La Palma’s Home for Quality Swim Instruction
Swimming lessons are valuable for students of any age. Whether you’re looking for a wholesome activity for your child or want to become more active yourself, swimming classes are the perfect choice. Children can benefit greatly from swimming lessons as this activity supports brain development and also offers them the chance to practice social skills. For more experienced swimmers, swimming instructions can help students improve upon existing skills and offers a wonderful opportunity for exercise. To make sure you have a positive experience, you have to choose a quality swimming school with experienced and qualified instructors as well as great facilities.
For residents in La Palma and the surrounding areas, the best choice you can make when seeking a place to enjoy swim lessons is Blue Buoy Family Swim School. At our family-friendly school, you can confidently enroll yourself and your kids with the knowledge that we’ve been teaching swimming lessons since 1956. Over the years, we’ve grown our great reputation based on the success of our students and their satisfaction with our classes. Whether you’re seeking to swim competitively or for personal enjoyment and development only, Blue Buoy is the place to be. We offer a range of classes including private, semi-private and groups. All of our classes are held in our beautiful facilities which feature two carefully maintained pools ideal for students.
Class Offerings
Parent and Me Classes
The youngest swimmers may be a bit unsure about getting started. Parents may also feel uneasy about leaving their young child at a lesson. For this reason, parents of children under the age of 3 are invited to join our light-hearted, low-stakes “parent & me” classes that are specially designed for parents and children to enjoy together. This is the perfect way to help your child get their toes wet and get used to the idea of swimming in a safe, fun and supportive environment.
Semi-Private & Private Classes
Our semi-private classes feature two students and one instructor. This dynamic gives you the personalized instruction you desire while also including a social aspect that boosts enjoyability.
Need completely private classes? We also offer one-to-one instruction, which is often the best choice for highly motivated students and those who are working towards specific competitive or Scouting goals. This style of class can also be ideal for some children with special abilities.
Stroke Prep Classes
Our stroke prep classes are aimed at helping school-aged children develop their swimming abilities by practicing four different strokes commonly used in competitions: freestyle, breaststroke, butterfly and backstroke. A maximum of six children participate in a Stroke Prep Class. To join this class, children should have some experience with two of the strokes and feel comfortable in the water. This stroke class prepares students for the subsequent Stroke Technique classes.
Stroke Technique Classes
These half-hour classes are designed for a maximum of 15 school-aged children and aim to help refine competition stroke techniques. In addition, children improve their physical conditioning so that they can perform their best while in the water. Graduates from the Stroke Prep Class and other students with the necessary experience and skills are welcome to join this class.
Adult Swim Classes
It’s never too late to get started with swimming! If you have never learned to swim, or haven’t done it in a while and need to update your skills, Blue Buoy Family Swim School can help. Our adult classes will give you the supportive environment you need to get comfortable with swimming. In addition, you’ll meet other beginning swimmers which will make the class much more fun.
For adults who have some swimming skills but want to improve, we also have great opportunities. Some of our students are preparing for a competition or a charitable event like a triathlon and want to learn some strokes or perfect them. Allow our capable instructors to offer you the support you need. Our classes feature a low student-to-teacher ratio meaning you’ll get the attention you require.
Top Quality Swim Instructors
The Blue Buoy instructors team meets a high standard as each one of our staff must pass our rigorous qualification process. First, we check our instructor’s backgrounds and experience. Then, we put all of our instructors through our Blue Buoy training program which includes CPR and First Aid certifications. Our skilled staff are excellent swimmers who have mastered all of the techniques and strokes we teach. As a final requirement we also ensure that our staff are passionate about teaching and that our children’s instructors enjoy working with kids.
First-Rate Facilities
Blue Buoy Family Swim School is located in nearby Tustin, just southeast of La Palma. Here, we proudly offer two gorgeous pools that provide the perfect learning environments for our students. One of our pools is enclosed, small and shallow, perfect for teaching toddlers and young children. The depth of this pool is two to four feet deep.
We also have a large outdoor pool which is best for older children and adults. This larger pool is deeper, ranging from three to eight feet deep. To maintain ideal learning conditions, we keep the pools nice and warm. You can expect to find our pools between 90 and 93 degrees fahrenheit throughout the year so that you can always have a comfortable swim. Our decks are also kept at a constant warm temperature so you won’t shiver when exiting our pools.
Flexible Scheduling
At Blue Buoy, we know that managing a family schedule is a challenge. Between work, school and all of the other responsibilities you keep track of, swimming is a lot to add to the bunch. We try to offer flexible scheduling so that you can find an ideal time to attend lessons regularly. In addition, we are understanding about and do our best to reschedule the occasional missed class.
Dedicated to La Palma and Orange County
La Palma is nestled between Cerritos, Buena Park and Anaheim. Families in the area have access to Long Beach and Seal Beach, meaning that swimming and beach excursions are part of life. For La Palma residents, swimming lessons offer a great way for children and adults to be prepared to participate in these water activities with confidence.
Blue Buoy Family Swim School proudly serves the residents of La Palma and the wider Orange County with excellent swimming lessons. Our goal is to help you learn while having fun and engaging in a very healthy form of exercise that will serve you for life. Blue Buoy is proud to share that some of our alumni have even gone on to participate in the Olympics. Our quality instruction can give you the base for whatever your swim goals are, whether they are competitive or purely recreational. Give us a call today to learn more about our classes!