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3 years
This program takes 3-year-olds in small groups (no more than 4 per instructor) and teaches them to be submerged under water, how to control their breath, and how to kick forward through the water. Classes are engaging, using imaginative daily themes.
Through daily themes, we engage your child’s imagination while teaching vital skills such as submersion, breath control, and destination kicking. Our small class sizes, with a maximum of four students per teacher, ensure individualized attention. Whether your child is new to the water or already has some experience, we can help them learn to swim or enhance their existing skills to the Aquatots level of proficiency.
We believe that learning, growth, and fun go hand in hand. Our Aquatots classes create a positive and enjoyable environment using themes and games. We foster a non-competitive atmosphere where each child’s accomplishments in the pool are celebrated.
With certified and specialized instructors, we guide your child through progressive steps, making the learning process exciting. From holding their breath longer to rolling over in the water, submerging underwater, and gaining independence in swimming, your child will experience lots of laughter and enthusiasm. We prioritize the strong bond between teacher and student, built on trust and support.
With an award-winning curriculum and 48 years of experience teaching kids, Emler Swim School guarantees that your child will learn to swim and become proficient in the water.
We encourage parents to be present during every class, whether comfortably seated in the observation room or on the deck. To make your child’s first swim lesson easier, we provide a guide with helpful tips. Our facilities are meticulously designed and maintained, ensuring complete safety, cleanliness, and physical comfort for both the little swimmers and their parents.
Choosing the right class for your toddler is crucial to their learning journey. Our age-specific programs offer progressive levels, and we provide free evaluations to determine your child’s proficiency level and the appropriate teaching level from our 20+ options. Check out our comprehensive guide on Finding the Right Class for Your Child.
Your toddler will learn water safety techniques that will last a lifetime. The lessons utilize songs and games, making them more fun.
The Waterbabies program has six levels that help place your toddler at the right level depending on their skills.
In early stages, parents join their child in the water. But as their skills progress, your toddler will be with a teacher while you watch from outside the pool.
As your toddler improves their skills, they will first gain confidence in the water and learn to submerge comfortably for 8-10 seconds.
As their skill set improves, your child will learn to kick through the water, first for up to 3 feet and, at higher skill levels, for up to 10 feet.
At our X-treme Waterbabies level, your toddler will learn rollover breathing, an essential water safety skill where they learn to roll into a back float to take a new breath.
Throughout the toddler swimming lessons, the distance will get longer, the classes more fun, and the smiles wider!
These tots learn underwater breath control for 8-10 seconds! And they will learn to kick forward a distance of 5 feet through the water. They’ll have fun doing this, with daily games and to spark their enjoyment.
Kicking 5 feet is so yesterday – in the Advanced class now we learn to travel a distance of up to 12 feet! The games and themes continue to spark imagination AND the kids become familiar with the rollover breath.
Kicking progresses in the Super class up to a distance of 15 feet through the water, while completely mastering the rollover breath.
The group continues the fun and games as in this class the kids turn into true fishes – kicking a distance of 20 feet through the water while performing a rollover breath AND getting introduced to the all-important front breathing.
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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
