Private Swim Lessons
in Lake Forest, CA

Lake Forest Swim LessonsLearning water safety skills is one of the best gifts you can give someone in Lake Forest. At Sunsational Swim School, we make registering for swim lessons about as easy as it gets: enter your zip code, answer a few questions, and you’ll be on your way to getting matched with a Sunsational Swim teacher in Lake Forest! Our swim instructors gladly meet you at your local fitness center, community pool, or even at your own home, saving you time and aggravation that you usually spend driving everywhere to get to swim lessons.Because our learn to swim classes are taught one-on-one, we build momentum that provides remarkable progress in just a short time. Whether your swimmer is an infant, toddler, child, or even an adult, they will receive personalized instruction designed to meet their specific needs—no cookie-cutter swimming lessons that leave your swimmer hanging out by the side of the pool, learning nothing while the teacher works with other kids! We’ve had such success with our swim lessons in Lake Forest that we offer a Learn-to-Swim Guarantee package for students three and older: if your child can’t turn around and swim to the wall without help after the end of the lesson package, up to four more classes are on us!Your time is important! Let Sunsational Swim School save you time, hassle, and yes, even money by bringing top-rated swim instructors to your Lake Forest neighborhood—while you confidently relax, knowing that your swimmer will soon be safer in and around the water. Register today to start your swimming classes in Lake Forest!
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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 Lake Forest 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 Lake Forest

Our Priority Is Water Safety

The majority of child drownings happen when they are unable to safely exit the water after a fall into the water. For this reason, our Lake Forest swim lessons emphasize teaching kids to find the side of the pool, turn around, and swim to the side.

Scheduling at Your Convenience

Want to plan your infant’s lessons before lunchtime? Definitely! What about an evening session for a reluctant adult that’s always wanted to learn to swim? We can do that! The time of day that best fits your busy life is a great time for a Sunsational Swim lesson.

Lesson Plans Unique to You

Our teachers use gentle encouragement and a progressive approach to plan lessons to meet each swimmer’s unique needs and rapidly learn the skills needed to be safer in and around the water. We’ve seen such consistent results with our program that we offer a Learn-to-Swim Guarantee package for ages 3 and up (infant and toddler lessons excluded).

You Choose the Pool

Your life often feels like it’s on fast-forward, right? Who wants to drive across Lake Forest in order to get to overfilled swimming lessons when a Sunsational Swim teacher can bring a private swim class to your home or favorite local pool?

