We are thrilled that you have chosen FINS as your swim school! FINS is a locally owned, family-run
business with a big passion for teaching water safety and developing a love for swimming. By giving
the gift of swim lessons to your child, you have taken an amazing step forward joining us in the
fight against the drowning statistics. Did you know that drowning is the leading cause of accidental
death in children ages 1-4 and the 2nd leading cause in children ages 5-14? Drowning is preventable.
FINS has been around for over 20 years. Throughout that time, we have taught thousands of babies to
learn to
swim. Our goals remain the same while our methods vary over time since we are constantly finding
ways to advance
our techniques while providing a safe and fun environment for you and your little one.
Read on and learn a bit more about what you and your child have to look forward to while swimming
with FINS!
SAFETY-SWIM ENDURANCE-FUN!
These are the foundational elements of our unique Advanced Swim and Safety program. So let’s talk a little more
about those words and how we use them in our White FINS, Blue FINS, Bronze FINS, Silver FINS, and Gold FINS
classes!
SAFETY-
We mentioned at the beginning of this email that drowning is the LEADING cause of accidental death in children
ages 1-4, and the 2nd leading cause in children ages 5-14. FINS is on a mission to reduce and even eliminate
that
statistic! Throughout their lessons we will practice many advanced safety techniques and continue to build on;
swim endurance, stroke technique, various self-rescue skills and learning and memorizing safety rules!
SWIM ENDURANCE-
Learning self-rescue techniques are very important for young kids in case they fall in the water near a wall or
ledge. As kids get older, however, their swimming skills become more advanced and they become more and more
brave
which means they may play in the pool for hours with friends. Possibly even going out on boats into open waters
at a lake or ocean. Swimming uses muscles throughout your entire body AND requires unique breathing techniques
(since we aren’t fish and we can’t breathe underwater). These are the things we mean when we say ‘swim
endurance.’ During our Advanced Swim and Safety levels students will continue to build on their swim endurance
until they can easily swim the length of a pool, independently and with confidence. In addition, we will teach
them how to tread water for those times when they can’t quite touch the bottom!
FUN-
Did you know that FINS in an acronym for Fun IN Swimming? Our passion is for swimming AND for kids. We want all
kiddos to leave each lesson talking about how much fun they have had! We find creative ways to incorporate fun
into all of our swim levels and in our facility. We know kids learn best when they are having fun and we hope
they want to come back week after week. So expect some fun to happen each time you come to FINS!
Be on the lookout next week for an email where we dive in deeper about FINS water safety techniques that
students will be learning in our Advanced Swim and Safety Program!
