Every child needs to know how to swim in order to survive in and around water - swimming lessons should be a compulsory and non-negotiable part of every child’s education. This is one extra mural activity that is not an extravagance, but rather one of the best investments you will ever make. The latest statistics for drowning in South Africa shows a substantial increase, with over 600 cases reported and recorded each year.

As soon as babies are 6 months old, they have enough immunity to safely start swimming lessons. Besides equipping children with a vital life skill, by enrolling them in swimming classes you will be greatly enhancing, promoting and improving their visual and auditory skills, general muscle tone, respiratory function, co-ordination, body space awareness and bone density. Children who attend swimming lessons are being developed and stimulated beyond most of our expectations. This is also a wonderful bonding experience for parents and infants. It is dedicated one-on-one time that can then be extended outside of swimming lessons. Once parents know the best swimming practices for their children, they can safely and happily continue encouraging their children in the water at home or on holiday.

Baby Fishes is specifically geared towards infants from 6 months through to 3 years old. We believe that sensory integration is vital in infant and toddler swimming classes. We focus on including additional elements such as grip strength, fine motor skill development, core strength and breath control.

All our Baby Fishes instructors are SSA Todswim trained and accredited. They undergo specific skills training aimed at 12 months old to 48 month infants. They follow the ideal (up to) 6:1 Todswim parent/infant swimmer/teacher ratio. It is imperative that, when you enrol your infant in swimming classes, you check that the instructors have undergone the additional training required to safely teach children under the age of 3 in the pool. All of our Baby Fishes instructors are properly qualified to offer your 6 month to 3 year old infants the best possible pool experience.

Little Fishes has 34 years experience and we are passionate about teaching and allowing children the ability to explore the wonders of water. We have aligned ourselves with industry experts in swimming, biokinetics and occupational therapy to provide a truly world-class offering.

Children from 3 years through to adults attend Learn to Swim classes at our Little Fishes facility. Learn to swim classes are independent classes (without a parent or caregiver in the water). Teaching is done in a small group setting, with a maximum 2 pupil:1 teacher ratio in our LTS program. This allows for individual attention to be given to all swimmers, and proper monitoring can be done to allow swimmers to move comfortably at their own pace. Stroke correction is also done, and swimmers can be assisted with competitive swimming if desired.

Every child needs to know how to swim in order to survive in and around water. Besides equipping children with a vital life skill, by enrolling them in swimming classes you will be greatly enhancing, promoting and improving their visual and auditory skills, general muscle tone, respiratory function, co-ordination, space awareness and bone density. Children who attend swimming lessons are being developed and stimulated beyond most of our expectations.