About Us
what we do
The lessons we offer teach a prone positioning method (on top of water with face in), but we also added a HUGE safety component. This not only teaches children to swim at astonishingly early ages but introduces all the different ways they could save themselves if they fell into a body of water accidentally. Since 2014, we've taught over 22,000 children this method and about 85% of children over the age of 2.5 accomplished the goals below. We call this method, Survival First. Once children can swim independently, we offer Red Cross Learn to Swim Level 2-4 strokes courses, as well.
learn from us
We look forward to bonding with each of your little ones during lessons. We understand how hard it is to let go and let a little one experience new, scary things, particularly when they are upset. However, you are allowing them to be taught a skill that might one day save their lives. We encourage you be brave, take lots of deep breaths, and allow us to teach your children this method. By the end of lessons, you'll be amazed at how proud they are to show off their new skills to you!
Our instructors are Red Cross certified Water Safety Instructors (WSI) with years of teaching and/or coaching experience. All are infant/child CPR certified. Our staff to child ratio is 1:4 or 1:5 in more advanced classes.
our goals
What your child will be taught at Tadpole Academy in the beginner class:
- How to hold their breath when they enter the water.
- How to swim to safety if they were to accidentally fall into a swimming pool.
- How to hold onto the side of the pool, pull themselves out, or walk their hands down to get out at the steps or ladder.
- They will retrieve objects in about 4 feet of water.
- Children will jump from an elevated surface, come up swimming, and swim to the side.
- Children who show readiness learn how to use their arms to move through the water and will be shown how to take a breath while swimming.
- Children will be introduced to back floating.
- Children swim fully clothed for an entire lesson so they can learn what it feels like to swim in the weight of wet clothing and shoes.