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Letters of the Strokes
Learn to swim IN the water so that you are "FALLING UP", not ON the water, so that you are "FALLING DOWN." Everyone is getting into Body Balance. The next generation of swimmers will achieve their swimming speed from a better combination of...
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How to Count Strokes
Learn to count how far you swim and how perfect you stroke before you swim HARD. In other words, learn to swim FAST, not hard. Be aware of what you are doing. For over thirty years, swimmers counted strokes and got bored doing it because they...
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Learn to Swim in a Non-Threatening Environment
Children learn best when they perceive their environment is safe. In order to assist a child to discover, conquer, and progress, parents and teachers must insure that secure feeling. Pronouncing the environment secure is not enough. The...
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Drowning Prevention Starts at Home
Always watch children by a pool. Never assume someone else is watching. During social gatherings appoint a "designated pool watcher" to supervise the pool. Use layers of protection: pool fences, self-closing and self-latching gates, dead bolts on...
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British Swim School

The British Swim School's mission is to teach every baby, toddler, child and adult to become safe and happy in water. Drowning is the single leading cause of accidental death in children under 5 years of age. Year-round water survival skills are vital here in South Florida.

The British Swim School is all about students having fun while they are developing swim skills. We provide a loving and nurturing environment, full of creative teaching methods to ensure that each student...(read more...)

2084 North University Drive, Sunrise, FL 33322  Map   See all locations
954-747-7251
www.BritishSwimSchool.com

 

Venetian Pool

Formed from a coral rock quarry in 1923, Venetian Pool is included in the National Register of Historic Places.

This 820,000 gallon pool is fed with cool spring water daily, and features two waterfalls, coral caves and grottos. The buildings are Venetian-style architecture, designed by Denman Fink, uncle of the founding father of Coral Gables, George Merrick.

Together with architect Phineas Paist, they transformed an unsightly rock pit into the world's most beautiful...(read more...)

2701 De Soto Boulevard, Coral Gables, FL 33134  Map
305-460-5306
www.VenetianPool.com

 

Jack Nelson Swim School

Jack Nelson Swim School offers one of the finest learn to swim programs in the world. JNSS was founded by U.S. Olympic Coach Jack Nelson who has lived and worked in Fort Lauderdale for over 50 years. We have taught thousands of children and adults over the last five decades.

We offer excellent aquatic instruction to people of all ages, on a year round basis. Our home is the historic and beautiful Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Complex, located just one block from the Atlantic Ocean and...(read more...)

503 Seabreeze Boulevard,  Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Complex, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316  Map
954-764-4822
www.JackNelsonSwimSchool.com

 

Swim Kids Swimming School

Since 1994, Swim Kids has been a natural choice for parents who want to give their children the pleasure of getting reacquainted with their early surroundings, while developing skills that will lead to a healthier, stronger more confident tot. At Swim Kids our strategy focuses on game teaching. By mixing instruction with play, swimming becomes an activity children look forward to.

Our staff is specially trained and knowledgeable in the ways of children. After all, little ones are...(read more...)

2520 SW 22 Street,  S-2, Miami, FL 33145  Map
305-262-7946
www.SwimKidSchool.com

 

Swim Gym

Swim Gym provides all aspects of safety, fitness, and fun in aquatics through professional and educationally sound teaching practices. Since its inception in 1984, SwimGym has evolved into a world renown learn-to-swim institution. Swim Gym's director and coach, Robert Strauss, has taught in Miami, Florida since 1973. In Summer 2002, Robert Strauss turned 25,000 students-old. His experience reflects in a program with the most effective advancement and improvement for all of its participants....(read more...)

11155 SW 112 Avenue,  Dave & Mary Alper JCC, Miami, FL 33176  Map
305-273-1129
www.SwimGym.net
 

Miami Swim School

At Miami Swim School, we base our philosophy around the concept that swimming is an asset for life. Our goal is to teach young children to swim in a safe, fun, and loving environment. We are a place where children have been
successfully taught to love the water. We recognize that each child is an individual with different emotional and developmental abilities and we cater each lesson to those
needs.

Mr. Mandy has been teaching children to swim for over 8 years. Teaching...(read more...)

9360 SW 20 Street, Miami, FL 33165  Map
305-559-7123
www.MiamiSwimSchool.com

 

Team Weston Aquatics

Team Weston Aquatics' mission is to create and develop a competitive aquatics program for children of all ages, that teaches through coaching the principles of competitive swimming: fitness, sportsmanship, and most important to encourage a lifetime involvement in the sport.

The SwimAmerica Learn to Swim Program at the Athletic Club at Weston has taught hundreds of children how to swim. It's the finest Lean-To-Swim school system that was created and developed by the world's finest...(read more...)

2300 Arvida Parkway,  Athletic Club at Weston, Weston, FL 33326  Map
954-389-1041
www.TeamWestonAquatics.com

 

Florida Swim Academy

At Florida Swim Academy, enjoy an active time with your child as you sing and play learn to swim games and activities. Delight as your baby discoveries the freedom of movement the water has to offer your little one.

Can you imagine your baby swimming and playing water games with you? Water Babies is a remarkable swim program for families to learn, play and swim together.  Our award winning lessons take place in a warm pool, a wondrous place with colorful balloons hanging from...(read more...)

744 Riverside Drive, Coral Springs, FL 33071  Map
954-509-0089
www.FloridaSwimAcademy.com

 

Ocaquatics

The mission of Ocaquatics Swim School is to teach families to love swimming and to become safer, more comfortable and responsible around the water.

We believe swimming is a necessary life skill and an important part of any water safety program.  We provide high quality swimming instruction by our friendly, energetic and enthusiastic staff.  We continuously update and improve our teaching methods. We support water safety education in the community.

Our immediate...(read more...)

12595 SW 57 Avenue,  Gulliver Academy, Coral Gables, FL 33156  Map   See all locations
305-412-4447
www.Ocaquatics.com

 

Born 2 Swim

Born 2 Swim Aquatic Academy offers proven survival skills training to enable your child to swim, float, and swim in the event that he/she may fall in the water. Through our hands on, one-on-one approach, your child is guided through a program that is personalized to his/her age appropriate level. Few programs are willing to teach children under the age of three. BORN 2 SWIM AQUATIC ACADEMY offers swim instruction to children 10 months and up.(read more...)

3901 SW 117 Avenue, Miami, FL 33175  Map
305-278-7946
www.Born2Swim.net
 

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