Champions of Water Safety
Champion Swim School is home to a team of certified instructors who are true champions of water safety. Voted Best Swim School in Jacksonville, we relentlessly encourage, teach, and coach our students until they are independent, strong swimmers. Our swim lesson method is Red Cross based yet is widely known for the many 3-year-old students who can now swim 25 yards of crawl stroke and back stroke. These amazing results happen quickly because we use our revolutionary training float and pair it with a repetitious class pattern. Join us anytime throughout the year.
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Champion Crew
Our swim instructors are selected for their character, maturity and experience teaching children.
Certifications include Red Cross Lifeguard, a 25-hr. course, and Red Cross WSI, a 30-hr. course. They are also trained in the Champion method, 20 hrs. of hands-on experience working with children in the water.
Safety is our 1st concern, and teaching is our mission.
Office Manager
Grace Huffman is the friendly voice that you will hear when you reach out to us! She is happy to help families navigate the enrollment process, discuss your child's abilities, and help to understand our program policies. She can help manage your account and make swim lessons an easy process.
Owner
Pam Villa is passionate about swim lessons! She moved from Seattle to Jacksonville in 2016 to start Champion Swim School in a state that needs it the most. She has 25 years' experience teaching swim lessons and developed the Champion Method. She's enjoyed many years as a Swim Team Coach, Swim School Manager, Pool Manager and Lifeguard Instructor.
Partnerships
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We offer 3 levels of group lessons: Comfort, Confidence & Compete; private lessons for all ages and water safety classes for adults. Classes are ongoing with a pro-rated 1st month. Enroll online and start right away, and keep your spot in class month-to-month. Tuition is charged to a card on file on the 1st of each month. Stop classes by emailing the office before the end of the month.
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"I have 3 kids @ champion swim school, and this has been the best experience. It's been 6 weeks, and they have improved tremendously. The instructors are very experienced and teach all the techniques. I am very happy and excited to see my kiddos learn to swim ."
— Isha P.
"My granddaughter has made tremendous progress, even in the short time we have been going. Champion Swim School is a wonderful addition to the Westside area we are thrilled to have a convenient place for swim lessons!"
— Kendra W.
"Amazing prices, I’ve shopped around a lot, and they have the best prices for swim classes!
Many locations, some include indoor pools!
Very sweet instructors, they are very observant. Highly recommend!"
— Samantha B.
"Pam runs a tight ship and her swimming program is truly phenomenal. I highly encourage any parents to sign their children up right away. Not only does the program focus on safety, but proper form technique as well. "
— Michelle S.
"The coaches are great. My daughter has made huge progress in only weeks. The class sizes are small too."
— Tonya A.
"We are so thankful for the amazing coaches at Champion Swim School! After just 2 months, our girls have improved so much in the water in terms of both safety and confidence."
— Kaitlyn P.