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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
We had a great experience with our instructor, Mary L. She was great with our girl and gave so much verbal praise, further encouraging comfort with the water. She should patience, passion for teaching and interacted effectively with all the kids, who varied in age. Thank you Mary for all you did for us this summer!
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Taz V
Lake Forest, CA
Our son likes to play with water and he loves going to the beach but he doesn't know how to swim. So, we decided to enroll him to swim lessons. We are thankful to Ms. Katie A. because she is such a perfect match to our son. Ms. Katie patiently taught our son how to swim and now our son is more confident in the water having fun in the swimming pool and enjoying the beach even more.
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Joey A
Lake Forest, CA
Robin is a great instructor! She is on time and once she gets in the pool is instantly engaging with my kids. She knows how to get them to do what she wants them to do by knowing their personalities, working with their strengths and not pushing them to do something they don't want to do. She earns their trust and encourages them along the way. My kids look forward to Coach Robin coming over and while they are having fun, more importantly they are learning how to swim and be safe and confident in the pool (2 yo) and improving swim skills (4yo) which is amazing just after 4, 30 min lessons. We are so happy we decided to invest in this with Sunsational Swim School and are so fortunate to have been matched with Robin!
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Tiffany W
Anaheim, CA
I found Sunsational Swim School as I was searching for an instructor to give the kids a 12 day crash course for swimming before we left for our summer vacation! With the kids being in school everyday until 5 and both my husband and I working full time, we struggled with finding a swim instructor that could accommodate our schedules! Sunsational Swim quickly matched us with Doreen who was a true blessing! She was incredibly patient and sweet with the kids, made it a point to teach them safety while enhancing their swim skills and was very accommodating to our crazy schedules! Thanks Doreen- we look forward to booking you again when we get back from vacation!
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Lisa K
Orange, CA
Sunsantional Swim is a professional company that helps you get the right fit for your child! I highly recommend them to anyone. I tried two other companies before finding Sunsantional and the lack of customer service they had was very frustrating but it was a blessing in disguise because Sunsational helped me right away and assured me they would find me the right fit for my kids. I would highly recommend Robin she is not only professional but she is so good with communication and teaching, my kids trust her and have fun all while learning swim safety and swimming!
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Keila A
Anaheim, CA
The instructor Kristin is excellent with working with my child to help him gain confidence and learn to swim! She is patient yet authoritative with my three year old. If he can't focus on one task she changes it up to something different so he is constantly learning and challenging him with new things. My son was timid to get in the pool at first but now looks forward to his lessons! He respects her as a teacher yet thinks of her as a friend.
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Melissa H
Yorba Linda, CA
After trying for 2 summers to teach my 5 year-old daughter to swim on my own, I finally realized I needed professional help. I found Sunsational Swim School and purchased a 12 lesson package (the lessons were 30 minutes each) which we used over the course of 4 weeks, so 3 lessons weekly. We were matched with Patrick, who turned out to be a wonderful swim instructor. Starting out, my daughter had little confidence in the water and was unable to swim on her own. After a few lessons she was confident and excited about swimming and by the end of the program she was able to swim across the pool by herself, float for over a minute, and dive for rings with confidence. She is a totally different kid in the water and I feel great relief knowing she is water safe. I attribute this all to Patrick's knowledge and experience, teaching abilities, and patience. Thank you Patrick and Sunsational!
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Shannon C
Anaheim, CA
Anastasia taught my son to swim in a very short period of time. He is 5, already comfortable in the water, but could only play on the steps of the pool without his floaties. In 2 lessons he was able to swim short distances by himself and by the end of his 5th lesson with her he was swimming the length of the pool! I feel so much more comfortable with his swimming abilities now. Anastasia was very calm and patient with him, even when he was nervous and even those times when he was tired and not listening.
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Rachel J
Thousand Oaks, CA
We were matched with Miss Jaqueline for swim lessons and absolutely love her! She was very flexible and always on time. She was amazing with my 2 1/2 year old son. He is fairly strong-willed and she remained patient with him always. She communicated with me about my goals for him and what was important to me to have him learn while also focusing on pool safety and basic skills. She brought fun/practical toys to really engage my son. Every time he did something that was being ask of him he then got to play for a minute before moving on to the next thing. My son went from hating back floats (kicking, crying, flailing his arms) to floating calmly and holding still on top of the water all by himself. She definitely knows how to motivate a stubborn 2 1/2 year old and make swimming a lot of fun! My son asks me all the time if Miss Jacqueline could come over to swim with him again.
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Emily J
Trabuco Canyon, CA
Travis G. is an excellent swim instructor. He is great with kids, confident in his swim instruction and very enthusiastic. He kept my 6 year old son focused on the task, which is not always an easy thing to do. I liked that he discussed with me, after the 1st session, what his intentions were, which included a lot of repetition, and that I was able to tell him my goals, which were water safety in the event my son were to fall into a deep body of water. He met and surpassed those goals. My son likes the deep end now, whereas before the lessons, he did not know how to tread water and would have been afraid of the deep end. Repetition really does work. Travis was easy to schedule with and made good full use of each 30 minute lesson. My son definitely had a workout and there was not any wasted time. Yet Travis was also able to recognize when my son needed to have some control, by incorporating choices when appropriate.
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Cory Q
Tustin, California
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Featured Swim Instructors in Lake Forest, CA

We believe our students deserve the best, so we work with only the best swim instructors in Lake Forest. 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 Lake Forest, CA 92630 - Taylor H
Taylor H
Lake Forest, CA 92630
Hi, my name is Taylor! I`ve been passionate about swimming my entire life. I started when I was 10 years old with a competitive swim team. I then did high school swim as well as teach swim lessons for the past 6 years with ages 1-18. I am in College studying exercise science and minoring in health. I have a very big passion for health and nutrition. I have worked as a lifeguard this past summer as well as nannying.
Sunsational Private Swim Lesson Instructor in Yorba Linda, CA 92887 - Kristin B
Kristin B
Yorba Linda, CA 92887
My very first job was teaching children to swim. I bought my first car with the money I earned. Since retiring, I have been teaching children and adults to swim, and I have worked with special needs students.

