Survival swim instruction incorporates the technique of Swim-Float-Swim which teaches young children the basics of how to float and breathe for an extended period of time in the event of a water accident, regardless of the depth of water, until they can either reach the side of the pool or shore or until help arrives. We put extra time into learning what each student needs to be successful.

Many programs teach children to lift their heads to breathe while swimming. This motion takes a significant amount of strength and energy and is, therefore, very difficult to maintain. Using this head lift will cause a child to fatigue very quickly. Infants may not be able to lift their heads at all and would not be able to save themselves. Survival swimming incorporates being able to breathe when needed by teaching the child to roll onto their back to breathe and rest. If your child accidentally ends up in a body of water Survival Swim Lessons focuses on the skills needed to stay alive until help arrives. 

What is the Swim Survival technique?

Survival Swim Technique would teach your child skills that would allow them to save their own life if they were to have a water accident such as a fall or slip into a pool or body of water. 

Your child will learn to float first, swim, and then float for rest. In age-appropriate situations your child would learn to climb out of the pool, locate an edge that they can grab, or stairs so they can exit the pool. If all else fails they would float on their back until help arrives.