Florida Swim Company offers private swim lessons with swimming instructors that have years of experience working with those with special needs and disabilities. By teaching swim class in your own private pool, lessons can be modified to fit the student’s individual needs and goals. Our special needs swim instructors cater the following:

• ADHD
• Arthritis
• Asthma
• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Bone Disorders
• Cerebral Palsy
• Cystic Fibrosis

• Degenerative Neuromuscular Conditions
• Diabetes
• Down Syndrome
• Epilepsy
• Hearing Impairment
• Heart Disease
• Visual Impairment

• Degenerative Neuromuscular Conditions
• Diabetes
• Down Syndrome
• Epilepsy
• Hearing Impairment
• Heart Disease
• Visual Impairment

Participation in swimming classes with a private swim instructor allows the student to set goals and achieve them in a supportive atmosphere without any distraction. The sense of accomplishment that our students achieve when hitting a new goal is important for building self-esteem.

• Relationship building with a private instructor provides opportunities for acceptance and building a bond with another person improves self-esteem and image
• The ability to move freely in the water gives students a sense of confidence and independence
• We make swim lessons fun to reduce stress and improve one’s overall mood

The benefits of swimming lessons may be particularly important for a person with a disability or health condition. Water enables many people with physical limitations to move more freely, offering them the opportunity to improve or maintain physical fitness.

• The resistance of the water can help strengthen muscle and range of motion in the joints
• Breath control exercises can improve respiratory muscle function and muscle control of the mouth
• Improvement of motor proficiency: speed, agility and perceptual motor skills
• Improvement & development of hand-eye coordination, body-eye coordination and spatial orientation