"Kristen was very flexible and paced my daughter in a safe and comfortable swim experience." Tracey R.

"She is great and I would recommend her to anyone. I have seen a huge improvement!" Coral G.
Sunsational Private Swim Lesson Instructor in Las Vegas, NV 89122 - Jennifer W
Jennifer W
Las Vegas, NV 89122
Hello. I have been working with children through athletics and swim lessons for more than 15 years. I have taught swim to students 1-year-old to adult. I have worked with special needs students. I thoroughly enjoy every opportunity I get to teach children how to have fun and stay safe in the water along with teaching them a new exercise

Sunsational Private Swim Lesson Instructor in Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 - April C
April C
Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
Hello, my name is April. I have 5 years experience as a swim instructor and a lifeguard. My experience ranges from teaching infants to elderly including special needs. I also have experience teaching martial arts and played competitive water polo at the high school and collegiate levels. I love teaching swimming because I love to see people having fun learning something new and knowing that they are learning a life skill that will keep them safe for the rest of their lives.
Sunsational Private Swim Lesson Instructor in Seal Beach, CA 90740 - Jessica A
Jessica A
Seal Beach, CA 90740
Hello, my name is Jessie Aleka. I have been swimming my entire life & have been a swim instructor/lifeguard for six years. I was on my high school/college competitive swim teams. I am a positive and energetic person who loves to provide my clients with a fun, safe experience. I have a true passion for swimming and teaching clients of all ages how to swim. I love teaching swimming because I believe that being confident in the water is the one of the most essential things one can learn in life!
Sunsational Private Swim Lesson Instructor in Newport Beach, CA 92660 - Elissia S
Elissia S
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Hi, my name is Elissia and I've been teaching swim lessons for 5 years with children aging from 6 months to adults. I also have experience as a babysitter. I went to UCLA and played on the water polo team there, and I earned a degree in History in 2017. I love teaching swimming because I think it is important for children to learn how to be safe in the water starting at a young age. I love working with children, and the joy in their faces when they learn a new skill or technique is priceless.
Sunsational Private Swim Lesson Instructor in Dana Point, CA 92629 - Julia M
Julia M
Dana Point, CA 92629
Hi there!

My name is Julia and I have been teaching swimming for over 10 years with ages 6-month old to adults. I have a background as a competitive swimmer and I have also been working as a nanny/ babysitter for over 8 years. I earned a master degree in management of sewing manufacturing in 2003 and use to run my own company for over 12 years. I enjoy swimming and enjoy teaching kids to swim and playing in water, love to see their excitement and progress in swimming in every lesson.
Sunsational Private Swim Lesson Instructor in Orange, CA 92867 - Doreen R
Doreen R
Orange, CA 92867
Hello, my name is Doreen and I've taught swimming for 2 years but have been working with children in a teaching capacity for many years. I have been a Physical Education teacher, a private tutor, a tennis instructor and Director of several Afterschool Day Care programs. I have taught non-verbal toddlers to swim and worked with early swimmers as well as adults. I graduated from a NY University with a BSE in Recreation. I'm inspired to teach swimming and love imparting a Lifetime Skill to all.
Sunsational Private Swim Lesson Instructor in COSTA MESA, CA 92627 - Kimberley F
Kimberley F
COSTA MESA, CA 92627
Hi, I've been teaching swim lessons for 15 years and I have worked with babies to Adults. I've also worked with children and adults with special needs. I love teaching swimming because I am passing on a life skill to everyone I teach!
Sunsational Private Swim Lesson Instructor in Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 - Codi B
Codi B
Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
Hi, my name is Codi and I've been teaching swim lessons for five years now with the ages 1-14. I've also worked with children for two years as a sports instructor through the YMCA. I began swimming at the age of two and started club swim at the age of seven. I was a varsity and club swimmer all throughout high school as well. I love being a swim instructor because I am able to share my passion with others and watch kids love swimming and develop their skills just as I did.

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 Lake Forest, 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 Lake Forest, 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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