The short version
Infant Aquatics® is water survival training for children 6 months to 4 years old at The Pod Aquatics in Oak Ridge North, Texas. Lessons are one instructor to one swimmer, 15 minutes long, and run 2 to 4 days a week in an indoor heated pool. Parents stay dry and watch from the side.
Water survival skills, one small step at a time.
Children aged 6 to 18 months learn to jump into the water and then roll onto their backs to breathe and float while waiting for help. Students over 18 months and developmentally ready continue to learn to roll back over and kick to safety. These skills are practiced in both swimsuit and full street clothes. Your swimmer works one-on-one with their instructor, so you get to stay dry and watch from the side.
The initial training in water survival. Little ones learn to jump in, roll to their back, breathe and float, then to roll back over and kick to safety, practiced in both swimsuit and full street clothes.
The time to complete the program is different for each child based on development, temperament and comfort in the water. Fearful students and those with learning differences or separation anxiety may take longer, while students with positive previous aquatic experience may take less. For most children, the program takes weeks, not years.