These 4-year-old twins arrived at their first swim lesson terrified of the water.
In Part 1, you’ll see how we begin building trust and confidence without forcing, rushing, or overwhelming them. Through imagination, play, and small wins, they slowly begin to feel safe in the pool.
If your child is afraid of swimming, this lesson shows why confidence must always come before skill. Swim instructors will also see the psychology behind helping nervous children relax and become ready to learn.
In Part 2, we’re taking these twins underwater for the first time. Coming next Saturday!
00:00 Terrified of the Water 01:24 Meeting the Twins 04:17 The First Superhero Mission 06:00 Join the Swim Instructor Community 06:35 Building Confidence Through Play 10:05 Learning to Move Through the Water 12:43 Their First Back Float 15:52 The Twins’ Progress
Are you guys afraid to go underneath the water?
You are? Okay.
We practice crawling on the wall.
We've practiced going under water and we've practiced floating on our back.
And you guys have been able to do all three, right? Yeah. Yeah.
Does everything seem pretty easy?
My name is coach Jacob. And in this lesson,
you're going to see me working with some twins. They're both four years old.
They're new to swimming.
They've been in the pool before. They haven't really done much.
They're a little bit nervous. This is what mom told me.
They're a little scared of the pool and so on and so forth.
So this is going to be an interesting lesson.
You're going to see throughout this lesson, how I work with them,
how I build their confidence.
And now ultimately I use our superhero mission method to get these children more
comfortable, relaxed, and just being an outright silly in the pool.
The sillier I can get them, the more just craziness you're going to see,
the more confidence that just overflows out of them.
You're going to see them trying new things and doing things on their own.
That's why we do these superhero missions in the first place,
to inspire their own creativity,
to get their imagination going and to get them relaxed in the water.
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You guys come on in, feel the water, sit down, sit on your butts.
Sit down. Okay. And really quick. Can you remind me of your name?
What's your name? Jack. Okay. And?
Bruno. I like it. That's a great name.
Are you guys afraid to go underneath the water? Yes, you are. Okay.
Hey, we'll tell you what. Today's going to be a discovery day.
Okay. So my name is coach Jacob.
Do you guys know how to do that? Let's see. It's really easy.
All you do is you take your hand, you make a fist.
You see how the water's inside. See how it's inside.
And then I squeeze it out. Go ahead and give it a try.
There you go. So you gotta, you gotta fill it with water.
You see how I have a gap. So squeeze. You gotta open your hand a little bit.
Let the water in and now squeeze. Okay. You did a little one. See?
All right. That's all right. We're going to work on it. Every day you come,
we practice only for a few seconds and one of these days you're going to be
you're gonna be able to shoot water right out of your hands and then we can show
everybody the bug. You want to see the bug? Look in there. Oh, just kidding.
There's no bug in there. I got him. All right.
Did you guys go to school today? Yeah. How was it? Good. That's great.
Did you see all your friends there? Yep.
This is where so many children and people come to learn to swim.
Now you guys know how to swim already? No. No. Okay.
So you're in the right place because we are here to learn how to swim.
That's right. I love swimming. My friend over here,
he loves to swim too.
He's also a swim coach and we teach lots of kids, adults,
and all kinds of people here in the pool. And you know how we do it?
We do it through a superhero.
Who likes superheroes? Me. You do? Nice. What about you?
You like superheroes? Yeah, they're pretty good, right?
Who's your favorite superhero?
Hulk smash kaboom and black Panther. What about you?
Who's your favorite superhero?
Spidey man. I like Spidey man. You know why? Cause he shoots his spiderwebs.
He goes
Can you shoot some spiderwebs? Can you shoot them like this?
So he goes like this. He goes like that. Right? So go.
Now that you try. There you go. Very good. Very good. Okay guys.
Now we are going to turn you two into super
Yeah. You're here for superhero training. All right.
Now the most important thing is most superheroes need to know how to swim.
That way if they ever have to fight evil villains in the water,
they can do it without any issues. Okay. So are you,
are you ready for our first superhero mission? Yes. Are you sure?
This one's going to be super duper easy. Okay. Super easy.
