Brooklyn, NY
When seeking out swimming lessons for kids in the Brooklyn area, parents are often focused on teaching their kids to swim. At British Swim School Brooklyn Queens, our priority is teaching kids in Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island City, Park Slope, Williamsburg, Greenpoint, and the surrounding communities how to swim and be safe in the water.
But our swim lessons come with many other benefits that parents love, including:
Exercise – Swimming is a terrific cardiovascular workout that also builds and tones muscle and improves coordination and balance.
Emotional health – Water has a calming effect, making swimming a natural way to reduce feelings of stress and anxiety and improve mood.
Social development – Swimming lessons teach kids about taking turns, following directions, and being part of a group, all excellent preparation for preschool and kindergarten.
Safety – Choosing swimming lessons for kids in the Brooklyn area that include essential survival skills, such as back floating and how to swim-flip-swim to safety will help ensure that your kids know how to be safe in and around the water.
What Kids Learn in Swim Lessons from British Swim School Brooklyn Queens
So what do kids learn in swimming lessons from British Swim School Brooklyn Queens? Here’s a quick overview of our program and class levels:
- Tadpole & Swimboree for ages 3 to 36 months.
In our “Parent & Me” water acclimation classes, students learn water safety skills that include back floating, torpedo rollovers, and gentle submersion. - Seahorse, for ages 18 to 36 months.
Students become independent in the water and learn how to rollover underwater and float, push from the pool wall + roll over, and back floating. - Starfish, Minnow, and Turtle 1, for ages 3+.
Students advance from water acclimation to full submersion before learning elementary backstroke and how to jump in+ rollover + float+ swim-flip-swim to safety. - Turtle 2, Shark 1 & 2, for ages 3+.
Students begin by focusing on arm, leg, and breathing coordination before advancing to swimming all four swim strokes. - Swim Team.
Students can join our swim team to learn about competing and working as a team while continuing to hone their swimming skills.
At every class level, kids in our swimming lessons have a blast! Our instructors are patient, encouraging, and use fun games and activities to keep kids engaged and eager to jump into the pool. Our swimming lessons for kids are taught within heated indoor pools throughout the Brooklyn area, and our class sizes are kept small for lots of one-on-one instruction.
To enroll in swimming lessons for kids or learn more about our unique program, call British Swim School Brooklyn Queens today at (718) 576-1870. We look forward to swimming with you soon!
