Lana Whitehead has owned and operated SWIMkids USA for over 38 years. Her swimming program is the result of her Master's thesis which included four research projects tested and researched at Arizona State University. Lana has authored three books on swimming and brain development. She has lectured nationally and internationally for the United States Swim School Association, Australian Swim Coaches & Teachers Association and World Aquatic Baby Congress Conferences in Japan, New Zealand and Canada, New Zealand Water Safety Association, National Drowning Prevention Coalition and Consumer Product Safety Commission forums. Her method has been featured on Good Morning America, That's Incredible, Disney's Epcot Magazine, Montel Williams Show, PM Magazine
and Omni's Medical Documentary.
Ms. Whitehead received a BA in Exercise Physiology and a Masters in Special Education, specializing in Sensory Integration including signing to the deaf. She holds Arizona and California Teaching Certificates and is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine. She holds certifications with: American Red Cross WSI, Lifesaving, CPR and First Aid for the Professional Rescuer and International Adaptive Aquatics, US Swim School Association, Swim Australia, and International Swim Instructor Assoc. Lanas online course is: www.swiminstructors.org. Her most recent book Move and Learn can be found on www.swimkidsusa.us, www.ishof.org. or all three books at www.amazon.com (search: Lana Whitehead).
Lana has been involved in competitive swimming as a coach, State and National USA Swimming Official. She and her team continually strive to meet higher standards in the industry by contributing to numerous training workshops and seminars at the U.S. Olympic Training Center, United States Swim School Association, the World Aquatic Baby Congress. We offer lessons for swimming here at our year-round facility. Our classes are on-going and each child is automatically re-registered every month until we receive a cancellation form. Classes are 30 minutes, once, twice or four times per week with free practice times Call to schedule a free evaluation and we will help your child find a class, 480-820-9109.
Our swim-float-swim sequence is the standard in water safety training that many methods have tried to replicate: because it works! Thousands of children have been saved by this technique plus every individual who has been trained by this method is safer in the water. SWIMkids USA instructors equip their students with an immediate method of survival in an emergency situation by teaching them to roll on their backs where they can breathe and rest for an indefinite amount of time. After a short rest period the child is then taught to roll back onto his/her stomach and continue to swim and roll to his back until her reaches the safety of the wall or steps.
| Registration Fee - $10 | $10 total |
| Classic Program - Once a week, Best for life-long retention | $65 monthly |
| Fast Track Program - Twice a week, Accelerated skill mastery | $97.50 monthly |
| Jump Start - Eight days for two weeks, Accelerated learning pace | $116 total |
| Private & Semi-private Lessons - Once a week with individualized instruction | $180 monthly |
| SWIMkids USA Swim Team - Up to Three practices per week + meets | $85 monthly |
| Summer Swim Team - Three practices per week + meets for seven weeks | $180 total |
The lessons for swimming are a step-by-step plan of development wherein one skill is built upon another in proper order. The skills are practiced over and over so the child learns each skill to the automatic level. Upon graduation from each level, we award the student a medal in a mini-Olympic graduation ceremony in front of his parents and peers. At SWIMkids USA, we build self-esteem and confidence through repeated success.