Meet Marli
I started my Water Babies journey as a client with my infant when she was 8 months old. I enjoyed the sense of community and the opportunity to learn skills to support her swimming and love of the water. As well as some much-wanted bonding time for us.
Having worked with babies, toddlers and families for over 10 years outside of the pool, I wanted to expand into Water Babies to gain experience with families in new and meaningful ways.
What is your favourite part about teaching?
When I started, it was certainly about helping babies and toddlers build confidence in the water. However, I’ve also loved the chance to support the adults in their lives – helping them gain confidence too, as I show them how to encourage positive associations with swimming for their children. I especially enjoy working with adults who come with little to no swimming confidence themselves. I always try my best to make my classes as welcoming and inclusive as possible.
What’s your most memorable moment as a teacher?
This past summer, I got to see a little swimmer push past their fears of the water that had been limiting their skill growth, and now they are flourishing and asking their carer to let them try the skills independently. Encouraging this little one over the last year, little by little, has turned them into a confident and passionate swimmer.
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How our lessons work
Supportive lessons
Taught in a friendly group atmosphere, one carer per child and one of our teachers in the pool in each lesson.
30 minutes long
Lessons take place each week, so it’s a wonderful way to bond with your baby away from the craziness of life.
Have fun!
Skills are taught through song, play and repetition, so there’s never a dull moment when you’re in the pool.
Tailored progress
Our teachers will tailor each lesson to your little one’s ability, so it’s only when they’re ready, we’re ready.
What we’ll teach you
Our program helps your little one develop essential swimming skills, confidence, and water safety from day one. We’ll teach you to teach your baby to swim.
- Water Familiarity – Helping your baby feel comfortable in the water.
- Natural Reflexes – Developing instincts into core aquatic skills.
- Independent Swimming – Learning different strokes and swimming freely.
- Water Safety – Essential skills to stay safe in and around water.
- Confidence Building – Encouraging self-assurance in and out of the pool.
We follow Swim England’s framework, ensuring structured, expert-led progress. You’ll be amazed at what your little one can achieve!
Trusted by parents. loved by little swimmers
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A skill for life
“We love Water Babies! Vale is a lot more confident in the water now when we’re on vacation or swimming with friends (…) It’s also a really fun activity to do every week!”
– Olivia and Vale (Toronto)
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Amazing lessons that build confidence!
My daughter and I have been loving Water Babies! We started when she was 6 months, and now at a year old, we’re still going strong … Also the safety skills that we work on multiple times a class, every week, will soon become second nature and that gives me great peace of mind.
– Colleen and Reese (Toronto)
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We love Water Babies
It’s a great way to get your little one comfortable in the water and help them learn how to swim (…) The way they use stories, songs, and the other babies in the class, makes it really easy for the parent and the baby to enjoy it.”
– Christopher and Benjamin (Toronto)
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Child Development and Safety
“I am an Early Years Teacher and appreciate the developmentally-appropriate lessons (verbal cues, movement, visual cues, and song), adult instructions … [Water Babies] focuses on water safety. This is important to us as parents, especially as we travel as a family of three and have friends with pools.”
– Amy and Oliver (Kingston)
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