Now booking June to August in Winnipeg
Twin Tide Swim Co. provides personalized private and semi-private swim lessons for children in Winnipeg. Small groups, certified instructors, and calm backyard pools instead of a crowded facility.
About Twin Tide
Both of us grew up in swim programs, and we kept seeing the same thing: a lineup of children along the wall, a few minutes of attention each, and a nervous swimmer who finishes the session no braver than when they started. We wanted to teach the other way around.
Twin Tide Swim Co. is small on purpose. One or two instructors, one or two families, and a quiet backyard pool rather than a loud public facility. Every lesson is built around your child's age, their ability in the water, how confident they feel that day, and what you are hoping they will be able to do by the end of the week.
Meet your instructors
You will not be handed off to a rotating roster. Tayelyn and Annika teach every session themselves.
Certified swim instructor, co-founder
Tayelyn is the one who gets the shy swimmers grinning. She is patient with first-time floaters, big on celebrating small wins, and keeps every lesson moving so nobody gets cold or bored. As a Swim for Life affiliate, her lessons follow a recognised Manitoba swim program.
“The moment a kid who was clinging to the wall on Monday lets go and floats on their own is the whole reason I do this.”
Certified swim instructor, co-founder
Annika loves the technical side: cleaning up a front crawl, fixing a sinking kick, building the endurance that turns a swimmer into a confident one. Her backyard pool is home base for most of our lessons, so she knows exactly how to set up a good session in it.
“I love watching a child realise they can do something this week that they genuinely could not do last week.”
Why choose Twin Tide
Every lesson is adapted to the swimmer in front of us, not to a fixed class plan.
One swimmer, or two to three at a similar level. Everyone gets real attention.
We focus on helping swimmers feel comfortable first, then capable.
National Lifeguard and Bronze Cross certified, with a Swim for Life affiliate on the team.
Swim at Annika's pool, or have us come to your own backyard.
Kids should enjoy the water while they learn the skills that keep them safe in it.
Lesson options
A week is five lessons, one a day from Monday to Friday. Both formats run at Annika's pool or at yours.
Two or three swimmers
$135per week
Per swimmer. Book as a pair or a group of three.
One swimmer
$180per week
One swimmer, one instructor, the whole session.
One thing to know: if you would like us to come to your pool, there is a two hour minimum booking for the visit. A single lesson is 30 or 45 minutes, so that usually means running a few lessons back to back, which is why neighbouring families often book together.
Where lessons happen
Most families come to us. If you would rather stay home, we pack up and come to you instead.
Home base is Annika's outdoor backyard pool in south Winnipeg. It is private, familiar to us, and always ready to teach in, so lessons start on time and run smoothly.
Prefer your own backyard? We travel to outdoor pools across the south end of Winnipeg and teach in the water your swimmer already knows.
Swimming levels
Whether your child has never been in a pool or is chasing a cleaner front crawl, lessons start wherever they actually are.
Starting out
Getting in happily, blowing bubbles, and learning that water is fun rather than frightening.
Building
Supported floats, kicking, gliding, and safe entries and exits.
Growing
Swimming independently, treading water, and getting comfortable in the deep end.
Refining
Cleaning up front crawl and back crawl, breathing, and building endurance.
Not sure what level your swimmer is? No worries! We can help determine the best starting point based on their age, experience, comfort in the water, and current skills.
Ask usIn the water
Every photo and video below is from a real Twin Tide lesson. Nothing here is stock photography or set up for the camera.
About these photos. Photos and video of children are shared with their family's permission. If you are a Twin Tide family and would like a photo of your child taken down, message us and we will remove it right away.
Service area
Annika's pool is in south Winnipeg, and it is where most of our families come to swim. When we travel, we cover the south end on a two hour minimum booking. Not sure whether your street is in range? Ask us in the form and we will tell you straight away.
Check your neighbourhoodReviews
My three year old son got more out of the one week with Taye than the private one on one swim lessons at the private swim school. Taye is very patient and wonderful with the kids. She keeps them all engaged and is very professional. My son enjoyed the lessons so much, I've signed him up for another week in August. The pool is great for small kiddos, as it has a very shallow area with areas the kids can sit and stay safe.
