Ages 5-12: This class is designed for kids who do not feel comfortable with their face in the water. Many kids struggle with a fear or even hesitation to put their head in and under the water. This class is a good fit if your child avoids getting their face wet while in the pool, refuses to put their face under the water, or even just does want to enter the water. This class teaches swim basics like level 1 but with a focus on feeling comfortable with their eyes, ears and mouth in the water. We find that once a child overcomes that hesitation or fear they learn to swim much more quickly. And we also have found that until they overcome that fear they are often left behind in other swim classes because there is not time to really help them work through those worries.
The Water Comfort is a patience filled class that will push your student to face their fear but always with the goal of them learning to love the water not hate it more. Please plan on your child repeating this session several times, especially if your child has an active fear of their face being in the water. We do our very best to progress each child as quickly as possible but ultimately it will be the child who overcomes their fear and there is not an easy way to predict what it will take for that to happen. If you have concerns or questions please contact us.
***All swimmers who will not willingly go completely underwater must take this class.***