Floaties Swim School

Floaties Swim School offers infant classes for children ages 3 months to 18 months, Core classes for children 18 months and up, and Intro to Strokes for children 4 years and up. The curriculum includes buoyancy, breath control, balance, efficient propulsion, back floating, roll over breathing, and swim-float-swim, with freestyle and backstroke introduced in Core. Special Needs Classes are created on an individual basis to suit each student’s needs and goals.

Programs

• Infant classes — 3 months – 18 months · Monday – Saturday
• Special Needs Classes — Created on an individual basis to suit the needs and goals of each student. Several instructors have been trained to work with children who have special needs.
• Core — 18 months and up · Monday-Saturday · Class time is 30 minutes. Focuses on buoyancy, breath control, balance and efficient propulsion, with foundational elements of freestyle and backstroke introduced.
• Intro to Strokes — 4 years and up

At a glance

• Ages: 0–18 years old
• Facility hours: Poway location: Monday – Friday 9am-7pm; Saturday 8am-1pm

About the provider

Floaties Swim School opened in the San Diego community in 2008. The first brick-and-mortar Floaties Swim School opened on May 12, 2008, and Founder Mike Morrill is listed as the founder. The mission is to enrich the lives of children in the community through water safety awareness and a love of swimming.

Floaties offers qualified, professional instructors in a clean, safe and comfortable indoor environment. Infant instructors are specifically trained to reduce anxiety and fear. Teachers do not submerge infants on the first day of class. Floaties does not allow trial lessons. Parents are required to be in the water until their child is 18 months old, or by special permission of the instructor based on the child’s readiness. The school includes back floating, roll over breathing and swim-float-swim in its curriculum.

What families say

“This place is great! My son's instructor is awesome. He's very friendly and attentive! My son has improved so much in just 2 weeks with 2 30 minute sessions a week. The bad thing about this place is the size of the pool itself. It's very crowded especially during a week night. Other then that I would definitely recommend this program to parents with children of all ages.” — Yelp Review from Onie T.

“Olivia swam with Mr. Mike from 4 months old until she was 2 1/2 and we moved to north Texas. She is now 8 years old and on the USA swim team winning races! Her love of the water started with Floaties. This foundation has given her the love and passion she still has for swimming.” — Facebook Review by Jessica O.

Last updated October 6, 2026.