Both ladies are so happy and positive, which is great for building a rapport with the kids, and both of mine immediately absolutely loved them! They are encouraging for the kids, but also correct technique and are good at finding different ways of explaining to the kids how to be successful at a skill. Which is exciting for me as a parent, after years of leisure guide lessons where the kids get an attempt at something, are totally lost and can't do it at all, but get no feedback or corrections, so they can never get better. These girls correct and give the kids feedback after each skill, but they do it in such a kind and fun way that the kids don't feel attacked or like they are failing. And they are really patient. Both of mine were struggling with listening, and both ladies kept directing them to the expected behaviour. Both kids are absolutely loving it and come home incredibly proud of the new skills they are gaining. They brag about all the “really hard special stuff” they learned. I would happily book with them again!
Taye is a certified instructor through the Lifesaving Society and offers private and semi-private swimming lessons. She is professional, patient, and absolutely fantastic with kids. Our kids have never enjoyed swimming lessons in the past, but they had so much fun with Taye and are already asking when their next session starts! If you're looking for a great swim instructor who connects well with kids and makes learning to swim fun, I can't speak highly enough about her!
I second this review. Taye is fantastic! The kids loved having her and improved so much in a week. She is so great, they had a blast.
We echo this review too! Taye was incredible with my apprehensive little guy and by the end of the week his confidence was overflowing! So much progress in a short time and she connected so easily with them. She's perfect for this job!! Highly recommend!
Swum with us before? Tell other families about it. Reviews are read by Tayelyn and Annika before they appear here.
FAQs
Anything we have not covered here, just ask. We are happy to talk it through before you book.
Ages 2 to 12. That runs from toddlers taking their very first supported floats through to older kids sharpening a front crawl.
Yes. Private lessons are one swimmer with one instructor for the whole session, 30 minutes a lesson, five lessons Monday to Friday, at $180 per week.
Yes, and it is our most popular option. Semi-private takes two or three swimmers of a similar level, 45 minutes a lesson, five lessons Monday to Friday, at $135 per week per swimmer. Siblings, cousins, and neighbour friends often book together.
Most lessons run at Annika's outdoor backyard pool in south Winnipeg. We also travel to families' own outdoor pools across the south end, with a two hour minimum booking for those visits. A single lesson is 30 or 45 minutes, so that minimum is usually covered by running a few lessons back to back, which is why neighbouring families often share a visit.
Private lessons are 30 minutes and semi-private lessons are 45 minutes. A week is five lessons, one each day from Monday to Friday. That daily rhythm is deliberate: swimming clicks much faster when a child is back in the water the next day instead of a week later.
A swimsuit, a towel, and a swimmer ready to go. That is genuinely it. If your child uses a life jacket or goggles they are comfortable in, bring those along too.
These are outdoor pools in Manitoba, so the weather gets a say. We do not teach through thunder, lightning, or conditions that are not safe or comfortable for your swimmer. If we have to call a lesson off, we will get in touch to reschedule.
That is one of the main reasons families come to us. A quiet backyard pool with one or two swimmers is a much gentler place to start than a busy facility. We go at your child's pace, start with getting comfortable rather than with skills, and build from there. Nervous first-timers are completely normal and very welcome.
Yes, including children who have never been in a pool before. Lessons start wherever your swimmer actually is, and the first sessions with a true beginner are about getting in happily, blowing bubbles, and learning that water is fun.
Fill in the booking form below with your swimmers, where you would like to swim, and the days that work for you. We read every request and reply personally with the lesson options we have available. You can also send us a message on Instagram if that is easier.
Yes. Whether the lesson is at our pool or yours, we ask that a parent or guardian stays for the whole lesson.
Our main season is June through August. If spring is warm we may open up in May as well, so it is worth asking. Outdoor pools and Manitoba weather decide that one for us.
Book lessons
Send us a request with a few details about your swimmer, and we will follow up personally with the lesson options and times we have available. We teach June through August, and May too if spring is kind to us.
Contact
The booking form is the quickest way to reach us, but a message on Instagram works just as well.
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Lessons at Annika's pool in the south end, or at your own backyard pool across south Winnipeg.
Send us a message any time. This is often the fastest way to get a quick question answered.
Tell us about your swimmer and we will reply with the lesson options we have available.
Ready when you are. Spots fill up through the summer, so it is worth asking early.
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