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SoCal Water Babies Swim Lessons offers Swim Float Swim lessons, Infant Self Rescue swimming lessons, and Survival Float swimming lessons. The Swim Float Swim program includes specific options such as Swim Float Swim - Ages 16 months - 3 Years and Swim Float Swim - Ages 3 to 5, and the program also offers Survival Float lessons.
• Ages: 6 months–5 years old
• Schedule: Lesson hours Monday–Friday with 10-minute lessons, 4 days a week for 3–6 consecutive weeks depending on the program; rolling registration with the option to start on any Monday with an open time spot
Survival Float lessons consist of approximately 15 to 20 ten-minute lessons, held 4 days a week for 3 to 4 consecutive weeks. Swim Float Swim for ages 16 months to 3 years consists of approximately 20 to 24 ten-minute lessons, held 4 days a week for 5 to 6 consecutive weeks. Swim Float Swim for ages 3 to 5 consists of approximately 12 to 16 ten-minute lessons, held 4 days a week for 3 to 4 consecutive weeks. Lesson hours are listed as Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 6:30 pm, with an additional listing showing Monday–Thursday 8:00 am to 6:00 pm and Friday 8:00 am to 12:00 pm, and office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm, with Saturday and Sunday closed. Registration is rolling, and families can start on any Monday where there is an open time spot.
SoCal Water Babies states that its mission is to reduce the instance of drowning and enrich the lives of children. Instructors are trained and certified to teach all levels of swim, including Swim Float Swim, Infant Self Rescue, and Survival Float swimming lessons. The program describes itself as “your premier provider of swim lessons for kids” and “your premier provider of Infant Swim lessons,” and it offers an instructor training program that is described as a work-from-home opportunity to become an Infant Swim lessons instructor. Past and current partnerships mentioned include organizations such as Loma Linda University Drayson Center and First 5 California - Riverside.
The Infant Self Rescue (ISR) and Survival Float lessons teach children how to save themselves. Survival Float teaches babies and toddlers to rotate from any underwater position into a basic back float and to rest and breathe on their back until help arrives. The Swim Float Swim program teaches age-appropriate skills including swimming face down with eyes open, rolling onto the back to float, rest, and breathe, then flipping back over to continue swimming, and this swim-float-swim sequence can be repeated as many times as necessary to reach safety. The method is described as transitioning easily to a freestyle swim and teaching children not to doggie-paddle by using their muscle memory.
Parent testimonials describe individual experiences with the program and instructor Cathryn. One parent from Moreno Valley shared that their son started at 10 months old, completed Survival Float and Swim Float Swim, and called Cathryn “the best instructor.” Another parent from Riverside reported that a 20‑month‑old took Survival Float classes and passed in 2 weeks, and described Cathryn as patient and thorough. A third parent from Riverside stated that one child learned to swim and survival skills in 8 days (80 minutes total) and that a second child, age 3, also learned to swim and survival skills in 8 days (80 minutes total), and described Cathryn as very patient and able to respond when a child is scared.
Last updated July 8, 2026.
• Ages: 6 months–5 years old
• Schedule: Lesson hours Monday–Friday with 10-minute lessons, 4 days a week for 3–6 consecutive weeks depending on the program; rolling registration with the option to start on any Monday with an open time spot
Survival Float lessons consist of approximately 15 to 20 ten-minute lessons, held 4 days a week for 3 to 4 consecutive weeks. Swim Float Swim for ages 16 months to 3 years consists of approximately 20 to 24 ten-minute lessons, held 4 days a week for 5 to 6 consecutive weeks. Swim Float Swim for ages 3 to 5 consists of approximately 12 to 16 ten-minute lessons, held 4 days a week for 3 to 4 consecutive weeks. Lesson hours are listed as Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 6:30 pm, with an additional listing showing Monday–Thursday 8:00 am to 6:00 pm and Friday 8:00 am to 12:00 pm, and office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm, with Saturday and Sunday closed. Registration is rolling, and families can start on any Monday where there is an open time spot.
SoCal Water Babies states that its mission is to reduce the instance of drowning and enrich the lives of children. Instructors are trained and certified to teach all levels of swim, including Swim Float Swim, Infant Self Rescue, and Survival Float swimming lessons. The program describes itself as “your premier provider of swim lessons for kids” and “your premier provider of Infant Swim lessons,” and it offers an instructor training program that is described as a work-from-home opportunity to become an Infant Swim lessons instructor. Past and current partnerships mentioned include organizations such as Loma Linda University Drayson Center and First 5 California - Riverside.
The Infant Self Rescue (ISR) and Survival Float lessons teach children how to save themselves. Survival Float teaches babies and toddlers to rotate from any underwater position into a basic back float and to rest and breathe on their back until help arrives. The Swim Float Swim program teaches age-appropriate skills including swimming face down with eyes open, rolling onto the back to float, rest, and breathe, then flipping back over to continue swimming, and this swim-float-swim sequence can be repeated as many times as necessary to reach safety. The method is described as transitioning easily to a freestyle swim and teaching children not to doggie-paddle by using their muscle memory.
Parent testimonials describe individual experiences with the program and instructor Cathryn. One parent from Moreno Valley shared that their son started at 10 months old, completed Survival Float and Swim Float Swim, and called Cathryn “the best instructor.” Another parent from Riverside reported that a 20‑month‑old took Survival Float classes and passed in 2 weeks, and described Cathryn as patient and thorough. A third parent from Riverside stated that one child learned to swim and survival skills in 8 days (80 minutes total) and that a second child, age 3, also learned to swim and survival skills in 8 days (80 minutes total), and described Cathryn as very patient and able to respond when a child is scared.
Last updated July 8, 2026.
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