Water Safe Swim

Water Safe Swim teaches back floats from any entry into the water and remaining in that position until help arrives (FLOAT skill set). The program also teaches swimming face-down while holding breath, rolling onto the back to rest and breathe and transitioning between those positions to reach safety such as a pool wall or steps (SWIM/FLOAT skill set), and uses SWIM-to-FLOAT-to-SWIM and head-up breathing or a combination of floating and head-up breathing (SWIM/FLOAT/BREATHING skill set).

Programs

• Water Safe Swim Lessons – 4 Week Session — Typically for new floaters (6–17 months) and new swimmers (18 months–4 years), last-season floaters advancing, and swimmers needing a stronger, safer skill · Daily lessons of 10 minutes or less, 4x per week (typically Monday–Thursday) for 4 weeks · Recommended for any new/first-time swim lesson signups; Water Safe Swim Method taught by independent instructors in a pool setting
• Water Safe Swim Lessons – 2 Week Session — Typically for returning swimmers with strong Swim‑to‑Float or head‑up breathing skills; NEW 5+ year olds needing water safety swim skills · Daily lessons of 10 minutes or less, 4x per week (typically Monday–Thursday) for 2 weeks · Good for seasonal refresh, rebuilding confidence, and ensuring a safer and happier swimmer
• Water Safe Swim Lessons – 1 Week Session — Typically for returning swimmers only with a solid Swim‑to‑Float or head‑up breathing skill set · Daily lessons of 10 minutes or less, 4x per week (typically Monday–Thursday) for 1 week · Quick review and confidence boost; great refresh to rebuild confidence for a safer, happier swimmer
• FLOAT Skill Set — 6–17 months · Floaters learn to find and maintain a back float from any entry into the water and remain in that position until help arrives
• SWIM/FLOAT Skill Set — 18+ months · Children learn to swim face‑down holding breath, roll onto back to rest and breathe, and transition between these positions to reach safety such as a pool wall or steps
• SWIM/FLOAT/BREATHING Skill Set — 2–5 years old · Children use SWIM‑to‑FLOAT‑to‑SWIM and/or learn to pick heads up to breathe, or a combination of floating to rest and breathe and picking heads up to breathe

At a glance

• Ages: 0–5 years old
• General schedule: Daily lessons of 10 minutes or less, 4x per week (typically Monday–Thursday) offered in 1, 2, or 4 week sessions

About the provider

The program is built on over 25 years of Miss Julie's experience teaching infants, toddlers, and children essential, life-saving skills. The mission states that the Water Safe Swim Method is an education-based swim program rooted in water safety education that empowers children and their families with water safety skills and knowledge and that it trains and certifies independent instructors to expand access to the approach. Each independent instructor listed has been trained in the Water Safe Swim Method. Water Safe Swim engages in community outreach to raise awareness, promote life-saving skills, and ensure more families walk away from water safely.

• Water Safe Swim – Education & Community Outreach — Education‑based water safety program that raises awareness, promotes life‑saving skills, and shares layers of water safety information with families and the community

Enrollment is through independent instructors whose businesses are independently owned and operated. Julie Schiess, doing business as Miss Julie and Water Safe Swim, is not affiliated with local referrals beyond training instructors in the Water Safe Swim Method and makes no representation, recommendation, or guarantee regarding any independent instructor. Families should independently evaluate and choose their swim instructor or program. Commitment to daily attendance and arriving early is requested to ensure consistent progress.

What families say

“We knew it would be hard to watch at first, but as new homeowners with a pool and time spent around water environments, we also knew it was a life-saving investment. To this day, I tell everyone it is the best money I ever spent.” — Jennifer M.

Last updated August 17, 2026.