Children are all different.  Some will come to swim lessons with no inhibitions about water and just need skills, other children will come to swim lessons with some anxiety about the water or putting their face in the water.  Also, children are at different levels in maturity, physical coordination and development.  Our curriculum is based on 16-18 lessons per level but some children will progress much more quickly than that and others will take awhile to get going and then after that will progress through the levels.  Whatever the case, we teach each child with a gentle and encouraging approach and recognize that every child is different and has different needs.  Our goal is to challenge your child and lead them along the path of learning to swim. A so called fearless child will often do better in unfamiliar situations.  They will try new challenges and try enthusiastically.  These children with enough water time will often learn to swim a quicker pace than a more cautious child.

Some children are more cautious not just in swimming but in general.  These children need time to get used to a new place and new people.  It might take them some time before they feel comfortable in their swimming lessons.

Remember it is unfair to compare the progress of your child with other children and with siblings.  Children develop at their own pace and frequently unevenly.  It is not unusual for children to reach different levels of maturity at similar chronological ages.  But with practice and a long term commitment to swim lessons all children can learn to swim.