Private Swim Lessons
in Carlsbad, CA

Carlsbad Swim LessonsDriving kids all over Carlsbad for swim lessons can be aggravating: between struggling to get through traffic to get there on time and classes scheduled at the least convenient possible time, maybe you’ve asked yourself “Is it worth it?”The good news? There’s a better, faster, less stressful way to help everyone in your family be more confident in the water: private swimming lessons with a Sunsational Swim instructor in Carlsbad! When you choose us as your swim school, we bring personalized lessons to your club, community pool, or even your own backyard. Everyone knows that kids learn better when they have one-on-one attention, so it’s no surprise if you haven’t been impressed by the results from your child’s crowded group lessons at the public pool. And, if you are a reluctant adult that’s finally brave enough to learn to swim, it’s much less nerve-wracking to give it a try for the first time in the comfort and privacy of your Carlsbad home—not next to a class of infants and toddlers who seem ready to compete in the Olympics!From start to finish, we make learning to swim convenient, cost-effective, and confidence-building. To get started, enter your zip code and answer a few brief registration questions, and we’ll match you with a top-notch swim teacher who will come to you: any time of day, anywhere in Carlsbad. From early-morning sessions to prepare for a military swim test, to weekday afternoons after school to work on stroke technique for a swim team tryout, there’s no schedule that our Sunsational instructors can’t accommodate.Does it sound too good to be true? It’s not—and because we’re so sure we’ll deliver the results you want, you can take advantage of our Sunsational Learn-to-Swim Guarantee (for kids 3 and up), if your swimmer is still unable to turn around and reach the wall after our twelve-lesson package. Why not sign up for Carlsbad swim lessons today and see the Sunsational difference for yourself?
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Popular Swimming Lesson Programs
Swimming Lessons for Babies
Your baby can begin to learn water safety skills—it’s never too early to start!
Private Swim Lessons for Kids
Our private classes can help your child achieve—and exceed—their swimming goals.
Private Swim Lessons for Teenagers
Our one-on-one lessons help your teen pickup the basics of swim with comfortable guidance.
Private Swim Lessons for Adults
Our lessons help even the most reluctant adults to conquer their fears.
Private Special Needs Swim Lessons
Our trained private instructors can help students with autism, sensory challenges, ADHD, physical disabilities and more.
Private Competitive Swimming Training
Our private swim lessons by expert coaches get advanced swimmers ready for competition, tests and triathlons & more.

Why are Carlsbad Swim Lessons so important?

Drowning is the second leading cause of accidental death in the U.S among children under 14
9 out of 10 drowning deaths occur while a caregiver is present.
75% of children are missing from sight for only five minutes or less
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Benefits of Private Swimming Lessons in Carlsbad

Our Focus: Water Safety

Our Learn-to-Swim Guarantee emphasizes each student’s ability to turn around and swim back to the wall after an unintentional fall into the pool. Swimmers throughout Carlsbad have learned to be safer in their own backyards with Sunsational’s private swimming lessons, learning these critical skills in the comfort of home swimming pools.

Scheduling at Your Convenience

Private swim lessons scheduled at the time that works best for YOU are the ultimate in stress-free swimming in the greater Carlsbad area. Whether you have multiple kids that you want to schedule back-to-back or an adult in the family that needs lessons on their lunch break, our instructors can accommodate your calendar!

Individualized Lesson Planning

We understand that every swimmer brings a different set of skills and challenges to the water, so our personalized lessons help each student to conquer their fears and make real progress in their water safety skills. Not only do our infant and toddler classes help even the youngest swimmers to be able to turn around and get to the side of the pool, but our Learn-to-Swim Guarantee (for kids ages 3 and up) provides up to four extra lessons at no charge if your swimmer hasn’t mastered our “Sunsational Swim Sequence” by the 12th class.

Which Pool? You Decide!

Our Sunsational instructors will work with you at your favorite pool in Carlsbad, whether it’s down the street or just outside your back door.

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How does Sunsational Swim Work

  • 1
    Register Online
    Tell us your needs so we can match you with the perfect Sunsational Instructor
  • 2
    Get Matched
    Shortly after registering we introduce you to your hand selected instructor who will contact you to schedule lessons
  • 3
    Get Started
    Dive in and begin reaching your swimming goals!

