How to Teach Swimming Course
This course equips aspiring swim instructors with essential skills to deliver safe and effective swimming lessons, covering water safety, lesson planning, stroke techniques, group management, and inclusive teaching methods for diverse learners.

flexible workload of 4 to 360h
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
How to Teach Swimming Course provides a clear, step-by-step system to conduct safe, effective swimming lessons for all ages and levels. Learn water safety, basic CPR, and emergency action plans, then create structured sessions with proven progressions for beginners to advanced swimmers. Design a 6-week programme, refine stroke technique, manage mixed-ability groups, and confidently handle risks, behaviour, and inclusion in every class.
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Develop skills
- Water safety & rescue: apply lifeguard EAPs, CPR, AED, and first aid quickly.
- Swim lesson design: build 6-week plans with clear goals for all levels.
- Stroke coaching: teach efficient freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly.
- Group management: organise mixed ages, set ratios, track progress, promote levels.
- Inclusive instruction: adapt drills for fear, low fitness, and medical conditions.
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