Swim Float Swim

I took my 2 year old son to Swim Float Swim after trying the mommy and me type lessons. I ended up quitting those because they just made my son «comfortable around water» without actually ever teaching him how to swim. Which I though was actually dangerous and counterproductive. So we came to swim float swim for the 6 week intensive, and my son learned how to float and swim within only 4 weeks, and we have been coming to continue developing his skills once a week. We get tons of compliments at the neighborhood pool on how good a swimmer he is and I feel like should he ever accidentally fall in water he would be able to float and call for help or swim to the side without panicking. Full disclosure, the first couple lessons were hard to watch them basically dunk your kid under water. Some parents find this controversial. Like I said, it was hard at first, but then it became absolutely amazing to watch how quickly their method works! Plus the teachers are all so patient and kind as well as professional. Now my son can float and handle himself in water. There’s no replacement for adult supervision, but I’m totally confident that if my son fell in a pool or pond he could float and call for help or swim to the side and grab on, or even get out if possible. Best of all, now he has an absolute blast at the pool swimming with us. He loves swimming and is really good at it thanks to this place. I can’t recommend it enough. I plan on bringing my new baby when he’s old a bough too!

So, we have two boys who have gone through the Swim-​Float-​Swim program and we cant say enough about how great it has been for our family. We just returned from a week in San Diego and all the hard work we’ve done with Swim-​Float– Swim over the past few years paid off in our children’s confidence and skill in the water and our peace of mind.
Ethan is 5 years old and has been in the program since he was nine months old. He is an excellent swimmer for a five year old and has progressed through the program to the stokes class. He is very comfortable in the pool and will spend hours diving to the bottom to retrieve toys, riding the big boy slides, etc.
Emerson is 3 years old and has been in the program since he was 15 months old. He loves the water and gets excited anytime we mention swimming. He is survival trained and easily rolls over and floats when needed. When we go to the pool he loves to swim to the side, get out, jump back in and swim to us over, and over, and over again. Having a big brother who has gone through the program has made it easier for Emer.
Ethan encourages him and Emer wants to do what Ethan does in the pool.
The skill and patience of the instructors helped us through the tough times and the results have exceeded our expectations. Anytime we had issues, we talked it over with Judy and she diagnosed the problem and came up with a creative solution to work through it. When Ethan went from lessons with his dad in the pool to group lessons by himself (while changing instructors), he struggled with the new situation and cried. After discussing it with Judy, we put Ethan into private lessons with his new instructor. He regained his confidence, comfort level, relaxed, returned to group lessons, and hasn’t looked back. We also put Ethan through snorkeling lesson prior to heading to the beach and he did great out on the ocean, checking out life below the waves.
The program makes sense, is effective, and has produced fantastic results for our boys. Because of the results, we’ve referred several families to Swim-​Float-​Swim and cant say enough about how pleased we are. We would recommend it to anyone who wants their kids to be strong, confident, and safe swimmers.

If you are considering taking your child anyplace else but here, think again. This is hands down the best program in Longmont. It seems intense at first, but my 9month old learned how to get on her back and get her head out of the water so she could survive falling into the water, in just 4 weeks. I am confident that she can survive falling into a pool or the water now. Thank you to the amazing instructors, Judy and Alina for giving her the skills she needs.