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Swim Float Survive℠

Swim Float Survive℠

Swim Float Survive℠

The Swim Float Survive program is a unique style of baby swimming lessons offered to children 6 to 12 months old in an effort to teach them the skills necessary to be safe in and around water.

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Instructor Training

Instructor Training

Instructor Training

Enjoy the benefits of being a fully-recognized Swim Float Survive instructor today. Become a part of the Swim Float Survive team and change the lives of children everywhere.

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Other Programs

Other Programs

Other Programs

We offer a variety of other aquatic programs that include, but are not limited to stroke development, maintenance lessons, group lessons and adaptive aquatics.

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surivalswim

Welcome to the Survival Swim Development Network.

Welcome to Survival Swim Development Network℠, your premier site for infant, toddler and child swim instruction. The network has dedicated itself to teaching life-saving aquatic skills to children of all ages and abilities in just a few short weeks with expert instruction from our highly-skilled and caring instructors.

Early survival swimming instruction sets a strong foundation toward a lifetime of aquatic enjoyment and safety, and the journey your child experiences will not only help them become more confident swimmers, it also boosts their entire motor, cognitive and neurological development.

We encourage you to take a few minutes to watch our videos of infants, toddlers and young children learning survival swimming skills in private lessons to see how skilled your child can become, and you’ll understand why a Survival Swim Instructor is the go-to specialist in the field of infant and children’s aquatics.

Whether you’re searching for infant swimming lessons for your baby or toddler, or swimming lessons for your older child, you can discover the difference with Swim Float Survive℠!

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Saving Lives Worldwide One Child at a Time

Swim Float Survive℠ is comprised of energetic, creative professional swim instructors who love being in the water. We are dedicated to teaching your child the survival swimming skills needed to enjoy the water safely.

Experience and Education

Each instructor has over 100 hours of in-water training and education in child development and behavior. Combining our years of experience and educational background with the physiology of swimming, we have developed and conduct the safest and most comprehensive lessons for infants, toddler, and children of all ages.

Ultimate Goal

We take pride in our expertise in working with infant, toddler, and children of all ages and believe that we are saving lives, one child at a time. We form special relationships with both our students and their parents. Watching your child discover the joy of swimming is truly the most rewarding experience for us all.

Survival Stories

These Parents Never Saw it Coming

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Customer Testimonials From Across The World

  • Grandma’s Pool in the Autumn My 2 year old daughter Sarah was playing around the pool at her grandma’s house. She fell backwards into the pool’s deep end. Her 13 year old uncle was panic-stricken. He didn’t know whether to run for help or try to jump in and save […]

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    Heidi Coleman

  • At the Lake In the still of the night at the end of the dock, a group of children gathered on a boat floating in dark water, to listen to ghost stories. My 4 year old son, A.J., wanted to join them. He approached the boat, not wearing a life […]

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    Sheri Duffy

  • No Splash We always make it a practice to close the pool cover immediately after we are finished swimming to protect our small twins. But one day last summer, when the twins were just 2 years old, I failed to close the cover and instead began working in the garden. […]

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    Kathy Sadler

  • I just wanted to thank you for the marvelous program you run. I have been very impressed with the teaching methods you use, your willingness to work around crazy schedules and most of all with your talented instructors. I especially appreciate the great lessons my girls have had from Lance […]

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    Christy Knight

  • My 2 year old daughter had taken 6 lessons from Liz Walker’s IAS program when this accident occurred. My husband was power washing the car. Our daughter was outside with him. It had been raining and some construction was being done on the man holes on our street. When my […]

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    Jen

  • My daughter had a near drowning incident at age 3 and would not go near the water for a year. Leslie not only had her in the water on day one, but in under 6 weeks, she had her confidence up and she graduated loving the water again and now […]

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    Melanie Hill, Director, Rainbow Express

  • I just wanted to thank you for teaching Garrison infant survival skills. On Sunday, I was inside making lunch for the family while Addie and Garrison were outside in the backyard playing with Justin. Justin noticed Garrison wasn’t within eyesight and rushed to the pool. He found him, calm and […]

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    Jessica Dyer

  • I would just like to extend a heart-felt thanks to all at the Avila Bay Club for opening up your doors to Steffi Saul-Ketzler and her Baby Seals Program. Our 19 month old boy Bodhi is just completing his 6 week program with Steffi. My wife, Stacey and I, are […]

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    Troy & Stacey Smith

  • I can’t begin to thank you enough. I know he is still a work in progress, but because of your dedication and patience, Eli will be able to enjoy a perfectly normal childhood. Last summer we had an inflatable pool with just a few inches of water. My other boys […]

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    www.kissaquatics.com

  • ABC Swim School in Naples The little boy was about 18 months old at the time. This happened less than a month after he completed his training. I wanted to send you a note of thanks, and tell you that your lessons may have saved little Blaise sooner than I […]

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    Catherine, Naples, FL

  • Best thing I have ever done was to put both my toddlers through the program. They are both so confident in the water now and best of all I feel relaxed and at ease when I see them playing in the pool because I know what they are capable of […]

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    Stacy Gower

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