Helping More Students Swim: Our New Scholarship Program

Our mission at FOSS is to help students become strong, safer, more confident swimmers. We believe our program offers the best path to help swimmers reach that goal and strive ...
Our mission at FOSS is to help students become strong, safer, more confident swimmers. We believe our program offers the best path to help swimmers reach that goal and strive to offer excellent value to families who learn in our custom designed pools from passionate, well-trained teachers. But we realize ...
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The Why and How of Safety Day at Foss Swim School

By Foss Swim School Our quarterly Safety Week event is a tradition at Foss Swim School, and one way we bring our mission to improve water safety to the forefront. ...
By Foss Swim School Our quarterly Safety Week event is a tradition at Foss Swim School, and one way we bring our mission to improve water safety to the forefront. Our goal is to make this a really fun experience for swimmers even as they learn, review and practice key ...
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Appreciating the amazing teachers at Foss Swim School

We are celebrating not one, but TWO weeks of Teacher Appreciation this year at Foss Swim School – because that’s what they deserve! So while you are celebrating all the ...
We are celebrating not one, but TWO weeks of Teacher Appreciation this year at Foss Swim School – because that’s what they deserve! So while you are celebrating all the teachers in your life, be sure to also recognize all the amazing instructors at Foss Swim School. Teaching kids to ...
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Consistency is key to guaranteeing a strong swimmer

From the moment Jon Foss founded Foss Swim School in 1993, every FOSS employee is taught that we have one overriding goal: To help students graduate from our Learn to ...
From the moment Jon Foss founded Foss Swim School in 1993, every FOSS employee is taught that we have one overriding goal: To help students graduate from our Learn to Swim program as strong, confident swimmers. We really believe this is a foundational life skill that should come as naturally ...
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Q and A: Adult Swim Lessons at FOSS

By Foss Swim School It is never too late to learn to swim, and even for people who are confident swimmers, there’s always more you can learn and improve. That’s ...
By Foss Swim School It is never too late to learn to swim, and even for people who are confident swimmers, there’s always more you can learn and improve. That’s one of our favorite things about this life skill: You never have to be done learning if you don’t want ...
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Repetition is Good: Practice Makes Perfect in Swimming

By Foss Swim School In swimming, as with any skill, there’s a difference between learning a thing and actually doing it. Helping nurture young swimmers through that process takes passionate, ...
By Foss Swim School In swimming, as with any skill, there’s a difference between learning a thing and actually doing it. Helping nurture young swimmers through that process takes passionate, engaged teachers, praise and reinforcement from parents – and lots and lots of practice! The Foss Swim School curriculum has ...
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Why FOSS Teaches Swimming in Quarters

Log In to View Classes and Enroll By Foss Swim School In 1993, FOSS Swim School was founded with the goal of helping kids learn to swim well for safety, ...
Log In to View Classes and Enroll By Foss Swim School In 1993, FOSS Swim School was founded with the goal of helping kids learn to swim well for safety, fun, and the benefit of a great life skill. Every aspect of our program and school is purposefully designed to ...
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Eight Things That Make Foss Swim School Unique

Who knew there was so much choice when it comes to swim schools? As more people come to value the importance of learning to swim for their children — intellectual ...
Who knew there was so much choice when it comes to swim schools? As more people come to value the importance of learning to swim for their children — intellectual and physical development for kids, vastly improved water safety, and the well-known physical benefits, not to mention how much fun ...
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The FOSS Swim Path®, Part 3: Flip to Breathe

This blog is the third part in our series breaking down the FOSS Swim Path®. Read the second part on Float Up. Read our next blog on the fourth Swim ...
This blog is the third part in our series breaking down the FOSS Swim Path®. Read the second part on Float Up. Read our next blog on the fourth Swim Path® milestone, Swim Confidently. As far as the Foss Swim Path® curriculum is concerned, flip to breathe is arguably the ...
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The FOSS Swim Path®, Part 2: Float Up

This blog is the second part in our series breaking down the FOSS Swim Path®. Read the first part on Water Adjustment. Read our next blog on the third Swim ...
This blog is the second part in our series breaking down the FOSS Swim Path®. Read the first part on Water Adjustment. Read our next blog on the third Swim Path® milestone, Flip to Breathe. Floating is easy, right? Either something floats or it sinks. This might seem like common ...
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The FOSS Swim Path®, Part 1: Water Adjustment

This blog is the first part in our series breaking down the FOSS Swim Path®. Read the introduction to this series. Read our next blog on the second Swim Path® ...
This blog is the first part in our series breaking down the FOSS Swim Path®. Read the introduction to this series. Read our next blog on the second Swim Path® milestone, Float Up. It may seem obvious, but the foundation of all swimming ability (and by extension water safety) is ...
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The FOSS Swim Path®, Explained

This blog is the introduction to our series breaking down the FOSS Swim Path®. Read the next blog on the first Swim Path® milestone. At Foss Swim School, we are proud ...
This blog is the introduction to our series breaking down the FOSS Swim Path®. Read the next blog on the first Swim Path® milestone. At Foss Swim School, we are proud of the Swim Path® approach developed and refined by our founder, Jon Foss, over his decades as a swim instructor ...
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6 Tips for Swimming Siblings from a FOSS Family

We are thrilled that so many people make swim school a family affair! Across our network of schools, we have many families with two, three, or even more siblings enrolled ...
We are thrilled that so many people make swim school a family affair! Across our network of schools, we have many families with two, three, or even more siblings enrolled in swim classes during the same quarter. Understandably, this can be a logistical challenge, but we have found that some ...
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Appreciating All The Teachers at Foss Swim School

It’s Teacher Appreciation Week! While you are celebrating all the teachers in your life, be sure to also recognize all the amazing teachers who work here at Foss Swim School. ...
It’s Teacher Appreciation Week! While you are celebrating all the teachers in your life, be sure to also recognize all the amazing teachers who work here at Foss Swim School. Teaching kids to swim is about more than skills and technique – it’s about building relationships and trust, and the ...
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How Effective are Baby Swimming Lessons?

Parents who are considering signing up for infant swim classes, especially for the first time, don’t always know what to expect. They understand – correctly – that babies aren’t going ...
Parents who are considering signing up for infant swim classes, especially for the first time, don’t always know what to expect. They understand – correctly – that babies aren’t going to “learn to swim” any stroke when they are just six months old. If that’s the case, then how do ...
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