Self Rescue Float: 6 months – 1 yr

Children may begin as early as 6 months old to learn to roll back to float, if they’ve met the milestone of getting to a seated position and can hold it independently for at least a minute.

Self Rescue SwimFloatSwim: 1 yr – 6 yrs

Children can move into the learning the swim-float-swim sequence when they are around 1 year AND have a gated walk, not a wobble walk. The ages are a general rule, we are primarily watching for milestones that will give them the ability to do certain skills in the water. Some children may be able to start learning swim movements earlier and some may be later depending on where they are developmentally.

Stroke (elementary) Lessons: 6yrs & Up

Children are generally ready around age 5-6 to start adding strokes to their skillset. However, I typically start introducing some of the movements sooner. If they show readiness we will start stroke work. Once they are a stroke student, I will also continue to honor their self rescue skills so they always have them in their tool box of swim skills to fall back on.
* If your child is coming to me as a new older child going right into stroke lessons, I will also teach them the self rescue piece. It is usually something older child learn quickly. We work on freestyle, breaststroke, backstroke, diving and timed swims for endurance.

Maintenance Lessons: All ages (1-4 x month when available)

The age ranges are not a hard fast rule, just a guideline. What’s most important is where they are individually in their physical, mental and emotional development.