What Make Pedia Swim Unique?

Did you know that Florida leads every other state in the number of home swimming pools? There are an estimated 1,590,000 pools, or 14 people per pool.  Additionally, Floridians have access to the ocean as well as other bodies of water.  For the safety of its citizens, the Florida Department of Health requires that swim instructors obtain certification from one of its recognized swim programs.  Pedia Swim is one such program, acknowledged as a comprehensive swim program for both instructors and students.  After considerable research, I selected this highly regarded institute to complete my training.  Pedia Swim offered the most gentle, efficient instruction for training infants and toddlers to independently swim and float for enjoyment, but most importantly, for safety.   I am proud to be among the distinguished Pedia Swim-trained instructors.  We are known for blending  professionalism and warmth, while ensuring impressive outcomes.

Joy McMGinty, Founder of Southwest Aquatics and PediaSwim

Since 1992, Joy has been instilling a love of the water and survival skills in young children. In Winter Garden, Florida, she owns and runs Southwest Aquatic, a renowned facility and organization. Pedia Swim and Southwest Aquatic collaborate year-round to make swimming accessible to kids of all ages, offering one teaching pool and two competitive swim pools.

Why Swim Float Baby?

Your child’s success is my success.  Teaching them is my calling!  My joy! To be the best that I could be, I successfully completed an extensive one-on-one training program as a Pedia Swim certified instructor, which included hundreds of hours of rigorous in-water tutelage at the Southwest Aquatics facility in Winter Garden, Florida. Pedia Swim is a child-centered method for teaching water safety skills. The emphasis is on contented swimmers who advance in their swimming abilities while also learning how to tackle a water emergency.  

I offer a one-on-one approach as the single instructor until your child has mastered their fundamentals. The purpose of Swim Float Baby is to teach children the knowledge to self-sufficiently solve problems in the water, no matter the conditions.

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