Sunsational Clients Love Our Swimming Lessons

Rated 4.9/5 Stars From Over 900+ Reviews
KIMBERLY D. has been a wonderful instructor to work with. She corresponds with me frequently, is easy to schedule lessons with, and, is always on time. We have had a few schedule changes and KIMBERLY has accommodated us very well. Kimberly is persistent, kind, patient, entertaining and a fabulous teacher. She is teaching our "19 month old" to be water safe, and, after 6 lessons the concept of holding onto the coping of the pool and moving sideways to the steps or climb out of the pool on her own is sinking in. Plus, I can't say enough about Sunsational Swim School, so easy to work with, great staff!!!!! Thank you Sunsational for sending us KIMBERLY!!!!! You truly are LIFE SAVER
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Lynn P
San Diego, CA
This service, and our instructor Emily C. specifically, has been an absolute game changer for our 5yo son, Jack. After just a couple of lessons, Jack was totally comfortable floating by himself and treading water in the pool - a couple lessons after that and the kid is swimming from the shallow end to the deep end (30ft away) all by himself! His confidence is amazing to see and he now plays Marco Polo in the deep end with his older brother and joins the big boy diving games! We could not be happier with the Sunsational Swim School as well as Emily's fantastic attitude and instructor skills.

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Stacey M
San Diego, CA
My kids had a great experience with Kailey. She was very encouraging and positive. My son cried yesterday after his last session with her :(. He really enjoyed his time with Kailey and was sad to see it end. Thank you Kailey for being so great with my kids! It was a very beneficial experience and we will be sure to recommend Kailey and the Sunsational Swim School wherever we can.
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Cathleen S
Lakeside, CA

"We adore Miss Elly (Elitza Gergova) who has taught four of our boys to be safe and confident in the water and whom we have unofficially adopted into our family! Before swimming lessons with Miss Elly, the oldest of the four (7) was bouncing and running through the pool, keeping his head out of the water at all costs, the second (5) absolutely hated any water in his face any time (even in the shower), the third (3) was a dedicated hip-sitter in every pool making it hard to enjoy any pool ventures since the fourth (1) was a necessary hip-sitter. Now the first swims better than his older brothers, the second loves the water and is a little fish, the third wants nothing to do with my hips, and the fourth thinks he can walk on water and, therefore, spends all his pool time trying to do just that. Thankfully, our awesome Miss Elly has taught them each to be safe in the water. And she has given them the BEST foundation for learning how to swim with real strokes and proper breathing! Definitely chose Sunsational if you want your kids to learn fast and, more importantly, learn well." Liz B.
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Liz A
Spring Valley, CA
We are blown away with sensational swim school!! My kids are 1,5 and 7, all different skill levels. Caroline (my kid's swim instructor) has been AMAZING. She is super fun, energetic and so good at what she does. My kids loved her immediately. She came prepared with lots of little pool toys and was very professional. Two of my kids have hearing loss and Caroline had no problem communicating with them through demonstration and illustrations that she brought. She is truly exceptional. I have been so impressed with her and would highly recommend her and Sunsational Swin School.
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Nikki N
Escondido, CA
I want to thank Sunsational Swim School for pairing my 12 Year old daughter with the most amazing swim instructor EVER! They connected us with Monica and she was exceptional. My daughter was trying out for Jr. Lifeguards in Carlsbad, CA. We didn't have a lot of time before her test, so I called in a rush to find someone who understood what the requirements would be. Monica clicked with my daughter the second she met her and came very prepared with strong lesson for each session. The best part is my daughter passed her Jr Lifeguards test and had the best scores out of everyone that tried out that day. Monica exceeded my expectations!! Thank you Monica and Sunsational Swim School.
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Erin M
Redondo Beach, California
We feel very fortunate to have our 14 month-old training with Miss Jaye. She is persistent with our ambivalent son, and he has made incredible progress in the swimming pool these past few months. She is caring and experienced. She did her utmost to accommodate my schedule so that I could be present for the lessons instead of relying on our nannies solely. Thank you very much Miss Jaye!
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Kim-anh S
Rio Linda, CA
I was incredibly skeptical of the 12 lessons "learn to swim guarantee" for both my 5 year old and 3 year old, after just 12 lessons, can swim the length of our pool. They have zero prior water experience. None. And now they can flip onto their backs to take a break/rest and flip back over on their tummies when they are ready to swim on! It is amazing!! Much of their success we owe to our instructor Kailey. She is serious but gentle. When my kids' tears in the first couple of lessons were getting to me, she assured me that tears are normal and we could forge ahead -- if I was comfortable doing so. I believed her and I'm glad I did.

