The Six Day Track Program is available to book between March and October 2025
(Spring, summer, fall swim seasons)
A fast course to Drowning Prevention!
Get to the wall independently in six lessons, over the course of 2-3 consecutive weeks!
Read about the program below or click one of the buttons below to get started.
Note: this program is currently available to swimmers with pool locations in Parkland, Coral Springs, Coconut Creek and West Boca.
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what is the purpose of drowning prevention?
The Drowning Prevention Six-Day Track is for ages 2 to 12, and it is usually a good starting point for children who do not yet have swimming skills. The goal is to equip children with the core basics of swimming so that they can calmly and quickly get to safety when accidentally submerged in the water.
This accelerated program consists of six thirty-minute swim lessons that take place over the course of two or three consecutive weeks.
For your convenience, a variety of times may be available that adjust for work and family schedules, and each thirty-minute session will be scheduled at your accessible pool (home or community) in Broward County or South Palm Beach County. We highly encourage a parent (or family friend) to join the lessons in the pool on the first and last days of the Six Day Track.
what will my child learn?
On the first day, your coach will introduce the skill sets listed below to you and your child so that both of you may review them together between classes, allowing you to be more involved. For the following five lessons, each of these skills will be refined, and on the final day the child will perform a water safety test to show what he or she has learned. The basic skills that will be instructed include:
Kicking with a noodle
Swimming with proper form (a flat body)
“Choo-chooing” on the wall
Rowing and kicking to the wall
Floating on back
Diving under the water
Jumping into the water and returning to the wall
What to expect
•On Day 1, both the parent and child join the swim coach in the pool to learn the basic swimming skills. The program is designed to teach parents (or a close family friend) how to swim with the child in the water, so that you can continue working with the child to reinforce the skills developed.
•On Days 2 - 5, only the instructor and child are in the pool to help the child progress in these skills and become more independent. The swim coach’s goal is to work on the skills with the child in a fun and friendly way, but there may be some tears for a few days. Around Day 4 or 5, most children are all smiles!
•On Day 6, the instructor drops the child into the pool with their shoes on to test the child's independent ability to safely get back to wall. Following this test, the parent will join the coach and the swimmer into pool to learn the child's range of abilities in the water.
The Goal
Water safety is an important life-saving skill, and our Swim Express Coaches take it seriously. The goal of the Six Day Track is that the child (at minimum) will be able to independently make it to the wall in the pool once tossed in fully clothed. If he or she is unable to do so, free additional lessons will be provided until he or she can demonstrate that skill. The coach will notify the parent half- way through the program if additional lessons are necessary to accomplish this goal.
Multiple Swimmers Discount
Swimming is more fun together! The Drowning Prevention Track is available at a discounted rate for 2 or 3 swimmers (siblings or friends) that are completing the track at the same time. On Day 1 and Day 6 of the program are thirty-minute group sessions, which require one adult per swimmer in the pool. Days 2 through 5 of the program are thirty-minute private sessions, which are scheduled back-to-back for your convenience. A discount code will be provided during the scheduling process.
“I have to say, I was so nervous about the Six-Day program. I was fearful that it would be harsh, unkind, or scary for my girls. But it was completely the opposite. Coach Mark is amazing and the program is fantastic! To see my girls who were terrified of getting water on their face in the bath, diving for toys with no fears and able to return to the wall safely is nothing short of a miracle. Coach Mark is kind, fun, honest, and his methods are so purposeful. The Six-Day track was respectful, fun, and so well thought out. And everyone was so easy to work with and so flexible. My two little mermaids can’t wait to continue with their swim lessons - which they would gladly do daily if they could!!”