Water Safety

Drowning is fast, silent, and 100% preventable.

Drowning is the #1 cause of unintentional death for infants and young children between the ages of 1-4.*
Formal survival swim lessons reduce the risk of drowning in children ages 1 to 4 by 88%.**
Flotation devices are not the answer. Children as young as 6 months of age can learn to self-rescue themselves in an aquatic accident.

1. Supervise with Touch

Always watch your children when in or around water, without any distraction. Keep young children within arm's reach of an adult.
2. Know CPR

Knowing how to perform CPR may help save a child's life.
3. Prevent Access to Pools

Install locks, gates, fences, and alarms around home pools and other bodies of water.
4. Enroll in Survival Swim Lessons

Enroll your child in swim lessons that teach survival skills:
1. Surface
2. Roll to float to breathe
3. Swim to the nearest exit point
4. Exit the water
5. Empty Kiddie Pools

Always empty kids' pools after each use or a heavy rain, and store upside down to prevent water collecting.

	SwimKids	School A	School B
	The gold standard in survival swim.	Focused on volume, inexperienced teachers
Teacher Training	240+ hours of instructor training	Minimal instructor training	No hands-on instructor training
Lesson Type	Private & Group Lessons	Private Lessons	Group Lessons
Technique	Self-rescue Roll on back to float	Only self-propulsion No self-rescue skills	Bob head to breathe technique (unsafe!)
Time to Swim	4-8 Weeks	2-4 week summer class	Years to learn to swim
Seasons Available	Heated, indoor saline pool Open year-round	Outdoor pool only Weather dependent Summer only	Indoor Pool
	GET STARTED WITH SWIMKIDS	GET STARTED WITH SWIMKIDS	GET STARTED WITH SWIMKIDS