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
Wearing a well-fitted lifejacket, your child learns to get in calmly, float, turn and move toward a way out. It turns the lifejacket from something they wear into something they know how to use.
Your child learns what trouble in the water really looks like, which is often quiet and easy to miss. They also learn that the right thing to do is tell a lifeguard or adult straight away.
Kids · Teens · Adults · SeniorsYour child learns to shout for the supervising adult or lifeguard straight away, and to say clearly where they are and what happened. Older children and teens also practise a pretend call to emergency services.
Kids · Teens · Adults · SeniorsYour child learns to roll gently from side to side as they swim, the way good swimmers do. That small roll makes reaching, breathing and swinging the arms over the water much easier.
Your child learns to put each hand into the water in front of its own shoulder and reach forward long. It keeps the body straight and the stroke smooth, so every stroke carries them further.
Your child learns to help someone in the water without getting in, by reaching out with a pole or throwing something that floats. Shouting for an adult always comes first, and staying on the side keeps your child safe.
Your child learns to lie long and flat in the water, face down and hips up, instead of swimming uphill. It is the foundation that makes every other part of front crawl easier and less tiring.
Your child learns to hold the water with the hand and forearm and push it back toward their feet. This is the part of the stroke that moves them forward, so it is where swimming starts to feel powerful.
Your child learns to bring each arm back over the water, loose and relaxed, ready for the next stroke. It keeps the rhythm flowing and saves energy, so swimming feels smoother and less tiring.
Kids · Teens · Adults · SeniorsYour child learns to breathe out into the water, then turn the head to the side for a quick, easy breath and keep swimming. For most people, this is the part that turns a few breathless strokes into real, relaxed swimming.
Kids · Teens · Adults · Seniors