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 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.
Kids · Teens · Adults · SeniorsYour child learns to move forward by paddling with the hands. It is the moment they discover that pushing water back carries them forward, and every arm stroke grows from there.
Babies & toddlers · Kids · 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.
Your child learns the scissor kick, a calm kick done lying on the side, with a long glide after each one. It is the kick of sidestroke, a relaxed way to travel with the face out of the water.
Your child learns to keep the head above water with small, smooth sweeps of the hands. It is a calm, reassuring way to stay up, and it makes treading water much easier.
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 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.
Your child learns to glide gently along using only small sweeps of the hands. It is a restful way to move while floating, and it builds a feel for the water that helps every stroke.
Kids · Teens · Adults · SeniorsYour child learns to come back up calmly after going into deep water feet first, then settle and get their breath back. Feeling the water help bring them up takes a lot of the fear away.
Kids · Teens · Adults