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Swimming Lessons for Miami Kids: 10 Best Swim Schools in South Florida

Learn water safety and more with friends at a South Florida swim school.
Learn water safety and more with friends at a South Florida swim school.
7/5/25 - By Lindsey Scannell

Water safety is a lifelong skill, and it’s never too early to start.

Teaching children to swim is a top priority for many South Florida families. Whether you have a baby, toddler, preschooler, older child, or teen, there are swim schools throughout Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach ready to help your child gain confidence in the pool or beach.

From group lessons and private instruction to parent-and-baby classes, these programs focus both on fun and safety, ensuring your child is comfortable and capable in and around the water.

Find more classes for Miami kids in our South Florida Classes and Enrichment Guide.

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Learn to swim in a safe and encouraging environment at British Swim School. Photo courtesy of the school
Learn to swim in a safe and encouraging environment at British Swim School. Photo courtesy of the school

Swimming Lessons and Classes for Kids in South Florida

Aqua Motions Swim School

Pembroke Pines
With parent-and-tot and small-group classes, this facility offers instruction in aquatic education to infants from 6 months old. Children, pre-competitive swimmers, and adults can learn in a safe and fun family environment. The school's mission is to instill a love of water by teaching students to become safer swimmers while enjoying the benefits of swimming. An eight-lesson minimum commitment is required. READ MORE

Aqua Tots Swim School

Davie, Fort Lauderdale
This swim school provides year-round swimming lessons for kids of all ages starting at 4 months old.  Its “safety first, fun every second” approach features water safety, certified swim instructors, a family-friendly environment, and a comfortable 90-degree pool. Private, semi-private, and group lessons are all available. READ MORE

Born 2 Swim

Miami
Born 2 Swim teaches aquatic self-rescue survival skills to infants, toddlers, and children. The school teaches students to independently swim and float. Group classes are available for infants as young as 2 months old in the facility's 92-degree pool. Lessons are also available in Spanish. READ MORE

British Swim School

Multiple locations
British Swim School has locations all across South Florida. Locations offer programs for ages 3 months to adult. The school uses a survival-first approach to help people of all experience levels become safer, stronger swimmers. Programs for children under 3 years old generally require parent participation. READ MORE

Fish Tales Swim School

Stuart
Fish Tales has a class for everyone—including private, semi private, special abilities, teen and adult classes, as well as In-Motion (8+), parent-and-me, and Little Fish options. The curriculum teaches water safety and stroke techniques that can make a great swimmer at any age. READ MORE

ISR of Coral Springs and Parkland

Coral Springs
Lessons at ISR are private and for children 6 months to 6 years of age. The school's mission is to prevent child drownings while providing little swimmers with competence, confidence, and skills of aquatic safety learned in its Infant Swimming Resources Self-Rescue program. READ MORE

Little Swimmers

MIami
With more than 20 years of experience, this swim school makes the water experience fun, safe, and healthy. The school offers private, semi-private, group, mommy-and-me, at-home, and special-needs swimming lessons, with locations in West Kendall, Kendall, and Dadeland. READ MORE

Ocaquatics Swim School

Miami
With locations in Kendall, Miramar, Pembroke Pines, Coral Gables, and Eureka, there is an Ocaquatics location for everyone in the Miami area. All locations have indoor, warm-water pools and offer lessons and classes for babies, toddlers, pre-schoolers, and school-age children as well as a junior swim team for ages 4 and older. Lessons are also available in Spanish. READ MORE

Quality Swimming

Boca Raton
Since 1986 Quality Swimming has offered lessons for all ages and ability levels, from 6 months old to adults. Its mission is to teach water safety and instill a love for the water in all students. Baby-and-Me classes range from 6 months to 35 months and toddler group classes start at 2 1/2. READ MORE

The Swim Academy

Lake Worth
The Swim Academy offers private, semi-private, and group lessons as well as stroke development classes and a swim team. Priorities include water safety and teaching children, from infancy through teens, according to their needs. READ MORE

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