We specialize in helping the nervous or timid child who is reluctant to attend large group swimming lessons by offering closer attention to your child's needs than could be had in a large group. It is important to understand 'Water Babies', 'Water Toddlers' and 'Pre School' SWIMMERS programs are not for children who are already confident in swimming pools. Nor are the courses for younger infants designed to teach children correct swimming stroke technique. They are, however, a foundation program based on increasing a child's water confidence, to prepare your child for the 'Big Kids' swimming instruction later.
If your child dislikes the strong chlorine smell and the general noise and ‘hustle and bustle’ associated with recreational pools, and feels lost in a large group, a SWIMMERS programcould be just the start they need. We do not teach in Recreation Centers - our pool is privately owned and operated. We believe the key to developing water confidence, and later basic swimming strokes, starts with offering patient and understanding tuition, in a calm, relaxed and completely private environment.
As a consequence of the environment in which we teach there are no distractions for the child. There are no other lessons going on, indeed with a SWIMMERS program there is no one else in the pool. Our instructor will be in the pool throughout the whole course of lessons to demonstrate and to offer support where it matters to children - in the water! Our instructors will not be shouting instructions from the poolside! The water is heated to approximately 90° so children are not cold or shivering when they are learning. All our instructors are American Red Cross qualified in addition to being certified by the British Amateur Swimming Association and have also been trained in our unique SWIMMERS special methods.
You can choose to book a block of 6 lessons or a block of 18 (lower cost per lessons). Either way we will work with you to develop a schedule to suit your individual needs. You can choose to have a weekly lesson at the same time each work, or you can book the lessons for different days and times, as many or as few each week as you wish - whatever suits your schedule, and the needs of your child, the best!
