At Farnsworth Swim School, our program consists of 9 levels, ranging from absolute beginner to advanced. Our beginning level is the tadpole level and refers to swimmers who are not water safe and are often taking lessons for the very [...]

In this week’s post, I wanted to take a moment to talk about the power of bubbles and breathing because they are the foundation of swimming. Without them, there would be no swimming and I believe their power is sometimes [...]

When it comes to swimming, muscle memory is an extremely important part of the learning process. Once a student begins taking swim lessons, they immediately start to develop muscle memory. This is especially important since our program runs only during [...]

A difficult part of this shelter-in-place has been all of the many activities and classes that we have missed or that have been cancelled due to COVID-19. When it is safe and the shelter-in-place is lifted, it will be a [...]

Are you a Highly Trained Swim Instructor? Would you like to work for a successful family run swim school that has created miracles in people's lives for the last 40 years in San Jose? If yes, please read [...]

This summer will look a lot different than summers have in the past. After months spent in shelter-in-place and schools cancelled, lots of summer activities are still up in the air, or cancelled. We are moving forward with our season, [...]

One of the reasons that the Farnsworth Swim School is so successful is because we specialize in offering one-on-one lessons. Our private lessons provide so many benefits! They allow students to: engage in a low-risk activity (in regards to COVID-19) experience [...]

At Farnsworth Swim School, in addition to teaching 1 on 1 lessons to all ages & levels (including absolute beginners to advanced swimmers & swim team/athletes), we teach toddlers as young as one year old to overcome their fear of water [...]