Welcome to Survival Swim Development Network

Swim Float Survive℠ Instructor Training

Welcome to the Survival Swim Development Network, the premier instructor training program for infant, toddler, and child survival swim instruction throughout the United States and beyond. The Survival Swim Development Network has dedicated itself to providing self-starting swim instructors with a gentle, child-centered approach that successfully teaches children how to Swim Float Survive℠ in the water. 

Become a Certified Survival Swim
Development Network Instructor

Our Mission

To train and mentor Survival Swim Instructors. Use a gentle and child-centered approach. Impact our communities through drowning prevention and education.

Instructor Stories

The swimming lessons offered through this network are for children ages 6 months and up. The emphasis is on survival swimming with a gentle approach. The teachers guide the students through the program at the child’s pace. The lessons are one on one allowing for the best results.

LeAnne P.

Oklahoma City, OK

Contact an Instructor Trainer Below
to Start Your Journey to Certification

Megan Bachman

Oklahoma Swim Academy

Oklahoma City, OK

Nadyne Siegel-Brown

Swim Kids of Georgia

Cumming, GA

Amy Borden

Survival Swim Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi, TX

Yazmin Acocella

Born 2 Swim Aquatic Academy

Miami, FL