Swim Safe Now® Certification requires a minimum of 100 hours of hands-on, in-water training with students as well as academic training in the areas of behavioral science, psychology, anatomy and physiology, and the theory and techniques required to safely teach survival swimming skills to infants and toddlers. Our Instructors have been background checked, fingerprinted and required to maintain proper insurance, CPR/1st Aid Certification and are required to meet annual recertification requirements.