4:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Yellow cap
Sheyla · 30 minutes
Swim lessons in El Mirage
Swim lessons in a warm pool, in English and in Spanish
Skimmer is a neighborhood swim school with one warm pool, for swimmers ages 3 to 10. Every new swimmer starts with a short visit in the water, and instructors teach in English or in Spanish.
- Class daysWeekday afternoons and Saturday mornings
- Our poolEl Mirage, Arizona
- Classes inEnglish and Spanish
- Message usText or WhatsApp
Four levels, one cap color each
Swimmers move up when the instructor sees they are ready. Every swimmer moves at their own pace.
Water comfort
Yellow cap, ages 3 to 5SkillsGetting in and out of the pool by the steps
Blowing bubbles
Floating with support
Walking along the wall
Moving upThe instructor suggests the next cap color when your swimmer follows cues in the water and moves along the wall without help.
Floating and kicking
Orange cap, ages 4 to 7SkillsFloating on the front and the back with support
Kicking while holding a kickboard
Face in the water, breathing out
Reaching for the wall
Moving upThe instructor suggests the next cap color when your swimmer floats on the front and the back and kicks across the width.
Strokes
Green cap, ages 6 to 8SkillsFreestyle arms with a breath to the side
Backstroke arms
Kicking without a board
Treading water near the wall
Moving upThe instructor suggests the next cap color when your swimmer puts arms, kicks and breathing together across the width.
Stroke combinations
Blue cap, ages 7 to 10SkillsFreestyle and backstroke across the pool
A breaststroke kick
Turning at the wall
Swimming a length with rests at the wall
Moving upSwimmers stay at this level and keep refining their strokes, with the instructor's notes after each session.
Where to startHow a placement visit works
Sample levels.
Inside a class
A class in the warm pool
Classes are thirty minutes. Swimmers rinse, wait on the bench and get in when the instructor calls their level.
An instructor in the water or on the step beside every swimmer
Parents watch from the bench or the deck
Instructors teach in English or in Spanish
This session's classes
Weekday afternoons and Saturday mornings. Choose a level to see its classes.
Fall session
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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
8:30 am – 9:00 am
Yellow cap
Sheyla · 30 minutes
9:15 am – 9:45 am
Orange cap
Cecilio · 30 minutes
10:00 am – 10:30 am
Yellow cap
Cecilio · 30 minutes
10:45 am – 11:15 am
Green cap
Fares · 30 minutes
11:30 am – 12:00 pm
Blue cap
Fares · 30 minutes
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Sample classes.
Times change by session; the enrollment page has the latest.
The people in the water
Our instructors teach in English, and some also in Spanish.
Sheyla Fabela
Owner and head instructor
Sheyla opened Skimmer so families in El Mirage would have a warm pool close to home. She teaches the first level, answers the front desk and speaks Spanish and English.
Cecilio Huitron
Instructor, water comfort and floating
Cecilio teaches the first two levels. He talks with families in Spanish and in English and keeps the deck calm while swimmers wait for their turn.
Fares Nassar
Instructor, strokes
Fares teaches the stroke levels and the Saturday morning classes. He teaches in English.
Who is in the water
An instructor is in the water or on the step beside every swimmer.
Adults to children
1 adult to 3 children
Water comfort, ages 3 to 5
1 adult to 4 children
Floating and kicking, ages 4 to 7
1 adult to 4 children
Strokes, ages 6 to 8
1 adult to 6 children
Stroke combinations, ages 7 to 10
Ages 3 to 10
Staff checks and training
- Background checks
- CPR and first aid
- Lifeguard training
- Water safety instructors
Safety routines
Sign-in and the deck
Swimmers sign in at the front desk, rinse at the showers and wait on the bench until the instructor calls their level.
Parents on site
A parent or guardian stays at the pool during every class and watches from the bench or the deck.
Closed or unwell
We text families when the pool closes, and a missed class is made up in the same session.
Sample details.
Book a placement visit
Pick a time that works for your family and we will meet you at the pool. Prefer to write? Message us on WhatsApp.