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6 months – 35 months
The Waterbabies classes only seem like fun and games. But this is where natural swimming for pure joy begins, in a wonderful environment with parental love and warm smiles all round.
Our programs are available for children from 6 months old at Emler Swim School Vintage Park. We have special programs for newborns where we introduce them to water fun and games in the bath.
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, children can start swimming classes as early as one year old. Starting swimming lessons early will help your baby’s physical development, increase confidence and safety around water, stimulate brain development, and improve life-saving skills. At Emler Swim School, your baby’s swimming journey can start as early as 6 months, and we can back this up with our almost 50 years of hands-on experience and customer testimonials. Our programs are customized for babies and surrounded by love, support, and the protection of parents and instructors.
Yes! With Emler Waterbabies classes, your baby can learn to swim as early as 6 months until they’re 35 months old. When your little one graduates from Waterbabies, they move to the Aquatots program where they increase their distance to 20 feet! We also have a pre-class to introduce parents and infants (2–5 months old) to water to build comfort and have fun in the water.
At Emler, we believe every child can swim, and it’s our responsibility to help them master the skill. Swimming is fun for everybody, and we make Emler baby swimming classes fun too! Your baby will comfortably acclimate to the aquatic environment with toys, songs, and fun games.
Emler’s goal is to ensure the fun of swimming happens naturally. We provide a comfortable and safe environment filled with love, sweet smiles, and encouragement from parents and instructors. We teach the kids to swim without coercion, eliminating fear, anxiety, and discomfort, allowing bonding and socialization.
Drowning is considered the second most common cause of accidental death in kids under 15. Anything with enough water to cover your child’s mouth or nose, be it a bucket, bathtub, or baby pool, poses a drowning risk to your little one. As a parent, swimming is among the best life skills you can give your child while they’re still young. Basic swimming and water safety skills, and close supervision, go a long way in saving lives.
Our Vintage Park Waterbabies classes below can help you choose the suitable level for your child in Emler swim classes.
Pre-lessons:
Bathtime Babies – Water fun and acclimation at 2–5 months old!
For children older than 5 months, we offer the Vintage Park Waterbabies program (ages 6 months–35 months).
Let Emler advise you on how to get started if you live in Vintage Park: call 855-232-2006 (Press Option 1) or fill out the contact form, and an Emler expert will contact you: New Swimmer Registration.
Emler has a 100% swimmer guarantee; let your child learn how to swim with fun and games in the water.
Newborns recently arrived from the aquatic womb are returned to the happiness of water. Weekly half-hour classes familiarize baby with buoyancy and fun in the bath – and parents get expert instruction on baby games for bath time at home. This becomes a weekly treat for baby and parent, and sets the child up almost from birth for natural comfort, enjoyment and coordination in the water. Our tiniest students are almost veterans by the time they join the Waterbabies classes!
*Note: For your safety, children under the age of three are required to wear two washable, reusable swim pants.
Call Emler to schedule your 30 minutes of eye-opening fun as your baby learns the feel of being in the water and you learn all about the Emler Waterbabies program. Call or go online today to sign up for a free orientation class. There are many convenient times throughout the week for this free introduction.
*Note: For your safety, children under the age of three are required to wear two washable, reusable swim pants.
How do you learn to swim? You start singing, of course! Class begins for you and your baby with songs and activities in the water. With the assistance of a skilled instructor, you will learn how to increase your baby’s comfort and teach underwater breath control. Kicking in a noodle boat is a favorite activity along with back floating under London Bridge. Waterbabies learn to submerge 8 to 10 seconds and kick 3 feet through the water.
*Note: For your safety, children under the age of three are required to wear two washable, reusable swim pants.
The Plus class is for babies who have learned the basics and are now comfortable under the water and can control their breath for 8 to 10 seconds. Now they learn to strike out on their own a little, and kick forward through the water three feet. Our instructors are super-attentive during this important class because it’s where babies learn that the water is not a struggle but a place to play in and travel through, for the sheer joy of swimming.
And don’t worry, Mom and Dad, a skilled instructor is right there for you too, cheering you on so YOU can feel confident as your baby concentrates on the fun.
*Note: For your safety, children under the age of three are required to wear two washable, reusable swim pants.
The Advanced class is for the babies who now regard the water as fun – a supportive medium rather than a challenge. These little veterans of the Waterbabies training will learn to kick through the water 5 feet, while holding their breath. It’s time to learn some moves.
Watch your baby practice entering the water, turning around to kick back to the wall, and then climbing out of the water. Congratulations, you have a water baby! It’s okay to cry a little if you want – everyone gathers to watch at this exciting stage of learning, as young ones start playing in the water with natural confidence.
*Note: For your safety, children under the age of three are required to wear two washable, reusable swim pants.
The Supers class is for two years of age, toddlers on land maybe, but able to move five feet through the water with ease. During this series of classes, parents will eventually get out of the water and cheer from the sidelines as the children learn more skills.
This class extends the range to seven feet of swimming and teaches: a sitting jump entry, then a turn in the water and a swim back to the wall. It’s going to be easy to encourage from the edge of the pool as these little swimmers have fun.
*Note: For your safety, children under the age of three are required to wear two washable, reusable swim pants.
Let’s get X-treme! The 7 feet that the Supers can already swim will be extended to 10 feet. And that’s just the start. In this class, your toddler now learns rollover breathing, and the sitting jump now becomes a standing jump, with a turn and swim back to safety.
*Note: For your safety, children under the age of three are required to wear two washable, reusable swim pants.
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Can your child... (select 1)
Remain submerged and hold their breath for 8-10 seconds
Swim ___ without flotation
Swim ___ competitive strokes
Recommended class/level:
Instruction on how to use bath time at home for socialization and bonding
Kick 10 feet through the water, introduce rollover breathing and a standing Jump, Turn & Swim
Themes and games are used to teach tots to kick 5 feet through the water and learn breath control
Themes are used to teach tots to kick 12 feet through the water and start to get a rollover breath
Extend distance to 20 feet with a rollover breath, and introduce a front breath
Swim 15-20 feet while improving independent front breath and introduce rollover breaths
Swim 20-30 feet while getting multiple independent front breaths and rolling breaths, treading water is introduced
Swim elementary backstroke 30-40 feet, swim freestyle with several independent rhythmic breaths 30-40 feet and treading water is mastered
Swim freestyle 80 feet with unilateral and bilateral rhythmic breathing and swim competitive backstroke 80 feet
Swim breaststroke 80 feet, swim freestyle 80 feet with bilateral rhythmic breathing and backstroke
Master endurance and the individual medley and learn swim team starts and finishes and introduce safety skills
