In a world of 71% water, a child will be 100% curious about exploring it. Teaching your child to swim, including water safety and emergency responses, can make their curious exploration much safer. Watermelon Swim caters to all skill levels – from nervous beginners to those with prior experience, both positive and negative. Help your swimmer grow confidence in the water with lessons at Watermelon Swim.
Why take swimming lessons in Riverview?
The advantages of swimming lessons extend well beyond ensuring safety and providing enjoyment. Studies have shown that children who engage in swim lessons before turning 5 tend to surpass their intellectual, physical, and social development peers.
Swimming is also an excellent form of exercise. Regular swimming lessons contribute to stronger muscle development and enhance the heart and lungs’ function. At Watermelon Swim, we offer comprehensive instruction in swimming, safety, and survival skills for all ages, from infants to adults.
Why choose our swimming lessons in Riverview
Program Overview
We keep a low student-to-teacher ratio in each of our Watermelon Swim Riverview swimming classes. This permits us to provide personalized, one-on-one instruction and keep everyone safer. Each class is intended to introduce new skills while building on the skills and techniques learned in previous classes.
Swim students are given a solid foundation of knowledge and, before leveling up, will safely be able to complete all benchmarks in the level.
We offer the following types of swim classes in Riverview indoors, year-round. We also provide courses above Level 6, so please ask for more details about upper level classes (Levels 7-9) and swim team prep class, where instruction is given in all 4 Olympic strokes!
Water Babies – Riverview
Water Babies classes for infants 0-6 months are designed to offer a fun and relaxed aquatic experience for parents and infants. These non-submersion, parent and infant classes offer an excellent opportunity to bond with your new baby while introducing him or her to the water. Our water babies classes boost the development of the whole child and early, year-round lessons accelerate development; physically, intellectually, and emotionally.
Our Water Babies classes are TUITION FREE! New families pay a registration fee of $55 that covers all swimmers in the family for 12 months. Current families can register at no additional cost!
Parent-Tot 1 & 2 – Riverview
Parent Tot classes, for children 6 months – 2 years, are structured to create a comfortable and dynamic atmosphere to foster your child’s introduction to the water. Parent Tot classes teach swimming, safety, and survival in 2 levels.
Parent Tot 1 focuses on gaining comfort with submersion and learning the basics of balance, buoyancy, and breath control. Parent Tot 2 furthers these skills while encouraging independence and confidence. Early and continuous swim lessons are key to keeping your children safer around water all year long. Our innovative and creative teaching methods will make learning fun for you and your child. Parent Tot 1 and Parent Tot 2 are 30-minute group classes, with a ratio of 6 parent/child pairs to each instructor.
Learn to Swim – Riverview
Our Learn to Swim group classes are 30 minutes with a 4:1 ratio. Our students are placed into group lessons according to swimming ability and age to ensure all students in a group are within the same developmental range. The small class size creates a structured, positive, and caring learning environment for your child. Statistics show that children learn best through fun!
Age 7 & Up – Riverview
Our 7 & Up class was designed for children 7 years and older who are working on their beginner swim skills. These lessons cover the lifesaving skills in Levels 1-4, teaching water safety and survival while fostering a genuine love for swimming.
Swimmers with Disabilities -Riverview
We teach children and adults with both physical and mental disabilities the swimming, safety and survival skills they need to develop safer swimming skills while growing a love of the water. We get to know each swimmer’s unique learning style to determine if group or private classes are the best fit. And we know encouraging and challenging our students appropriately is key to their success, so we work with each student (and parents or guardians if applicable) to set attainable goals and achieve extraordinary results.
Swim Mastery and Swim Team Prep
Our upper-level classes, levels 7 to 9, and swim team prep, are a 6:1 ratio with a maximum of 12 students per lane with two instructors and a deck supervisor. All upper-level classes are offered simultaneously to minimize distraction and allow them to utilize the entire pool space to focus on technique and develop confident swimmers.
Adult Swim Lessons in Riverview
At Watermelon Swim, you are never too old to learn to swim! We offer water competency classes for adults to learn life-saving skills, including balance, buoyancy, and breath control. You will only be in a class with other adults learning to swim.