 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.
Your 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.
Your child learns how it feels to float in a properly fitted lifejacket, keep their face clear and lie face up. It helps them stay calm if they ever wear one on a boat, a dock or near open water.
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 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.
Kids · Teens · AdultsYour 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.
Kids · Teens · Adults · Seniors