Faith and Fins Infant Aquatics LLC

06/19/2026

Little Jack showing off his float!💙

06/19/2026

One of my longest swimmers! He’s been coming to me since he was 6 months old and he is an absolute fish!

06/14/2026

You CANNOT tell me that survival swim lessons do not save lives. Just because it didn’t happen to you, doesn’t mean it can’t. I witnessed a near drowning from using puddle jumpers. Kid (4 years old) walked into the pool right in front of adults and no one saw him. He was standing vertical at the bottom of the pool when I happened to spot him. We yanked him out right on time before he lost his air. It DOES happen. Don’t think it can’t happen to you. Ask those mamas that have lost their precious babies. Their entire heart and soul. It only takes a second.

Those car seat mamas that care so much about where the chest clip is, where the straps are, the weight and height requirements, forward vs rear facing, etc. I do all of those too. JUST IN CASE. They may cry and scream because they hate the car seat. But they’re for sure going to be strapped in tight because it can and WILL save their lives if we get into a wreck.

By the way:
•I teach all variety of times during the day. Morning or afternoon. Some sessions morning AND afternoon to try to teach as many as I can. There’s always at least one session a year that you could possibly make happen
•We had 3 in lessons one year. We were single income family on less than $4k a month. I scraped and saved to make it happen. It was that important to me. [I also give discounts and even do lessons for free sometimes when I feel led to]
•Swimming with kids is no joke it’s not relaxing. I haven’t laid on a raft and relaxed while my kids are in the water EVER. Is it irritating that I can’t? Sometimes. But it’s SO worth it to see them able to be independent in the water and stay safe! One day I’ll be able to lay out and relax. It’s not my turn right now.
•Mine outnumber me. We had 4 under 6. No one could touch the bottom. So they were all swimming. I felt chaotic sometimes. But we taught them rules. No swimming over people while they’re diving, watch where you’re jumping, make sure nothing is in your way when you swim, etc. They were safe and did NOT need floaties

You will never change my mind that it’s okay to use a puddle jumper or any other floaties during normal swim time. It’s never okay. I’ve witnessed what it does to them.

My kids [and swim kids] aren’t traumatized. They’re SAFE. And 90% of them that stick with me are loving it by the 2nd session with me. Survival swim lessons aren’t a one time and done. The first session is only the beginning. Weekly maintenance lessons are crucial to continuing their education, learning more, playing, and keeping up their skills. This is where my swim kids skills SOAR!❤️

06/14/2026

06/14/2026

I do not agree with the first video but love the rest of the information!!

06/06/2026

Most parents think swim lessons are just about preventing drowning. But research shows toddlers who start swimming early get 88% drowning protection PLUS something unexpected: enhanced brain development. Every stroke and kick creates cross-lateral movement that forces both sides of the brain to work together, literally wiring neural pathways for reading, focus, emotional control, and language skills.

When your child moves through water, they're doing more than learning to float. They're developing better balance, quicker problem-solving abilities, and stronger motor skills than kids who don't swim. The resistance of water challenges their body awareness and posture while building core strength. Studies consistently show early swimmers outperform their peers in cognitive tasks that require bilateral brain coordination.

Here's the hidden gem: floating and breath control naturally teach emotional regulation. When toddlers learn to stay calm in water and control their breathing, they're building real-world skills for handling stress and trying again when things get tough. Early swim lessons leverage your child's natural brain plasticity and lower fear levels, making skill acquisition easier and more confident. You're not just enrolling them in another activity - you're investing in their safety, cognitive development, and emotional resilience all at once.

06/06/2026

Second week of Survival Swim Lessons✅

Whew, that second week😅 When kids are starting to know the routine. They’re starting to connect the dots. They’re sometimes crying more because of how hard we’re working, they’re sometimes starting to calm down as they learn!

The second week can be tough. I’m slowly starting to hand them the reins and let them do it. It’s common for parents to think they’re doing “worse” when actually the first week I’m doing most of the work for them and now I’m slowly letting them do more work, jumping in when I need to. If I help them too long, they start to rely on my help. It’s a delicate balance!

But the second week can also be magical! Those young babies are starting to learn to float on their back without me. Sometimes rocking a bit as they learn their balance, but on their own! Seeing your baby floating unassisted on their back is so amazing (or I think so!)

The students old enough to swim-float-swim are usually swimming short distances by now and some are starting to connect floating with needing to breathe and rest! This process takes longer than floaters but is still so rewarding to see how quickly they catch on!

Now on to the 3rd week!

06/05/2026

Unpopular Opinion: Flotation Devices Aren't a Substitute for Swim Skills.

Recently, I have been getting emails and messages from parents telling us that they understand why they shouldn’t use a puddle jumper, and asking if they can use a life jacket instead.

Here's how we really feel about flotation devices:

When it comes to drowning prevention, there are no shortcuts. Unfortunately, the life jackets are going to teach your children the same thing that puddle jumpers do if you use them all of the time when in the pool.

They will still make your child think that they can float on their own, when they really can’t.

They will still teach your child to arch their head when swimming, which pulls their legs down and gets them into that vertical position ... the drowning position.

They will still teach your child to tread water, not swim.

They will still teach your child to bicycle their arms and legs in the water, which will only exhaust them, not get them moving to safety.

They will still teach your child that its ok to be independent in the water when they aren’t actually ready for that, and this right here is the thing that will convince them to go back to water without you and without the device.

Flotation devices like life vests are not and were never meant to be used to allow your child independence in the water. They are not and were never meant to help them learn to swim.
They were developed to be worn around open water, in case of a sudden and accidental fall into the water. That’s it. Not for pools, not for recreational swimming, not for allowing independence or helping parents with multiple kids manage all of them in the pool.

So if you want to protect your kids in open water, coast guard approved life vests are the way to go! But we have normalized using these devices all of the time and everywhere and it’s causing our kids to drown.

We have to change that. We have to normalize and standardize skilling kids in the water: Teaching them how to float on their backs on their own. Teaching them to propel through the water. Teaching them how to get out of the water.

Think skills, not flotation.

05/31/2026

“Babies are naturally buoyant”

Yes they are. If there’s air in their lungs, they will float. But how will they float? Face-down or face-up?

The back float is what infant survival swim instructors are known for. If your child is under 18m and unable to propel themselves through the water, the back float is ESSENTIAL. Babies naturally hold their breath when they go underwater so they stay at the surface. But if they don’t know how to roll onto their back to float, they will stay facedown.

We teach this very carefully and with lots of patience! Watching and listening for breath hold every submersion.

Maintaining the back float is also a taught skill. The head has to be in the perfect position, the arms can’t be up or it will put their head down, the legs don’t need to be kicking or it will send water in their face. We, as certified instructors are looking at so many things all at once, it would blow your mind🤯

You don’t have to bring your babies to me, but always make sure your swim instructor is certified in what they’re teaching your child to do and that they focus on survival and not fun play. Kicking and playing is no help when a child does not have the muscle or ability to lift their head to breathe. If they cannot get air independently without someone helping them up, they cannot “swim”. Swimming is more than just moving through the water.

Teach these babies to float!💙