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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.
At Emler Swim School Alamo Ranch, children can start learning to swim as early as 6 months old.
Teaching children to swim at 1 year old has been recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics. However, Emler Swim School has decades of experience and a top-notch curriculum to prove children can start at 6 months old.
Yes, babies can learn to swim at 6 months old. In fact, the Emler Waterbabies classes are designed for babies 6 months to 35 months. Once they graduate from the Waterbabies program, they can move to the Aquatots Program and gain more experience in the water.
Swimming lessons are important, but the classes are full of fun and games to reduce your child’s anxiety. The key is to attract babies to the water, which is done through games, toys, and songs.
Emler’s Waterbabies classes are designed to help babies get used to the water, and this means they need you by their side. As you safely hold your little one, you provide the comfort they need to discover their love for the water.
Baby swim classes at Emler are taught in a safe, loving environment, without fear, stress, or discomfort. Rather than creating competition, parents and instructors focus on positive reinforcement.
Learning how to swim is one of the best skills a parent can instill in their child. Water is everywhere in today’s world, from bathtubs to swimming pools, so water safety is an essential survival skill.
Emler teaches babies to enjoy the water through fun activities and constant supervision, and these swim classes help to prevent childhood drowning accidents.
Additionally, taking these swim classes in a loving environment leads to a lifetime of enjoying the water. It also makes it easier to choose summer activities and vacation destinations.
Emler’s swim classes are designed for various skills and levels, and you may be wondering which Emler swim class is right for your baby. With the following list, you can determine where your child fits at Emler.
Bathtime Babies – This class introduces your 2-to-5-month-old to the water through bathtime.
Is your child older than 5 months? Emler offers the Alamo Ranch Waterbabies program for babies from 6 months to 35 months.
If you are ready to get started, contact Emler via 855-232-2006 (Press Option 1) or the contact form. An Emler professional will respond soon: New Swimmer Registration.
Discover why Alamo Ranch parents trust Emler to give their children swim lessons. It’s not only our 100% swimmer guarantee, but it’s because your child gains confidence and is safer in and around the water.
When children love their swim lessons, they are motivated to learn a skill that lasts a lifetime.
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
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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
