Started after a scare, not a stopwatch
The school opened after its founder, a longtime lifeguard, watched a friend's child go under at a backyard party and come up on their own only because someone happened to be looking. That moment became the whole premise: teach the float and the roll before anyone worries about the freestyle kick.
The pool is kept at 88 degrees year-round, warmer than a competitive facility would run it, because a cold pool is the fastest way to make a small child afraid of the water rather than confident in it.
Six instructors teach here, each recertified every year in water safety instruction, rescue and CPR. Two have been with the school since it opened.
