6 months - 3 yearsFirst time in water
Parent & Child Water Familiarization
A calm, in-water introduction where a caregiver stays alongside for every song, float and gentle submersion.
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Safer Swimming School
Water confidence,
Water confidence,
built gently.
Safety-first swim lessons for babies and children ages 6 months to 6 years, taught in small classes by instructors your child will grow to trust.
4:1 max swimmers per instructor · 500+ swimmers taught
Safety-first instruction
Every lesson opens with a rule check and ends with a survival skill.
Experienced instructors
Certified Water Safety Instructors, lifeguard trained, first aid current.
Small class sizes
Four swimmers per instructor so nobody waits their turn at the wall.
All skill levels welcome
From first float at six months to adults starting from zero.
Programs
A lane for every
stage of learning
Six programs, one progression. Swimmers move up when the skill checklist is met, never because a birthday says so.
3 - 5 yearsBeginner
Preschool Foundations
Short, playful sets that build independence, breath control and the first unassisted glides.
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5 - 6 yearsBeginner to Intermediate
Young Beginners Swim
Progressive stroke work that turns early confidence into smooth, independent swimming before kindergarten.
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6 months - 6 yearsAll levels
Private & Semi-Private Lessons
One instructor, one or two swimmers, and a plan shaped entirely around the goals you bring to the pool.
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2 - 6 yearsBeginner and up
Water Safety & Survival Skills
Clothed swims, sudden-entry drills and shouted-rescue practice for the moments that are never planned.
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Why families choose us
Taught by readiness,
measured in comfort
We are a swim school built around the swimmer who is not sure yet — and around the parent watching from the deck.
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Confidence before technique
A swimmer who trusts the water learns everything else faster. Comfort is the first milestone we mark.
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Age-appropriate instruction
Toddlers learn through songs and holds. Preschoolers learn through play and repetition. Same skills, different route.
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Individual attention
Four swimmers per instructor in group classes, three in adult classes, one in private lessons.
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Progress-based development
Every swimmer has a printed skill checklist. You always know what was practised and what comes next.
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Safety, not just strokes
Rolling to a back float, signalling for help and swimming to the wall are taught alongside freestyle.
How it works
Four steps from nervous to swimming
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Choose a program
Match the swimmer to a program by comfort level, then check the age range as a guide.
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Find a class time
Filter the schedule by day, time, pool and class type until the week works for you.
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03
Register or request a trial
Send a registration in a minute. Full class? Join the waitlist and we call as soon as a space opens.
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Build confidence in the water
Track the skill checklist each week and move up the moment your swimmer is ready.
Upcoming classes
Spring blocks opening now
A sample of what is filling this season. The full calendar has every day, pool and level.
Preschool Foundations3 spots left
Preschool Foundations - Level 1
- Day and time
- Tuesday · 4:00pm - 4:30pm
- Session dates
- Apr 7 - May 26
- Location
- Northside Aquatic Center
- Ages, level and instructor
- 3 - 5 years · Beginner · Priya Raman
$168/ session block
Group
Parent & Child Water FamiliarizationWaitlist available
Parent & Child Water Familiarization
- Day and time
- Saturday · 9:00am - 9:30am
- Session dates
- Apr 11 - May 30
- Location
- Northside Aquatic Center
- Ages, level and instructor
- 6 months - 3 years · Beginner · Priya Raman
$152/ session block
Group
Young Beginners Swim2 spots left
Young Beginners - Stroke Ready
- Day and time
- Monday & Wednesday · 5:15pm - 6:00pm
- Session dates
- Apr 6 - Jun 1
- Location
- Riverbend Community Pool
- Ages, level and instructor
- 5 - 6 years · Intermediate · Derek Nakamura
$264/ session block
Group
Families and swimmers
What the deck sounds like after eight weeks
Our daughter cried at the pool gate for a year. Six weeks in, she jumps in, rolls onto her back and waves at us. Nobody rushed her — that is the whole difference.
The survival class was the one I actually needed. My son now knows what to do fully clothed in deep water, and I sleep better every summer for it.
Questions
The things parents ask first
If your question is not here, ask us directly — we answer every message within one business day.
Ready to feel safer in the water?
Browse open class blocks, or tell us about your swimmer and we will recommend the right starting point.