Swim Lesson
Frequently Asked Questions
How old does my child have to be to start swim lessons?
We recommend starting children in swim lessons as early as 6 months old!
What does my child need for swim lessons?
Students need to come to lessons wearing approriate swim attire, a towel and a swim cap (all ages)!
** We do not allow goggles until the Stingray Level!
When will my child pass their level?
Each of our levels has a set of skills that need to be achieved. Your student will pass their level once they have mastered each skill at their respectice level!
Can parents come on deck to watch?
We do allow parents on deck however if your child is now being attentive to us, we will ask you to leave.
How many kids are in each class?
Each of our levels has a different instructor to student ratio. This is due to the skills being learned in each class. Here are our ratios:
GUPPY: 8
SEAHORSE: 8
STARFISH: 4
TURTLE: 5
SEAHORSE: 6
FROG: 6
DOLPHIN: 6
What if I need to miss a class?
There are no makeups. We will make special exceptions in some circumstances but that is at our discretion.
Can my child learn to swim after one session?
Children learn at all different rates. We have seen students pass a level in one session and we have others pass after several. There are several factors that go into your child's learnin process.
Something you can do to help them learn faster to bring them to the pool to reinforce what they are learning.
What is the difference between a session and a lesson?
I lesson is one class. A session is a group of classes. Most of our group sessions are 8 lessons.
How long is a lesson?
Most group lessons we offer are 45 minutes. Appointments are 30 mintues.
Why don't you allow goggles before Stingray?
Goggle dependency is not something beneficial for children. From day one we teach them there is already water in our eyes and it's important to learn how to swim with exposing our eyes to the water. Dependency is dangerous. (Our owner has personally saved two children who were strong swim team members but had goggle dependency and jumped into deep water without their goggles. Panic set in and they were not able to get themseves to safety)!
Why can’t my child wear the mask/nose covering goggles?
There are several reasons for this including:
- It's much harder to see a kids facial expressions when they wear these, so it could delay the time before we can rescue them incase they panic.
- Speaking of panic, as a reflex, we often try to breathe through our nose, and not being able to because of those masks might lead to an unnecessary panic.
- They are much harder to remove if ever we need do to cpr. Noseplugs are much easier to just cut off/ yank off but those masks could also delay the treatment if needed.
How do I know if a class is cancelled?
We have a lot of ways to communicate with parents. Sometimes it is easy for parents to suspect classes may be cancelled but that is not alwasy the case. We will contact via email, text and post to social media outlets. If your student is active, please make sure you receive emails and texts. This is a setting that can be updated in your customer portal!
Why isn't your water 90 degrees?
The ARC currently references the Aquatic Exercise Association (AEA) guidelines for water temperature stating “a comfortable water temperature for swim classes is between 83° to 86°F (28.3° to 30°C)”. We feel that children should learn to swim in water that is closer to that of most other pools. Our pool is kept betwen 83 and 86 degrees depending on the time of year!
It's very rare for a child to 'fall' into 90 degree water.
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