Learn a skill for life with Water Babies

     "I took my little boy to Water Babies when he was 3 months old so that he wouldn't have the same fear of swimming that I had from traumatic lessons at school. We loved it and the skills he learnt saved his life when he fell off a pontoon at the age of 2 without a life jacket. 

     Rather than panicking when he fell into the water, his Water Babies training allowed him to calmly swim to the side, hold on and pull himself out."  Jennie, Devon

Griffith University of Queensland, Australia found that children that had swum as babies were...

• 11 months ahead in oral expression. ¹
• 6 months ahead in mathematics. ¹
• 2 months ahead in reading. ¹
• 17 months ahead in story recall. ¹
• 20 months ahead for understanding directions. ¹

Babies and toddlers who swim with us have...

• Have stronger heart and lung functions.
• Have better balance and are better at grasping things. ²
• Are significantly stronger and more co-ordinated. ³
• Walk earlier than their peers.
• Have improved appetites and sleeping patterns.

• Promotes bonding.
• Boosts confidence. ³
• Stimulates positive emotions. ³
• Provides structure.
• Rewards achievement.

• We keep our classes intimate, with a maximum of 10 little ones, a carer per child and one of our teachers at any one time.
• Our classes are 30 minutes long. The perfect length for your little one to get the most out of their swim. 
• We teach all of our water skills through song, play and repetition.
• Our teachers tailor each lesson to your little one's ability.

When you're booked onto our classes, you're part of the family. And what family doesn't setup high-tech underwater photo shoots for one another?

We know time with your baby is precious, so having a snapshot of a everything you've learnt together is something you'll want to keep for a lifetime. 

That's why we've spent the last 15 years perfecting our photo shoot so that you can take home a vivid, beautifully crisp, high resolution shot of your baby striking their best pose. And we take up to 9 images of your baby on your photo shoot so you'll have plenty to choose from.

We set up a state-of-the-art studio in the pool to create that iconic 'Nirvana' shot of your baby. The shoot is based on the skills that you'll learn from your lessons, so you and your baby can feel completely at ease. 

And don't worry. We assess every baby individually so you don't need to be anxious about whether they're ready. We're only ready when they are.

Our teachers are really put through their paces. That's what makes them the best trained teachers in the world. They're the only ones that can achieve Swim England's Level 3 qualification, the highest that can be achieved.

Many of our teachers first get involved in the process because they've seen first-hand what happens in our lessons through being a customer. They've caught the bug, and truly care about giving other carers and their babies the same amazing experience that they had.

From our Children's Alliance campaign to elect a Cabinet Minister for Children, to Jamaica's Treasure Beach for our community outreach project, we're affecting a positive change in many children's lives. 

There's a reason we're the number one baby swimming school and that reason goes far beyond what we do in the pool.

This means that some of our life-saving skills are available on YouTube for you to start practicing for free.