We just extended our lessons today.... another 18 to continue forward momentum. So excited we found Sunsational and Kailey!
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Kecia H
Lakeside, CA
Heydi is the best swimming instructor we've ever had. She has a keen understanding of the strokes and a great instinct of the building blocks of swimming. She is calm and encouraging and got my 11 year old interested again in swimming lessons. My seven year old skipped to the pool knowing she was coming! He loved his lessons with Heydi! And let's just say, that's not how it was at other swim schools. Thanks Heydi for putting the joy back into swimming for my children!
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Melissa M
San Diego, CA
We loved our swim teacher Vicktoria! She is patient and fun with the kids
yet has just the right amount of firmness in teaching. She clearly knows
what she's doing! She's also flexible with scheduling, which is fabulous.
It's been amazing watching how fast my kids have learned. In just 12
lessons my 7 year old went from doing just the doggie-paddle to knowing 3
strokes and jumping in to swim. My 3 year old went from being terrified to
even be dunked or held on his back to independently backfloating and
swimming underwater. He used to cry and run away at lesson time and now he
gets right in the water himself. Today he even asked if Vicktoria could
come back again. So awesome.
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Vista, CA
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Featured Swim Instructors in Carlsbad, CA

We believe our students deserve the best, so we work with only the best swim instructors in Carlsbad. Every Sunsational swim teacher has a minimum of 2 years teaching experience, is CPR/First Aid certified, passes a national background check, and has a proven track record of successful teaching before they even land an interview with Sunsational. We screen for the best so you don't have to, and we stand by all our swim instructors with our 100% satisfaction guarantee. Why? Because we know great instructors means fast results!

Sunsational Private Swim Lesson Instructor in Carlsbad, CA 92010 - Jenna P
Jenna P
Carlsbad, CA 92010
Hi! I'm Jenna! Swimming is a huge passion of mine. I was a competitive swimmer for nearly 20 years swimming all over the state of California and in college. I have been teaching swim lessons for nearly 15 years. Over the last 15 years I have worked with children of all ages from 6 months to teenagers as well as adults. I spent 10 years working with the city in my hometown in Northern California not only teaching swim lessons, but managing the swim center and developing the swim lesson program.
Sunsational Private Swim Lesson Instructor in Carlsbad, CA 92009 - Krisztina V
Krisztina V
Carlsbad, CA 92009
Hi,

My name is Krisztina and I have been teaching swim lessons for 10 years for babies, children and adults. I also provide lessons for people with special needs. I used to be a competition swimmer and I still compete at Masters level. My goal is to be able to pass on my knowledge to as many people as possible and show them how much fun it is to be in water. I have Baby and Pre-School Swimming Teacher, as well as Swimming Teacher/Coach and Lifeguard qualifications.
Sunsational Private Swim Lesson Instructor in Carlsbad, CA 92011 - Opal L
Opal L
Carlsbad, CA 92011
My name is Opal, I studied English at Cal Poly SLO, I taught swim at a summer camp for 3 years. I've been in childcare babysitting and nannying, all ages, for about 15 years. I grew up basically in the water so I`d love to be able to help you or your kids to feel the same way I do-totally at ease!
I can`t wait to be you or your swim teacher because no matter if a student can swim yet or not they`re already better than they were at the beginning and the look on their face shows it!
Sunsational Private Swim Lesson Instructor in Lakeside, CA 92040 - Kailey P
Kailey P
Lakeside, CA 92040
Hello, my name is Kailey and I have been teaching swim lessons for 7 years with ages 8 months to 16 years. I have also worked with infants, adults, and special needs students. Before I became a lifeguard and swim instructor I did Jr. Lifeguards at the beach and at the pool. I am currently a student at SDSU working toward a degree in Kinesiology. I love teaching swimming lessons because it is very rewarding to know that I am teaching kids a life-saving skill!
Sunsational Private Swim Lesson Instructor in San Diego, CA 92024 - Mia M
Mia M
San Diego, CA 92024
Heya, my name is Mia and I have grown up around the water for as long as I can remember. I participated in Junior Lifeguards from the age of 8 and have swam competitively for 15 years. I have worked with children for 11 years as a surf instructor, junior lifeguard instructor, nanny, and au pair. My experiences in and around water have made me extremely confident in my abilities to teach children how to swim. I look forward to meeting you and your children and getting in the water! Cheers!
Sunsational Private Swim Lesson Instructor in San Diego, California 91941 - Katie H
Katie H
San Diego, California 91941
My name is Katie Hammond. I am currently a student at Gonzaga University earning a business degree. I have experience as both a competitive swimmer and diver. I love teaching swim lessons and have been doing so for three years while also lifeguarding for four years. I have experience teaching both children and adults of all ages, specifically ages 1-5 yrs old and 10-13 yrs old. I am great when working with beginners, refining stroke technique for swim team and teaching water safety.
Sunsational Private Swim Lesson Instructor in San Diego, California 92107 - Mark B
Mark B
San Diego, California 92107
Hey there, my name is Mark and I love teaching people the joys swimming can bring. I was a competitive swimmer for over 10 years and have formally taught swim lessons for 4 years. I have taught functional swimming to children as young as 3 and stroke refinement to the college level. I love seeing my students progress and gain confidence in the water through safety centered lessons.
Sunsational Private Swim Lesson Instructor in San Diego, California 92110 - Jacquelyn C
Jacquelyn C
San Diego, California 92110
Hi, my name is Jacquelyn Campbell and I've been teaching swim lessons for 3 years with ages between 2-30. I've worked with children throughout my life though aiding in elementary school classes and assistive coaching. I am currently a senior at San Diego State University studying kinesiology- exercise science. By far the most important aspect of my individuality is my personal experience in swimming and my ability to connect to people and understand what they need to become a swimmer.
Sunsational Private Swim Lesson Instructor in San Diego, California 92019 - Johannah M
Johannah M
San Diego, California 92019
Hi, my name is Johannah Meyer and I've been teaching swim lessons for two year, ages from 1 to 12 and a swim coach for 3 years. I went to Granite Hills High School and currently attend Texas A&M majoring in engineering. I love teaching swimming because I swam competitively for 12 years and I love the sport and want to share the fun with little children!
Sunsational Private Swim Lesson Instructor in San Diego, California 92084 - Kelsey F
Kelsey F
San Diego, California 92084
Hello! I'm Kelsey. I got my very first job as a lifeguard and swim instructor at a local waterpark and have been teaching kids how to swim ever since. I've also worked as a lifeguard, swim instructor, and counselor at the Boys and Girls Club. I have four years of swim lesson experience and six years of childcare experience, including internships for my bachelor's degree in Human Development. I love finding new methods of helping kids master critical swim skills and feel confident in the water.

