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 a slow, restful stroke on the back, where the face stays out of the water the whole time. It is a calm way to keep moving while resting, and breathing is easy throughout.
Your child learns a calm stroke swum on the side, with the face out of the water and the eyes looking ahead. It is a restful way to keep going and builds good balance in the water.
Kids · Teens · Adults · SeniorsYour child learns to move a short way with the face out of the water, seeing ahead and breathing freely. It is a practical skill for getting calmly to the wall or the steps.
Kids · Teens · Adults · SeniorsYour child learns to push off the wall with their feet, stretch out long and glide straight into swimming. It gives every length a smooth, easy start.
Your child learns to touch the wall, turn around and push off into the next length without standing up. It turns short swims into continuous swimming, and it is the turn many lap swimmers use for life.
Your child learns to roll from front crawl onto the back to rest and breathe, then carry on swimming. It means they can keep going for longer without needing to stop and stand.
Your child learns to swim all the way to the wall, ease up just enough and take hold without bumping it. It keeps heads and fingers safe, and it turns the wall into a place to rest.
Your child learns to finish breaststroke and butterfly with both hands on the wall at once, then turn and swim on. It is the natural way to end these strokes, and a must for anyone heading to a swim team.
Your child learns to do a forward roll in the water and come up facing the right way. It is great fun, and it is the first step towards a flip turn.
Kids · TeensYour child learns to roll forward just before the wall, push off with their feet and swim straight on. It is the fast, smooth turn used by swim team swimmers, and many lap swimmers enjoy it too.
Kids · Teens · Adults