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Swimming Lessons for Children

First-Class Swimming Programs in Forsyth County, Georgia

Learning to swim can help motivate children to engage in physical activities and lead a healthier, more active lifestyle. More importantly, it gives them a valuable skill that can save their lives when faced with an aquatic incident. For exceptional children’s swimming lessons, come visit us at SwimKids of Georgia. Located in Forsyth County, Georgia. Our swim school offers first-class swimming programs for children, specializing in aquatic survival swimming. Give your children the chance to learn to swim, register them for one of our swim programs today!

Infant Survival Swimming

SURVIVAL SWIMMING AS AN IMPORTANT LIFE-SAVING SKILL

The Swim-Float-Survive program at SwimKids of Georgia offers a unique style of swimming lesson that has been perfected over many years by owner and principal swim instructor Nadyne Siegel-Brown. The program teaches children the necessary skills to save themselves from drowning. With over 30 years of teaching experience and close to 10,000 children taught, SwimKids of Georgia offers unparalleled knowledge and experience when it comes to swimming instruction and survival swimming.

Survival swimming is amazing to watch. Infants, toddlers, and young children are transformed from being totally helpless in the water into confident, capable swimmers in weeks, not years. The added benefit of increasing self-esteem and independence in children while bringing relief and confidence to parents, not just meeting their expectations but exceeding them, brings the staff of SwimKids of Georgia great satisfaction. Teaching children to save their lives is our number one priority.

Swimming Instruction

Equipping your children with fundamental survival swim skills can help save their lives! At SwimKids of Georgia in Forsyth County, Georgia, we teach your children basic skills like propulsion, floating, and breath control. We provide exceptional swim instruction that promotes aquatic survival and proper stroke technique. Read through this page for more information about our swim programs! We are proud to provide programs from infancy to adults.

Inclusive Swimming Programs

LITTLE SPLASHERS

"Little Splashers" is our newest addition to the SwimKids Programs.

This is an introductory water experience for infants 4 to 10 months. Here, caregiver and baby will spend 30 minutes splashing, bonding, and making new friends. The instructor will teach moms/dads/caregivers how to introduce submersion, breath control, the back float, and short distance propulsion. This program is a precursor to Swim~Float~Swim.

Your baby is now comfortable in the water and with the instructor and is ready to swim! This class is limited to 6 babies + caregiver.

Classes will run Monday to Thursday from 9:00 - 9:30. This is not a walk in class, we do need to have you on the schedule to ensuer instructor/baby ration of only 6 per class. Please contact our front office to book your slot.

AQUATIC SURVIVAL AND SWIM~FLOAT~SURVIVE

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Baby Learning To Float

Child Having Fun Swimming

Infant Learning To Swim

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Baby During Swimming Lessons

Baby Learning To Float

Child Having Fun Swimming

Infant Learning To Swim

Swimming Toddler

At SwimKids of Georgia, we teach aquatic survival to children age 6 months to 4 years. This program offers private 1:1 lessons of 10 minutes each, 4 times a week with an emphasis on positive reinforcement and verbal and physical instruction. Tailored to the individual needs of the student, the lessons may take up to 6 weeks or so, depending on the child’s abilities.

This program focuses on gently introducing children to water with short repetitive lessons, building trust with the instructor and slowly teaching them to reactively roll onto their back and float, flip back on to their stomachs and swim to exit the water. By breaking down such a big task into small pieces, retention is higher, and it has proven to be a very successful method ensuring your child learns to swim~float~swim in a few weeks. Most children finish in 6 weeks.*

Toddlers that are walking will learn the entire Swim~Float~Swim sequence. These lessons may be lengthened depending on your child’s age and ability.

*There are always exceptions to the number of classes as children adapt and learn at different paces.

Private lessons are scheduled according to your family’s needs and our instructors’ availability, by our experienced front desk staff. Once our personalized programs are explained to you and all your questions are answered we will find the perfect instructor and time slot for you.

YOUTH SURVIVAL

This program is for children age 4 and above who do not know how to swim or have previously attended swim lessons but have not necessarily learned to swim.

The goal of this class is to teach older non-swimming children aquatic survival, which is the core of all our swimming programs and not taught in a traditional swim school setting. We teach the swim-float-swim progression that is taught to our younger students. Our older swimmers usually grasp the swim-float-swim concept very quickly. We then incorporate breath control and proper kicking into the lesson before moving them onto our stroke school.

