Learn, Laugh, Love the Water...
About
We are a family run business which arose out of our experience of baby swimming lessons in England with our 2 daughters. We were inspired by the way that babies and children could develop their aquatic skills through gentle guidance, which was fun yet challenging, working with natural skills and learning new ones. We felt it was important to complete full training in teaching swimming to all ages, as well as specialized training which would enable us to run a safe and effective swim school.
We had spent time in Barbados and it felt like a home from home, so when we discovered that no one else was offering specialist swimming lessons to babies, preschool children and children with disabilities, it seemed natural to bring this to the island. We put all we had into developing the business from scratch, over a period of 10 years, and we have worked hard to develop it into a lively swim school with its own premises and heated pool in a tranquil setting. We now offer swimming lessons from babies through to adults, up to a level of high competence, aquacise, a form of exercise that takes place in the water, and pool safety training to swim coaches, swim teachers, senior swimmers, parents and others interested.
Our Passion
Our passion is seeing people of all ages, from babies to adults enjoying the water, learning new skills in water safety and swimming, and keeping fit and active, whatever level of physical fitness and ability. We are driven by the development of aquatic skills in babies from as young as 3 months of age, using natural abilities and responses they are born with. As the babies become toddlers, they move towards being able to swim very short distances independently and develop life saving skills such as floating, and turning to hold the wall if they fall in. It is wonderful to see children and adults mastering the four major strokes and complimentary skills as they become skilled athletes or move towards other aquatic activities in the sea or pool. We are driven by the pleasure and excitement we see growing in all our swimmers and aquacise participants. And above all, we are passionate about water safety. We love to teach the babies and young children, but equally rewarding is seeing the achievements of older swimmers or ensuring that those responsible for others around water, in teaching environments or leisure are passionate about safety and equipped to deal with all types of emergency. The more we grow as a swim school, the more people learn to swim, stay fit or become swimming teachers themselves so that this passion can be spread island wide.
Our Goals
When you look around Barbados and see all the wonderful beaches that we have, you may notice that there are many people, children and adults, who are unable to swim, or maintain their own safety in the water. This is something we, at Aquability would like to see change. We have such crystal clear waters with wonderful wildlife waiting to be discovered, along with an abundance of watersports, such as sailing, surfing and scuba diving, all waiting to be enjoyed.
Aquability strives to see everyone enthusiastic about learning to swim, from a very young age, enjoying the water safely. Whether an individual wishes to compete in swimming later on, take on other aquatic activities, or swim for leisure and safety, everyone should have the opportunity to learn to swim in a safe and professional environment. We aim to provide this environment for all ages and abilities, along with enjoyable exercise and training for other professionals to ensure that all involved in aquatics are safety conscious and skilled.
Classes
We at Aquability have a variety of classes for all ages from babies of 3 months to adults. Swimming lessons are mainly in small groups but can be arranged individually upon request. We also offer aquacise in larger groups, with plenty of space for all to exercise comfortably. If you would like to visit to observe a lesson and see our facilities, please do not hesitate to contact us to arrange this. We also offer training in pool safety for teachers, senior swimmers and interested bystanders, as well as certified swimming teacher training.
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