Adult Swim Lessons in Knoxville, TN
The American Boating AssociationΒ states that for boating accidents with a known cause of death,Β “75% of fatal boating accident victims drowned”. We want adults to have strong swimming skills as well as water safety knowledge so that they do not become part of this statistic.
What swimming skills can an adult acquire?
Adults can become Level 6 swimmers, ready to learn more advanced skills from other providers, such as scuba diving.
What do you do to help adults with a lot of fear about swimming?
Many adults who never learned to swim had a negative experience when they were children. That negative experience might have even been traumatic. We adapt swim lessons for adults to the comfort level of the student. We start slow and allow the adult to acclimate to the water, one skill at a time.
How many swim lessons should I book as an adult student?
We recommend starting with 10 lessons to give you the best chance of success, but this depends on your goals. If you want to learn to scuba dive, you may need more! If you want to learn to swim across a pool, 10 may be all you need.
What to Expect
- Top-notch water safety instruction
- One-on-one private lessons*
- No registration fees
*Our private lessons consist of:
- 15 minute private lessons for children under 12
- 15 or 30 minute private lessons for those over 12
- First lesson evaluation to guide future instruction
3 Lesson Money-Back Guarantee
We encourage you to book all the lessons you need so you don't miss them when they fill up, it's risk free!
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Curriculum
- Beginner with little to no swimming experience
- (Ages 3+) Will NOT willingly and independently put their entire face in the water for 5 seconds
- (Ages 1 - 2) Will NOT willingly fully submerge just under surface of water for 5 seconds while being held
- Has not learned to make independent forward progress in the water
Goal of Level 1: Hold breathe in the water for 5 seconds
- Beginner with little to no swimming experience
- (Ages 3+) WILL willingly and independently put their face in the water for 5 seconds
- (1-2 year olds) WILL willingly fully submerge just under surface of water for 5 seconds while being held
- Has not learned to make independent forward progress in the water
Goal of Level 2: Make independent forward progress for 5 seconds
Already able to do the following:
-Β Make independent forward progress with face in the water for about 5 seconds
Goal of Level 3: Swim 12 yards with "pop-up" breaths or "roll over" breaths AND perform first safety sequence (jump in, turn, get to wall, exit)
Already able to do the following:
- Swim 12 yards with "pop-up" breaths or "roll over" breaths
- Perform first safety sequence (jump in, turn, get to wall)
Goal Level 4: Deep end swim test- jump in, swim 20 yards, tread water 1 min, float on back for 1 min, swim 5 yards to wall and exit
Already able to do the following:
- Deep end safety test- jump in, swim 20 yards, tread water 1 min, float on back for 1 min, swim 5 yards to wall and exit
Goal: Swim 25 yards at a beginner level of backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, freestyle, side stroke and elementary backstroke AND retrieve toy off bottom of deep end
Already able to do the following:
- Swim 25 yards of backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, freestyle, side stroke and elementary backstroke AND retrieve toy off bottom of deep end
Goal: Swim 100 yards continuously using the freestyle technique with side breathing, as well as stroke refinement
Pricing
Coming soon!
Our Teaching Philosophy
The All Knox Swim Teaching Philosophy is what we call the family oriented model. The family oriented model is a way of teaching swim lessons and water safety that incorporates the whole family. There are two aspects of the family oriented model:
Family Involved Swim Lessons
- We gather lots of information on your registration, such as how much you want us to "push" your student, because you know what your child needs better than anyone
- Parents stay in the pool area the entire lesson
- Parents of infants and toddlers get in the water with the student
- We teach private lessons so we have time to get your input before, during, and after your lessons.
Water Safety for the Whole Family
- We do role playing during swim lessons to practice water safety
- We share water safety information with families through many avenues, including our website
- You can ask us questions about water safety at any time
- We teach private lessons to allow the most time possible for personalized water safety instruction