We recommend students in this group to come twice weekly for 20-minute sessions.

“LET’S ADAPT” SWIM KIDS ADAPTIVE AQUATICS PROGRAM

SwimKids of Georgia is dedicated to teaching all children aquatic survival skills and fostering a love for recreational swimming, including children with all aspects of special needs.

Our program is intended to teach children and adults of all ages and abilities the life-saving skills of swim-float-survive. Working with children who have special needs takes an instructor who understands that each child learns differently, and it may take a different approach for those within the spectrum or with other physical or emotional needs. Our instructors have been trained in traditional and non-traditional methods to ensure your children’s success and enjoyment in the water.

We provide a secure, safe, reassuring, and inclusive environment for all of our children. Once your children can pass our test, we meld them into our Fun Group or Stroke School Program, giving them a sense of empowerment as well as that of ‘fitting in’.

As an organization that strongly focuses on water safety and survival, we believe that every child should have the opportunity to benefit from these fundamental skills and enjoy the water in a safe and comfortable environment.

AFTER SURVIVAL

AQUABABIES

This is a parent-assisted program recommended for children 11 months to 2.6 years old. Classes take place once per week for 30 minutes and are parent assisted.

Our AquaBabies classes are for the under 2.6 swimmers and their parents. This is our platform for teaching our parents to play in the water the correct way with their little swimmers. This program offers swimming instruction that promotes water safety and fun.

FUN GROUPS

The “Fun” has begun groups, for skilled swimmers - AFTER mastering, swim~float~survive, your children are now ready to have some fun! With a maximum of 4 children, age and skill-appropriate group lessons are essential for continuing the confidence and skill growth of your swimmers. This program is recommended for children age 2.6 to 4 years, once or twice per week, for 30 minutes.

These group lessons offer a fun and nurturing learning environment that is suitable for new swimmers. In FUN groups, which are no longer parent assisted, children use their newly learned independent swimming skills to discover how much fun water-related activities can be, while still learning new skills to add to their swimming repertoire. Part of the continued learning experience includes breath control, proper kicking, proper body alignment, and introduction to basic swim strokes.

2 Pairs of Participants

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Kid Dabbing

Kid On A Floating Pad

Kid Walking On A Floating Pad

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2 Pairs of Participants

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Kid Dabbing

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TRANSITION

By this stage, your children are much more comfortable in the water and are on their way to learning swimming movement, floating, and breath control. Transition classes are designed for children 4 years and older. Here, they begin to learn proper breathing, kicking, and arm movement. During the Transition classes, students start swimming further distances for longer periods of time; this is the step before our stroke school and bridges the private or fun groups to the stroke school.

STROKE SCHOOL

This program caters to children 4 years and older. Classes are 45 minutes in length, 2 to 3 days a week.

Swimmers begin to develop proper body posture, breath control, kicks, and front and back streamline. Once a student has mastered these skills, they proceed to stroke development. Through a series of fun drills, we break down all four competitive strokes into individual moves that are more easily learned, and then combine the individual moves together to more efficiently and effectively develop the proper stroke(s).

4 Different Levels of Stroke School

Stroke n Float

Proper Breath Control
Proper Freestyle/Backstroke Kicking
Proper Core Rotation

Back Stroke

Board Kicks

Stroken Float Student 2

Stroken Float Student 3

Swimmers Using Boards

Swimming Board Fun

Back Stroke

Board Kicks

Stroken Float Student 2

Stroken Float Student 3

Swimmers Using Boards

Swimming Board Fun

Ripples

Freestyle Refined to Include Proper Side Breathing
Backstroke Refined
Introduction to Dolphin Kick
Introduction to Whip Kick
Introduction to Flip Turns

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GirlIn Pink Swimwear

Ongoing Swimming Lesson

Ripples Program Participants

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Ripples Program Participants

Waves

Flip Turns Refined
Introduction to Breaststroke
Introduction to Butterfly
Introduction to Racing Starts/Finishes

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Tsunami’s

Butterfly Refined
Breaststroke Refined
Introduction to Racing Strategies
Refinement of Starts/Turns/Finishes for All Competitive Strokes

Backstroke Swimming

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Tsunami Student

Backstroke Swimming

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Tsunami Student

Stroke Development for Adults; Triathlon Training

SwimKids of Georgia is proud to offer adult swimming instruction for every level, available in either private or group sessions. Whether you are a non-swimmer or simply seeking to improve, our experienced instructors will assess your level and your needs to develop a customized approach for advancement.

