If you have a pool in your backyard or live on or near the water, learning to float could save your child’s life. Drowning is the number one cause of accidental death for children under the age of 4. Despite precautions such as alarms, fences, and supervision, drowning accidents happen silently and quickly.

The lessons we provide will absolutely lesson the risks of drowning, however no child should be considered drown proof reguardless of the swim skills attained. Dedicated supervision, pool alarms, secure fencing, survival swim lessons and caregivers trained in CPR are imperitive to preventing an aquatic accident.

Your child is only as safe around the water as their skill allows them to be. Rest assured, we do not throw children in the water!

The goal of our program is to ensure that your child will develop independent swim skills after only 6 weeks of instruction. Private lessons provide unmatched safety and accelerated skill development. Safe swimming is not flotation assisted or instructor dependent.

Our lessons are 1-on-1, approximetly 15 mins in length and 3 days a week for 4-6 weeks. The short duration of lessons ensure swimmer safety and prevent fatigue.

The intensity of our program is designed to build a foundation of safety. Your child will be an independent swimmer at the completion of our program that lasts weeks, not months or years. Short lessons prevent swimmer fatigue and allow us to quickly build upon the previous lesson.

The first week or two of lessons are challenging for some children that have a fear of the water. They may cry before or during lessons until they gain the confidence they need to feel safe in an aquatic environment. In the end, a few tears are worth the alternative to facing an aquatic accident with devastating consequences. Lessons are individually paced to maximize progression of skills and encourage each child to develop a respect and love for the water.

Children with developmental delays, ADHD, autism spectrum disorders or cerebral palsy are welcomed with enthusiasm into our swim program. Some medical issues make submersion in the water a difficult choice. A detailed medical history will be taken and a doctor’s note may be required before enrollment in survival swim lessons. As an alternative, aquatic physical therapy may be a better choice.

It is not necessary for adults to be in the pool with their child during swim lessons. We invite cargivers to join us in the pool for one to two lessons at the completion of the program. We want to ensure your confidence in assisting your child to maintain their survival skills during recreational swimming.

Renee Murphy has almost 20 years of experience as a pediatric physical therapist with a background in global child motor skill development, assessment of strength, balance, coordination and motor planning, child psychology, and individual program development. She is CPR certified and has completed an intensive, 6 week training course in survival swim technique with certification by the Survival Swim Development Network.