{"id":8463,"date":"2021-02-28T20:22:29","date_gmt":"2021-02-28T20:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/britishswimschool.com\/pittsburgh\/childrens-swimming-lessons-in-pittsburgh-pa\/"},"modified":"2021-02-28T20:22:29","modified_gmt":"2021-02-28T20:22:29","slug":"childrens-swimming-lessons-in-pittsburgh-pa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/britishswimschool.com\/pittsburgh\/childrens-swimming-lessons-in-pittsburgh-pa\/","title":{"rendered":"Children\u2019s Swimming Lessons in Pittsburgh Teach\u00a0Lifesaving Survival Skills"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our children\u2019s swimming lessons in Pittsburgh teach more than swim readiness skills and stroke techniques. While swim skills are a critical part of our program, our focus on survival skills separates us from other swim schools. At British Swim School of Pittsburgh<\/a>, our primary goal is to protect children from drowning through water safety education and survival skills training. Drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional death for children 1 to 14 years of age, and studies show that formal swimming lessons help to reduce the risk of drowning by nearly 90%. Our children\u2019s swimming lessons are held in a safe environment with certified professionals and teach swimming strokes, as well as basic water safety techniques like back floating and moving through the water to safety. Back floating \u2013 a critical water safety and survival skill \u2013 is taught in all beginner-level classes and is a low energy way to stay above water for an extended period of time. It\u2019s that extra time that will allow a child, when faced with an unforeseen water accident, to either rest then continue to swim or call for help. Learning to swim is more than a lifelong skill \u2013 it\u2019s a lifesaving skill.<\/p>\n

About Our Children’s Swimming Lessons in Pittsburgh<\/h2>\n

Our curriculum-based program groups classes by age and ability, and children progress to the next class level once they\u2019ve mastered the previous level\u2019s goals. Our gentle and effective techniques have been trusted by families since 1981 and encourage each student to master the skills necessary for safety in and around the water.<\/p>\n

Some of the skills we teach in our children\u2019s swimming lessons include:<\/p>\n