You're going to crawl on the wall and I want you to come get this donut right
here. We're going to go one at a time and I want you to go first.
You're all right birds. Great job. Okay.
You got the pink one.
I'm going to hold you and you're going to kick your feet all the way back over
to the stairs. Okay. We got some running going on. That's okay.
So listen, when we kick our feet in a pool, we don't run. Hold on.
Let's stop kicking. I'm going to hold you. I will not let go of you.
You're not going underwater. I'm going to hold you right here. Really tight.
You feel that? See, I'm super strong. All right.
So I need you to do your kicks again. Can you kick your feet again?
Little kicks, little kicks up and down. Little kicks. Very good.
That's how we kick our feet in the pool. Go up and down.
We kick on top of the water. Keep going.
Keep going all the way back to the stairs. Keep kicking. Good. All right.
That's okay. That's all right. We'll take it for now. All right.
You're going to go ahead. You're going to put that one right there on the peg.
That's amazing. Oh, excuse me.
Are you ready? Are you ready? It's your turn. Okay.
We're going to crawl on the wall. Super easy. Go ahead.
You don't need to go around him. Look, come this way. Look, look, look,
come here. You can stand on the step. Look how tall you are.
Look how tall you are. Stand up tall. Look at you. See, watch this.
Look, come down to this one. You can touch. Feel it. No, no,
put your feet down. You got to try. Just lift your chin up.
So the water doesn't go. You got it, buddy. You got to straighten your feet.
Look, you can touch the ground. You just got to put your feet down,
put your feet down and pick your chin up.
Just pick your chin up. If you're worried about it going in your mouth,
you see you got it. Now look, go that way. Go to the wall and grab on.
Very good. Perfect. Crawl all the way.
We're going to go get the blue one with the little polka dots.
Very good. Spider-Man. Very good. Great jobs.
Grab that one. Grab that one.
You did it. That's amazing.
Okay. We're going to go ahead and kick on our feet back to the stairs.
I got you really tight. I will not let go of you. We're not going underwater.
You just have to relax. Okay. All right. I will not drop you.
You just got to kick your feet. Look, you got to go to the stairs. Not to me.
Go to the stairs. Look, let go of me.
You don't need to hold me because I'm already holding you. All right.
All right. Listen, you got to hold, you got to put your hands out in front.
I got you real tight. Okay. There you go. All right. Hands out in front.
Grab that step up top. Both hands on the top step. There you go. Now can you,
before we, before we put our legs down, can you show me a couple of kicks right
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All the way. Let's go.
Yeah, he's getting a clear one. That one has the beads in it. That's a good one.
Okay. You got it. Very good. But you got to sit in a pool though.
You got to sit on a step on your butt.
Very good. Okay. Now I'm going to hold you. What do we do with our feet?
Remember how we do little kicks on top of the water. Okay. Good.
Nice little kicks on top of it.
Can you reach in front with your hands and scoop the water too? Good.
That's one hand. Do the other hand. Where's your other hand? So like this,
you reach out in front and you pull the water. Okay. Can you try?
Do both hands. One hand, two hands. One hand, two hands. There you go.
One at a time. We go one at a time. We go one and then two. And then, yeah,
there you go. Perfect. Perfect. Perfect. All right. Grab the step.
Very good. That was great. You did it.
That's all right.
So one thing about being in and around the pool is the water is going to go on
our hair. It's going to go in our ears. It's going to go on our nose,
our mouth sometimes, and it's definitely going to go all over our face. Okay.
That's something we just got to get used to,
especially if you want to be a superhero. Okay. You're going to crawl on over.
It's time for you to go get the next one. You stay here on the stairs. Okay.
Yes, sir. You get the green one. This is one of my favorite ones.
Really?
Really? That's amazing. Okay. Come on. Kick, scoop, kick, scoop, kick, scoop.
Very good. Look at you go. Oh my goodness. Amazing. Whoa.
Let's keep going. You're doing great. Scoop your hands, man.
Use your arms. Super speed. Reach for the stairs.
Very good. Both hands. We don't just do one. You do both.
Do a couple of kicks for me, sir. A couple of kicks. Kick your feet.
Kick your feet. Kick a little faster. Kick a little faster.
