My little guy has been taking swim lessons for the past 2 months. We do a lot of kayaking in the summer time and last year we picked him up his own kayak. He is not a strong swimmer though. He always has a PFD on but last summer we kayaked our first class II and he flipped. He did well but if we are going to keep this kayaking thing up I felt he should be able to really swim hard if need be. He has only been going to classes once a week for 2 months and he is doing phenomenal! I can't wait to get in the water with him this summer. He was so nervous about these lessons and terrified of swimming in the big pool and doing the laps. Now it is the highlight of his week. I cannot say enough great things about Swim Atlanta. If you are thinking about swim classes for your littles, or not so littles, give them a shot!