Swimy | How to Teach a Child to Swim

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Choose the age group

How old is your child?

Exercises tailored to each age — the right starting point for every stage.

How it works

Three steps to swimming independently

Simple, structured — and fun.

Choose an exercise

Pick from exercises for all ages and swimming strokes
— what do you want to learn today?

Practice in the water

Use our videos and preparatory exercises to teach your child to swim step by step.

Celebrate progress

After a few repetitions and trips to the pool, you'll already see the first successes — and the joy of being in the water grows!

Our philosophy

Learning to swim
without barriers

We believe every child should learn to swim, regardless of whether the family can afford a swim instructor. If you'd like to support us, our 10-week plans are a great way to do so.

Explore the 10-week plans

120+

Exercises for all ages

free

Exercises for everyone
free of charge

swimming strokes
covered

Structured
10-week plans

Our philosophy

From swim instructors — for your family

In our years as swim instructors, we learned one thing: classes of 10–15 children can only provide limited individual attention.

Swimy combines research and practice — so you can give your child targeted support alongside swim lessons, or teach them to swim yourself.

Over 100,000 children have learned to swim with our help.

And more join every day — our online videos and swimming exercises support you and your family.

"The best swimming exercises in the world, I want to join right away"

Lea Weber

"Thank you!"

Astrid Monika

Ready to teach your child to swim?‍

Start now for free with over 120 exercises for every age — no prior experience needed.