Swim Lessons Knoxville, TN

People with Disabilities Swim Lessons in Knoxville, TN

The American Red Cross notes that “children with autism spectrum disorder are 160 times more likely to experience nonfatal and fatal drowning than their typically developing peers.” We know it can be hard to find a good place for swim lessons when you or someone you love has a disability. You’ve found the right place! Our curriculum was developed by a Special Educator who knows how to adapt all of our skills for any type of disability.

What swimming skills can a person with a disability acquire?

As you can imagine, this is very dependent on the student and their disability. We have had students with autism who are pre-verbal and non-verbal that could swim all the way across the pool. We have had students with cerebral palsy learn to swim in an adapted manner. We continue to learn and grow as we teach more students with disabilities so we can best serve everyone!

How many swim lessons should I book for a person with a disability?

We recommend starting with 10 swim lessons to give us the best chance to see what the student can do. We can’t guarantee that they will learn to swim independently, but we will take them as far in our curriculum as we can to give them the best chance of learning to swim.

What to Expect

*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!

Summer Lessons 2024

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Curriculum

Level 1

- 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

Level 2

- 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

Level 3

Already able to do the following:
- 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)

Level 4

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

Level 5

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

Level 6

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

Summer Lessons 2024

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

People with Disabilities Swim Lessons