swim lessons

Learning to float

Swim lessons are instructional sessions teaching people how to swim, typically offered at pools or recreation centers.

The term usually implies a structured course for beginners, especially children: The kids have swim lessons every Saturday morning.

Adults taking swim lessons often mention it with slight self-consciousness, since the phrase carries childhood associations.

Opposites
aquatic skill level

swim lessonslifeguard certification

Qualification to supervise swimmers

competitive swimming · swim team · lifeguard training · Olympic swimming · swim coaching

water relationship

swim lessonsdrowning

Death by water inhalation

aquaphobia · hydrophobia · near-drowning · non-swimmer · sinking

structured aquatic instruction vs. unstructured water activity

swim lessonsopen swim

Unrestricted public pool session

recreational swimming · pool play · water play

Family

swim, lesson, swimming lessons

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G