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Learn How to Swim

Your guide to SURVIVE & have good times!
No one is drown-proof and drowning does not discriminate.

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🚨 What Every Parent Should Know Before Choosing Swim Lessons

(We hear these same concerns from nearly every call!)

Please read this before enrolling your child anywhere else:

❌ Avoid programs offering only 1–2 lessons per week.
That’s simply not enough to make real, lasting progress—or to keep your child safe.

❌ Beware of 10–15 minute classes.
That’s not a swim lesson—it’s a warm-up. Children need focused, consistent time in the water.

❌ Stay away from schools that constantly switch instructors.
Kids learn best through trust and routine. Constant changes can cause stress and delay progress.

❌ Group lessons should be a last resort.
Private lessons are far more effective, especially early on. Choose group only if private isn’t an option.

💡 If a program prioritizes convenience or profit over your child’s safety and progress—walk away.

At Maureen’s Swim Academy, we do things differently—because your child’s safety is everything.

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In 2023, at least 99 children drowned in Florida.

Florida's drowning rate is 54% higher than the national average.

Florida law requires pool barriers for pools built after 2000

The Maureen Method

STROKES ABOVE THE REST

The Maureen Method

STROKES ABOVE THE REST

Maureen’s Swim Academy is a top-rated, family-owned swim school with 25+ years of teaching experience. Our mission is to educate and encourage water safety. We specialize in teaching consistent private swim lessons including semi-private and groups. We believe in building our student’s trust and ability while teaching in a logical progression. We follow the American Red Cross “Learn to Swim” and “Water Safety” Program. Learning to swim should be a fun experience where children and adults become more confident, independent and safe swimmers. We customize the lessons around each student’s needs and abilities. We strive to prevent drowning, one student at a time!

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What Sets Us Apart

Learn How to Swim in
3 Simple Steps

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1. Make Time

Decide on a consistent time available 3 to 5 times per week.

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2. Call To Schedule
(813) 855-0491

Let’s discover your goals and schedule your swim lessons.

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3. Learn to Swim

We’ll pair you with one of our trained swim instructors in your area.

Types of Swim Lessons

Baby Swim Lessons

Our infant swimming classes are available for babies 8 weeks and up in age. Teaching your child to learn how to swim at such a young development stage can have long-lasting positive effects on your child. Learn about the benefits of Baby Swim Lessons

Child Swim Lessons

We want to decrease the statistic of accidental drowning deaths in Florida. Our program focuses on customizing the lesson around each child’s needs and abilities. We positively guide your children in accomplishing your goal for each child. Water Safety is central to our Child Swim Lessons

Adult Swim Lessons

We get 99% of all our adults to learn to swim within the first 5 days (which is as far as their bubbles or breath will allow them to go). It’s not uncommon to have had a traumatic experience in the water but we help conquer their fears and get them swimming. Adult Swim Lessons

😟 Parents: It’s important that you know how to swim so that you can save your children if they fell in!

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Private Swim Lessons

We offer Private swimming classes in the Tampa Bay area! Whether you are an infant, beginner, intermediate, or advanced swimmer, our private swim class is the highly recommended choice no matter what the age. Our goal for either yourself/children is for everyone to become safe and comfortable in, on, or around all bodies of water.
Learn about Special Needs Swimming Lessons

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