Simpsonville, South Carolina
Cannonball is a family swim school with one pool. We teach ages 3 to 12 in five cap-colored levels, open the pool to members on Friday evenings and Saturday afternoons, and host birthday parties on Sundays.
Lessons
Each level has a cap color, an age range and a short list of what swimmers practice. A placement visit tells us where to start, and the instructor decides when a swimmer moves up.
Walking in and out by the steps
Blowing bubbles
Getting the face wet, one step at a time
Traveling along the wall with the instructor close
When bubbles and the walk down the steps are steady, the instructor suggests Floats.
Floating on the front and the back with support
Kicking while holding a kickboard
Reaching for the wall and holding on
Putting the whole face in the water
When floating with support and a steady kick are in place, the instructor suggests Kicks.
Kicking on the front and on the back
Pushing off the wall and gliding
Pulling with the arms while holding a board
Turning the head to the side to breathe
When the kick and the glide are steady on both sides, the instructor suggests Arms and breathing.
Freestyle arms with a breath to the side
Back crawl arms
Swimming across the width of the pool
Treading water with the instructor close by
When freestyle and back crawl cross the width of the pool, the instructor suggests Strokes together.
Freestyle and back crawl linked together
Breaststroke kick
Swimming a length of the pool
Pushing off the wall in a streamline
There is no level after this one; the instructor sets new goals with each swimmer every session.
Sample levels.
Every swimmer moves at their own pace.
Open swim
Members swim on Friday evenings and Saturday afternoons. Every plan lists what it covers, its term and how to cancel.
For one swimmer who wants the pool on Friday evenings and Saturday afternoons.
For two or more people from one home, on one agreement.
A weekly class at the swimmer's level, plus open swim on the weekend.
The figures for every plan are on our enrollment page and at the front desk.
Summer
Once school lets out, we teach morning classes by level. Pick the weeks that fit your summer; the schedule shows which ones have room.
Weeks 1 to 4
Morning classes by level in the first weeks after school lets out, before the afternoon heat.
Weeks 5 to 8
The same mornings and levels through July, with a pause for the holiday week.
Weeks 9 to 12
A last block of mornings before school starts, with room for swimmers who begin in August.
Sample sessions.
A class lasts half an hour or forty-five minutes, by level.
Birthday parties
Parties are on Sunday afternoons. You bring the cake and the guests; we open the pool, lead the games in the water and set up the deck.
Guests swim with our instructors in the water, with games for the younger guests and for the older ones.
A table and benches by the pool for cake, presents and towels. Food and cake come from home.
The host and the guests' parents stay on the deck for the whole party. Party swim is play, not a lesson.
An instructor is in the water or on the step beside every swimmer in a lesson.
1 adult to 3 children
Bubbles, ages 3 to 5
1 adult to 4 children
Floats, ages 4 to 6
1 adult to 4 children
Kicks, ages 5 to 8
1 adult to 5 children
Arms and breathing, ages 6 to 10
1 adult to 6 children
Strokes together, ages 8 to 12
Ages 3 to 12
Sample details.
4.8
64 reviews
“We came for lessons and stayed for Friday open swim. There is a bench for every parent, and the front desk knows our family by name.”
“The birthday party was easy. The instructors ran the games in the water, and we stayed on the deck with the cake.”
“The schedule shows which classes have room, the placement visit was calm, and the instructor explained the level in plain words.”
Sample reviews.
Pick a time on our enrollment page. Bring a towel; swim shirts are welcome.