Great Lakes Swim Academy, LLC exists as a proactive measure in water safety and drowning prevention. Water is all around us: backyard pools, public pools, ponds, and lakes. Equip your child with the knowledge and skills to safely play in and around any body of water he/she may hop into. "Drowning is the number two cause of accidental death for children ages 14 and under (in Michigan)... Overall, a
pproximately 810 children have died each year from 2001 to 2005 due to accidental drownings, and on average, an estimated 3,600 children go to the emergency room after near-drowning incidents a year." Everything PediaSwim teaches is based on if the child falls into the water, what are the things they should do. Enroll your child in Great Lakes Swim Academy and have the peace of mind knowing he/she will know what to do should an aquatic emergency occur. In a few short weeks (not months) of one-on-one specialized training by a certified PediaSwim instructor, your child will have the necessary survival swim skills to safely enjoy any body of water. Infants from 6 months old will learn how to swim and roll back to a controlled float in order to gain air and wait for a rescue. Toddlers and older will learn the survival swimming sequence of swim~float~swim in order to gain air and progress across the body of water to safety. Give your child the lifetime gift of swimming today!