Very good. Ew. Who farted?
Farted? It wasn't me.
That was Bruno. Bruno. Bruno farted.
You guys are doing a great job. How many do we have?
One, two, three, four. Four. You got four.
We got to keep on going. Okay. We got to get the orange one.
Maybe we'll think about it. We'll see how you're doing.
Okay. Orange one is next. We got to get the orange one.
We're going to stop right here for a second.
We're going to turn our body around in a circle like this,
and you're going to grab the wall. Very good. We're going to go back.
We're going to do it again. Grab the wall. Grab the wall. Grab the wall.
Grab the wall. Grab the wall. We're going to do it again. Grab the wall.
Grab the wall. Grab the wall. Grab the wall. You got it.
Very good. That's amazing.
Okay. Hey, what are you doing? Stay on those stairs, buddy.
Okay. Now we're going to do something a little different.
We're going to lay down. We got to recharge some of these superpowers. Okay.
Using our superpowers sometimes takes a lot of energy.
So we're going to just take a little break. So we're going to do again.
Look up at that sky. You're going to keep your head on my shoulder.
We're not going under water. It might tickle your ears a little bit. Okay.
We're going to tilt a little bit this way.
I will not let go of you a little bit this way. And you're done.
Great job. Perfect.
And we're going to kick a few more times. Kick your feet for me,
please. A few more times. Kick, kick, kick, kick, kick, kick. Very good.
Keep kicking, man. Why are you stopping?
There we go. Great job. You did it.
I'm sorry. Wipe it away and put it away.
Okay. You ready, sir? Let's go. You stay on the stars. You ready?
Up you go. Ooh, black and white. That's a great idea.
Good teamwork. The black and white one. It's my favorite. It's like Oreo.
We're going to spin in a circle. You like Oreos? We don't eat that.
We sugar-free. No, but I don't know if they counted Oreo. Oh,
well probably for the best. Oreos are addicted.
Cookies. Nobody said that. Oreos are cookies.
Very good, sir. Perfect. Okay. Now, just like your brother did,
you and me are going to take a little break together.
We're just going to rest and relax. I will not let go of you.
We've got to recharge those super powers. We're going to go one, two, three,
four. Chicken nuggets are on the floor. Ew.
Okay. Relax. Stay on those stairs. You ready, dude?
There's some bubbles forming. Keep going. You got to get over.
You got to get the blue one. Oh, I think there's a storm coming.
Oh no. We need a real superhero around here. Come on, buddy.
You got to go get the blue. Oh no. The rain is starting. It's raining.
Rain, rain, go away. Come again. Another. Okay.
I don't know what to think. He's like, who is this guy?
Okay. Let's lay down. Take a break.
There we go. All right. Can you,
can you put your ears in the water for me really fast and look up here?
I'm right here. Can you look at me really quick? And we're all done. Look.
Hey, look at me. Hi. Very good. Great job.
Chin went up. That's what we want to see. And where are those legs go?
What are you doing? What was that? That was crazy, man.
You're crazy superhero, man. Okay.
Hey, come on.
Grab the stairs. Great job. Great job. Great job. Whoa. Don't fall.
Don't fall. Don't fall.
All right. Where does it go? No. Where does that go?
Go again. We'll put it on there. You can go around him. Put it down.
So he can walk over there. Great job.
My favorite. Okay. Maybe later. All right. You ready, sir?
We have to go get the very last one. Are you ready?
The green one. I love the green one. Let's crawl on over there.
Yeah, that's true. That's true. It's like a yellow green. Okay.
You're going to spin in a circle. Grab the wall.
Remember. Don't grab me. Don't grab me. Grab the wall. Grab the wall.
Grab the wall. Very good. Very good. Oh,
confident young man. Careful, sir.
You got the green one.
That was crazy. Lay down. Take a break.
Okay. Now just like your brother did.
I just need you to look up at me and we're all done.
I'm up here and you look at stay on the stairs, buddy.
Go back to the stairs. Can you look up here at me?
Hi. That was awesome.
You did a great job. Yes.
Are you ready for your next superhero mission? Are you sure?
Superhero? Give me a high five.