Swimming lessons
Learning to swim is the foundation of everything we do at Riding Factory: to surf, you have to be able to swim! From age 4, in groups of 4, with a lifeguard instructor in the water, at the Mahana by La Pège campsite pool in Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez.
Learning to swim at your own pace
From age 4, Matthieu teaches your children to float, go under, breathe, propel themselves and get to safety: skills that will let them discover the joys of swimming.
As they grow, we add increasingly advanced skills to reach a full command of the 4 strokes: front crawl, breaststroke, backstroke and butterfly for the most experienced! Built on gliding, our approach adapts to every pupil, in complete safety.
- Lessons at the Mahana by La Pège campsite pool, in Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez
- Groups of 4 pupils, for 30 minutes
- Matthieu is in the water to guide and reassure
- Parents can stay by the pool
- A few underwater photos as a souvenir when the level allows 😉
Confidence, technique, then play
Building confidence
At the start of the lesson, children begin with exercises they already master, both emotionally and technically.
Swimming sequences
Then come more technical sequences to help them progress, without ever getting stuck: swimming is anything but natural for a land creature!
Play exercises
In the last 5 minutes, playful exercises put the day's learning into practice.
Shrimps, fish and dolphins
🦐 Shrimps
“I am discovering the water.” Master the basics of floating on the front and on the back, put your head in the water and breathe without swallowing it, then the “rocket” streamlined position to move forward without getting tired. Jump into deep water, with and then without help.
🐟 Fish
“I am comfortable in the water but I need the noodle to move around.” Master the streamlined position to move and stay safe in deep water, then discover a hybrid stroke between front crawl and breaststroke to go anywhere in the pool, switching from front to back at any time. From age 4-5, real feats!
🐬 Dolphins
“I am starting to swim but I get tired quickly.” Now the serious stuff begins: learning front crawl (easier and more efficient than breaststroke), breathing techniques so you no longer run out of steam after 5 metres, backstroke, then breaststroke as a complement.
Swimming lessons and courses
Book your slot directly online.
5-day course
- 5 lessons of 30 minutes
- Groups of 4 pupils max
- Faster progress during the holidays
Private lesson
- A lifeguard instructor just for you
- Child or adult
- Personalised goals
Overcome your fears, progress
Are you an adult looking for lessons to overcome your fears, or simply to progress in your swimming? We can set up group or individual sessions. Call us, we love doing that too!
Contact us
Tailor-made training
Whether you belong to a club or not, do you want to improve for an event such as a triathlon? We offer tailor-made training for a group or one-to-one. Contact us to set up the training plan.
Contact usSwimming on video
Swim with Riding: a glimpse of the pool lessons with Matthieu.
Swimming, floating: pure joy!
Book a swimming lesson online or call Matthieu for advice.