How To Teach A Toddler To Swim

Want to teach your toddler to swim? This is a full, real swim lesson with Eddie, age 2, from the first splash to the final float. You'll see every drill Coach Jacob uses, what to do when your child gets scared, and how to build their confidence in the water so they keep wanting more.

This lesson works for kids ages 1 to 3, and you can follow along in your own pool.

Parents: want step-by-step help teaching your child to swim? Check out our parent courses here:
superheroswimuniversity.nilsdigital.com/start-here

Swim instructors: join the #1 Swim Instructors Community in the World: skool.com/superheroswimuniversity

Chapters
0:00 Warm-up and play
0:43 Kicking to the stairs
1:16 Ring game for motor skills
2:02 First swim to the wall
2:51 Hands first: climbing out safely
3:33 When your child gets scared
4:14 Back float, then the stairs
5:14 Trying again a different way
6:08 How to help them grab the wall
6:32 Supporting the back float
8:54 Back up, but don't give up
9:31 Scooping hands
10:32 Float between every skill
11:24 Why the right swim diaper matters
13:17 Swallowing water and breath control
13:38 Back float with counting
15:24 Every lesson is a new day
17:28 Getting eyes open on the back
19:53 The last ring
21:09 Pushing the back float
24:41 Coach Jacob's takeaways

Always keep an adult within arm's reach of young children in and around water. Swim lessons build skills and confidence, but no child is ever drown-proof.