Did you know that drowning is the leading cause of death among children ages 1-4 in Florida and Florida’s drowning death rate is the highest in the nation?
With summer around the corner, there is no better time than now to start thinking water safety! Classes around Jacksonville fill up quickly, so I would recommend inquiring about swim lessons asap so you don’t get put on a waiting list! Now is a great time to get info about putting a child barrier around your pool too, if you don’t have one.
Swim Lessons in Jacksonville:
AquaMobile
888-950-SWIM (7946)
Beaches Aquatic Center
904-246-3822
297 Aquatic Drive, Atlantic Beach, FL 32233
Divers Supply Swim School
904-646-3828
2225 St. Johns Bluff Road South, Jacksonville, FL 32246
First Coast YMCA
The YMCA offers swimming lessons at many of their locations. Visit their website to find the one nearest you.
Jax Parks Aquatics
904-745-9630
4012 University Blvd North, Jacksonville, FL 32277
JCA Swim School
904-730-2100
8505 San Jose Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32217
Kerry Wick Swim School
904-333-6732
1100 Stockton Street, Jacksonville, FL 32204
Planet Swim School
904-285-7545
272 Alta Mar Drive, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082
Safety First Swim
904-434-6032
4875 Town Center Parkway, Jacksonville, FL 32246
Splash Jax
904-608-4775
1856 Davidson Street, Jacksonville, FL 32207
Swim Lesson Club USA LLC
904-612-2105
Affordable, high-quality swim lessons in the comfort of your own back yard or community pool.
Swimming Safari
904-260-1836
4775 Windsor Commons Ct, Jacksonville, FL 32224
Visit our Family Directory for more options for swim lessons in Jacksonville!
Keep Your Kids Safe:
Safer Kids means ensuring constant adult supervision and never allowing a child to be unattended; developing swim skills through on-going and qualified instruction; learning and practicing proper behavior in and around the water.
Safer Response means to learn and renew CPR, first-aid and rescue techniques through on-going courses; keep an emergency action plan, rescue equipment, and phone by the pool at all times. Be prepared.
Safer Water means installing, maintaining and utilizing proper fencing, self-closing gates and latches, pool and spa covers, pool alarms and additional safety equipment to protect the swimming perimeter. No
barrier to the water is 100% effective, so use multiple layers of protection to keep young children from entering the water when you’re not watching.
Print this Water Watcher Checklist from Safe Kids for more safety tips!
Pool Fence Companies in Jacksonville:
Pool Guard USA
904-866-7268
Toddler Barrier
904-595-5906
Baby Guard Inc.
904-288-7001
Protect A Child
904-772-4552
Do you have any recommendations for our list? Leave them in the comments below!
This will be our third year doing ISR with Heather Smith. She is awesome!
My daughter has taken lessons for a while at Divers Supply on St. johns Bluff and we have loved the teachers there!
My 2nd child will be with the School of Swimming, making it our 5th year with them as a family. Positive experience!
School of Swimming is the best for lessons for your babies & children!
Are any of these on the Westside near Ortega/Avondale?
Yes! I believe Janet Zeal with school of swimming swims in avondale every summer and the Kerry wick school of swimming is held in the indoor pool at Good Shepherd on Stockton!
We teach private swim lessons at the Argyle swim club on Argyle Blvd. 904/779-1095
Can anyone recommend a great instructor in jax beach/ ponte vedra, we have pool access?
Did you ever find someone? We are looking for an instructor in the same area too!
Safety First CPR & Safety Training also does Private Swim Lessons that are mobile-based at peoples’ homes. We work with ages 3+ and we service only certain areas of town, namely: Southside, San Marco, Mandarin and North St Johns County. (Zip codes are listed on our website.) Full details can be found on our website at http://www.SafetyFirstJax.com. We have a page dedicated to information about our swim lessons and you will also see a link to our registration form, which must be filled out if you are interested in being considered. Thanks! – Carrie Taaca, Co-Owner
PS – We are also looking for more WSI certified instructors to hire, in case anyone who is qualified and interested sees this comment and would like to apply with us.
I have been teaching private swimming lessons for 13 years and the last 7 years in Florida. I teach from my home pool in the St Johns/Fruit Cove area. I start with children as young as 6 months and teach all ages including adults (never to old to learn). I also have experience with special needs children including children with Down Syndrome and children with various autism spectrums. I have a Master’s in Education and teach using various techniques that focus on the learning style and motivational needs of the swimmer. Lessons are personalized and focused on the specific physical and emotional needs of the student. For more information I can be reached via email at [email protected] or by phone at 904-501-5593. Carla Haney aka “Miss Carla”
Great list of schools. I’m inquisitive re the ISR method. Can anyone point me towards some good info please? Cheers, Julia
Hi Julia, please visit my website http://www.watchthemswim.com for more info on ISR. If you are not near South Mandarin/Julington Creek you can go to http://www.infantswim.com to find the closest instructor.
Is there any place close to the north Jax area?
We are currently trying to start an ISR swim school in North Jacksonville. We just got approval to become an instructor! Stay tuned!!