Lauren is currently serving the following zip codes:

33702, 33781, 33709, 33714, 33703, 33704, 33701, 33713, 33710, 33744, 33708, 33706, 33707, 33711, 33712, 33705, 33715

Currently, Lauren is completely mobile, meaning she travels to residential pools. You are also welcome to use your community pool, or a friend, family, or neighbor’s pool for lessons.

Lauren provides one-on-one swim lesson instruction, with one child in the pool at a time. This ensures that she can provide the most individualized attention during lessons, and it’s also the safest environment for every child 5 and under.

Splash Mobile Swim Lessons offers private swim lessons from April to the first week of October. We encourage you to book your child’s swim lessons as soon as possible as available times tend to fill up, especially the later time slots after 3pm.

Any child that’s not yet potty trained should wear a snug fitting swim diaper (we recommend reusable, adjustable swim diapers) each lesson. A swim suit, and in particular long-sleeve swim suits such as a rash guard are encouraged to protect from too much sun exposure. Please apply sunscreen 15min before each lesson.

Lauren is a certified swim instructor for ages 12 months through 5 years old with Swim Lessons University, a Lifeguard and Swimming Instructor Equivalency Advisory course approved by the Florida Department of Health.

Additionally, she is certified through the American Red Cross in Adult, Child, and Baby First Aid/CPR/AED. Splash Mobile Swim Lessons is licensed and insured.

Lauren has been a lifelong swimmer and swam competitively for many years. She’s also a PADI-certified scuba diver and spent a month diving in the most challenging and biodiverse waters on the planet in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

Lauren is passionate about learning and will continue to build on her certifications and knowledge of child development and swim instruction.

Overall, we do not encourage the use of goggles for young children.

It’s an especially helpful safety exercise for young children to get lots of practice swimming without goggles and learn to open their eyes underwater, especially in the event they need to get back to safety in an emergency. In short, an over-reliance on wearing goggles and a failure to restrict a child’s wearing of goggles can magnify the risk of childhood drowning.

That being said, there is a time and a place for goggle wearing. Sometimes pool chemicals can be too irritating to the eyes, and it can also help children focus on their technique as they begin learning strokes once they’re 5+ years. In this case, practicing a mix of both swimming with and without goggles is encouraged.

While we do require a parent or guardian to be present during lessons, it’s not required to be in the water.

Sometimes, having a parent in the water for the first few lessons and then gradually phasing out of the water can be helpful for some children, especially those under 3 years. This approach allows the child to gain confidence and adapt to their instructor while ensuring a smooth transition towards more independent learning.

The “Meet-and-Splash” trial lesson is a great opportunity for your child to meet Lauren and get comfortable with being in the water with her for future lessons.

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The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends swimming lessons for children as young as 1 years old. Associated readiness for swim lessons is being able to sit, stand, and walk independently, have good upright balance, be able to voluntarily hold breath, and jump on land. By 18 months old, most children have reached these developmental milestones and they’re also more able to understand and comprehend language and instruction, as well as communicate back. As part of our method, we believe that respecting the child by communicating what’s going to happen and allowing them to express their readiness is imperative to their success in learning and loving to swim.

If you don't see the answer to your question here please feel free to contant us at contact@splashmobileswimlessons.com, or (727) 295-9981. Please allow up to 24 hours for a response.

Eating a full meal 2-3 hours before their swim lesson is recommended, including a good amount of carbs and some protein.

A healthy, easy-to-digest snack is encouraged an hour before their lesson, such as fruit and crackers.

Try to avoid sugary snacks, dairy, and fast food before a lesson.