Private swim lessons vs. Group swim lessons

Private Swim Lessons Group Swim Lessons
AVG TIME WITH EACH
STUDENT (30 MIN LESSON) 		30 Minutes 5 Minutes
SUITABLE FOR SPECIAL NEEDS/ BEHAVIOR ISSUES OR VERY FEARFUL SWIMMERS? Yes No
AVG. # LESSONS TO BECOME A SWIMMER (3YRS+) 8-12 lessons 60+
AVERAGE TIME TO SWIM 2-4 weeks (3-4x week) 1-3 years
TOTAL COST FOR A SWIMMER $708-$1140
(12 private lessons) 		$2000-$6000+
(@ $160/month for 1x week)

Frequently Asked Questions

What age groups do you offer private swim lessons for?
We offer private swim lessons for swimmers of all ages, starting as young as 6 months and going through adulthood. Whether your child is a baby, toddler, or school-age, or you’re an adult looking to overcome a fear of water, our experienced instructors create personalized lesson plans to suit every age and skill level.
How long does it take to learn how to swim with private lessons?
While every swimmer is different, we proudly offer a Learn to Swim Guarantee for children ages 3 and up. Most students meet their water safety goals within just 12 lessons. Private swim lessons allow for one-on-one instruction, so learning is typically much faster compared to group lessons.
What are the benefits of private swim lessons vs group?
Private swim lessons offer personalized attention, ensuring each student receives tailored instruction based on their unique learning style and needs. In a private setting, the instructor can focus entirely on the swimmer's progress, allowing for faster skill development and addressing specific concerns or fears. There are also other considerations when you ask "are private swim lessons worth it?" In most cases, we find the answer to be yes.
Where is your pool located?
We specialize in private, at-home swimming lessons. Our swim instructors come to you and service all of Carlsbad, CA and surrounding areas.
What happens if I don’t have a pool at home?
No pool? No problem! Many of our clients use a neighborhood or community pool for their lessons. Our swim instructors are happy to meet you at any safe, local pool of your choosing. .
What qualifications do your instructors have?
All Sunsational Swim Instructors are certified in CPR, First Aid, and Water Safety. Many of our instructors in Carlsbad, CA also have additional certifications in lifeguarding, water aerobics, and infant swimming. We ensure that every instructor has at least two years of teaching experience and undergoes rigorous background checks. Every instructor is fully insured and covered under Sunsational Swim School's insurance policy.
What is your Learn to Swim Guarantee?
Our Learn to Swim Guarantee promises that children ages 3 years and older will demonstrate critical water safety skills after 12 private lessons. Specifically, they’ll be able to swim to the side of the pool after an unexpected fall. If your child hasn’t reached this milestone, we’ll offer up to four additional lessons at no cost to ensure they meet the goal.
What is the cost and how many lessons are typically required?
The cost of private swim lessons varies based on the package you choose, with options ranging from 6 to 18 lessons. For most students, we recommend at least 12 lessons to build essential swimming and water safety skills, and we proudly offer a Learn to Swim Guarantee within those 12 lessons for children ages 3 and up. Begin a registration now to select your package and see a full, no obligation price quote.
When can I register? How?
We offer year-round rolling registration, allowing you to sign up and start lessons at any time that suits you. This flexibility helps accommodate busy schedules and seasonal preferences. Our website offers an easy registration process where you can specify your needs, goals, schedule, and any special requests. You can also call us to register over the phone M-F 830am-5pm PST at 1-888-788-2140.

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