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 calm, safe ways into the pool, always feet first, from sliding in at the edge to jumping into deep water. Getting in with control protects the head and makes the first moments in the water feel easy.
Your child practises tipping into deep water from the edge in a slow, planned way, then coming up and swimming to safety. It makes an accidental fall feel familiar instead of frightening.
Kids · Teens · AdultsYour child learns to find the nearest way out of the pool and use it alone, from the steps to climbing out over the edge. Getting out alone is a real safety skill, not just a convenience.
All agesYour child practises what to do after an unplanned fall into deep water: come up, find the nearest way out and get there. The nearest way out is not always the steps, so they learn to look first.
Kids · Teens · AdultsYour 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.
After coming up in deep water, your child learns to stop, turn around and find the nearest safe place to get out. It stops them swimming off the wrong way, which is what most people do without practice.
Your child practises the first moments after falling in by accident. They come up, calm their breathing, roll onto their back, then head for the nearest way out. It answers the question many parents worry about most.
Your child learns to stay upright in deep water with their head out, calmly and without going anywhere. It lets them look around, call for help and get their breath back until they are ready to move.
Your child learns to swim a short way, roll onto their back to float and breathe, then roll back over and swim on. It turns a swim that would be too far into a few short, easy ones.
Kids · Teens · Adults · SeniorsYour child learns to get from the middle of deep water to the edge, swimming or floating, and climb out alone. It brings together everything they know about staying calm and getting out.
Kids · Teens · Adults