All classes are 45 minutes in length and ultimately, students will:

Eliminate Fear of Water and Build Confidence
Improve Form to Increase Efficiency

Coverage of Adult Beginner Classes

Introduction to Proper Breath Control
Introduction to Front Crawl Stroke
Introduction to Backstroke
Introduction to Core Swimming

Coverage of Adult Advanced Classes

Refine Front Crawl Stroke
Refine Backstroke
Introduction to Breaststroke
Introduction to Butterfly

Adult Triathlon Training

Triathlon training is for proficient swimmers who are looking for assistance in improving and refining their stroke, times, strategies, and homing in on skills for maximum efficiency.

Instructors use a GoPro camera to film whilst students swim and review footage to identify needs for improvement.

Overall, instructors will work closely with students to determine the ideal racing strategy and introduce the students to drills that can help engage the core for maximum stroke adeptness and stroke refinement.

INSTRUCTOR TRAINING

Survival swim specialist Nadyne Siegel-Brown has taught close to 10,000 children to swim and has trained swim school instructors across the US. Nadyne is also the author of the Survival Swim Training manual used across the country to teach these skills.

Across the US, aquatic professionals with decades of experience in training instructors have teamed up to formulate a teaching methodology. At SwimKids of Georgia, each apprentice instructor will be provided a minimum of 20 hours per week of hands-on, in-water experience with a variety of children age 6 months and older, for over a 6-week period. Our trainees are encouraged to stay in the pool as long as they want and work with other members of the SwimKids staff for different points of view, as well as to learn how to take the survival program further.

The training program includes instruction in teaching breath control, propulsion, floating, rollover breathing, aquatic survival skills, water safety, and troubleshooting problems with students of all ages.

The academic areas covered are child development and behavioral techniques as they apply to teaching infants and young children to swim and survive in the water. Also included is a self-study course on anatomy and physiology, including safety guidelines for these swimming lessons. New instructors receive a certificate of completion of their apprenticeship, emphasizing all the in-water and academic work that they have completed. CPR and first aid is a necessary requirement and must be maintained yearly.

By the end of your training, an apprentice is expected to have successfully taught about swim-float-survival to a minimum of 18 children of varying ages.

The Instructor Training Includes

Certificate of Completion
Opportunities for Continuing Education and Mentoring Support
Enhanced Marketing Opportunities

Academic Education and Certification

This rigorous yet rewarding training program is designed to give participants the tools needed to start a business as a survival professional and promote the highest quality swim lessons, giving students the skills and confidence they need to become safe and proficient swimmers.

The academic areas covered, as they apply to teaching infants and young children to swim and survive in the water, include:

Child Development
Behavioral Techniques
Anatomy and Physiology
Hands-On Training With a Minimum of 18 Unskilled Babies and Children Under the Age of 36 Months
Individualized Training—Training Designed to Promote the Highest Quality, Uncompromised Learning Experience, Within a Six-Week Timeframe
No Governing Body Imposing Continual Fees on You or Your Students
No Restrictive Contract Containing Annual Recertification Fees
One-Time Training Fee With No Fees for Updates or In-Water Retraining
Continuing Education on Safety Issues and Instructional Techniques
Established and Proven Safety Record
Continued Mentoring
Year-Round Professional Career Opportunity

Register Your Children for Swimming Instruction

SwimKids of Georgia is the smart choice for swimming instruction. We offer an array of swimming classes to cater to various needs. Whether you wish to equip your children with important aquatic survival skills or find an extracurricular activity your kids can enjoy during summer break, you and your little angels are most welcome here at our swim school. Contact us today to register or to learn more about our programs.

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SwimKids of Georgia

Nadyne Siegel-Brown, Owner and Principal Swim Instructor

1505 Redi Rd., Cumming, GA 30041

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Phone: 770-330-6164

Email:
swimkids@swimkidsofgeorgia.com

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