Summer swimming lessons for kids! Swimming course and swimming pool games for children from 4 to 10 years old. The course consists of 10 lessons and is taught on weekdays in the morning or afternoon. The course is suitable for all competency levels.

The teaching takes place in the shallow pool in Ásvallalaug swimming pool. Older and more advanced groups will be allowed to swim in the deep end. This course is taught without water wings or swim belts. Teaching equipment consists mostly of pool noodles and kickboards to help with swimming techniques and floating, along with other equipment to practise diving.

The child needs to bring their swimming gear, a towel, and swim goggles. Products can also be bought at fair prices in Ásvallalaug.

Registration is done through Vala.

For further info, you can reach out by skrifstofa@sh.is or phone: 555-6830

Time period:

• 26 June to 7 July
• 27 June to 21 July
• 28 July to 4 August

Course description

The courses are well organised and have been widely popular. The focus is on safety and feeling comfortable in the water, basic techniques in front crawl and back stroke, as well as swimming pool games. Depending on how the course proceeds more swimming styles are introduced. We are fortunate to be collaborating with the summer work school of Hafnarfjörður, that allows us to employ a solid group of teenagers as assistants. Parents drop off their children in the swimming pool reception where we and our assistants greet the children. The children are accompanied in the changing rooms and to the pool. We start all our courses by teaching the children how the changing rooms work and a teacher greets them by the pool along with other staff. Each lesson is around 40 minutes and when finished our assistants accompany the children through the changing rooms, and parents meet the children again in the reception.

By the time a course is finished we often see great progress. More often than not the children feel adequately safe in the water to swim eight metres or more. Children that complete summer lessons with us are therefore well prepared for school swimming in their first year of school.

Groups and age division

4-5 year-olds in a shallow pool:
The focus is on safety and feeling comfortable in the water. Lessons are based on games, learning front or back strokes, with and without aid. Liberal use of aid equipment.

5-6 year-olds in a shallow pool:
The focus is on safety and feeling comfortable in the water. Lessons are based on games, learning front or back strokes, with and without aid. Both with and without aid equipment.

6-8 year-olds in a shallow pool, and sometimes deep end:
The focus is on safety and feeling comfortable in the water. Lessons are based on games, learning front or back strokes, with and without aid. Some use of aid equipment. When the children feel safe enough those who feel comfortable are allowed to try the deep end.

Advanced courses for groups and intermediate levels 
This course is for children that already feel safe and comfortable in the water and/or swim regularly with their families.

Advanced course for 4-6 year-olds in a shallow pool:
Children that are safe and comfortable in the water learn basic techniques in front crawl and back stroke, as well as other swimming styles if time allows. They learn to swim with and without aid equipment. Games are an integral part of the teaching.

Advanced course for 6-9 year-olds in a shallow pool:
This course is for children that feel safe and comfortable in the water. They are taught basic techniques in back stroke and other swimming styles. They learn to swim with and without aid equipment. Games are an integral part of the teaching.