Several years ago I lost a family member in a drowning accident. Although I was not a Mom at the time, it really startled me and I vowed to help my future children learn to swim at an early age. I stumbled upon Charlotte Swim Academy and cannot sing their praises enough. At just two years old my daughter is one of the most comfortable children I have ever seen in the water, all because of consistent, private swim lessons. Once you are a CSA swimmer, you are hooked (just ask me)! Which is why I am thrilled that one lucky Smarty will win a FREE Fall Session for one of their kids. I know these lessons will benefit your family. 
Without further ado let’s hear about CSA from CSA:
From our friends at Charlotte Swim Academy
It’s back to school time, which also means – back to pool time! At Charlotte Swim Academy we specialize in private instruction, which we believe builds the best swimming foundation. Since 1991 we have helped more than 25,000 swimmers go from fearful to joyful in the water. We’ve even had swimmers go on to compete in college. We believe that helping children feel comfortable in the water is a skill that is beneficial for years to come. We are a family-owned and a family-focused business and we’d love to have you join our CSA family as a swimmer this year!
To celebrate our Fall Session kick-off we are giving one lucky reader a FREE FALL SESSION, which includes seven 20-minute PRIVATE sessions. This is valued at nearly $200! We can’t wait for you to join our CSA family!
How do I win this free Fall Session?
*****This giveaway has ended – our winner is Robin Miller!*****
1. Like Charlotte Smarty Pants and Charlotte Swim Academy on Facebook
2. Share this post on your Facebook wall and let us know in the comments section below that you did. If you’re not on Facebook, please let us know that, too.
3. Leave us a comment below telling us why your child would LOVE some swim lessons at CSA. Make sure to leave your email address because how else will we get in touch with you if you won!?
Best of lucky Smarties! Winner will be announced next Tuesday, September 2. We can’t wait to see you in the pool soon!
For more information on Charlotte Swim Academy or to register for fall classes:
Click here for class options
9315 Monroe Rd Suite A
Charlotte, North Carolina
704-845-8377
65 comments
my daughter would love these lessons because she loves everything WATER!… and she would love to improve her strokes and be faster at the kid’s triathlon.
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I would love to introduce my daughter to swimming. With 3 kids age 3 and under, it’s hard for me give individualized time to each in the pool. It would be great for her to learn the basics and become confident!
We love CSA! Our 2.5 year old son adores his swimming time at CSA and would love more time in the pool!!! We love Savannah!
We love Charlotte Swim Academy!! My daughter has been doing so good this summer from her precious classes with you so, I am planning on bringing her back this fall!!
Jamie-Lynn LOVES CSA! I think she loves the befriending the trainers as much as the swimming. They are the best! My son, Jake, would love to move from the play area to the pool like a big boy! 🙂
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Shared on Facebook! My daughter would love these swimming lessons, she is 3 years old and just starting to get comfortable in the water, would love the opportunity to encourage that love of the pool!
Shared! My daughter would love this because she loves the water, but is scared by herself. She tries top keep up with my 3 year old who can swim like a fish.
shared on fb. My daughter just turned 2 and is only okay in the water if she is clinging to me. I love to swim and hope that she will too!! I’d like her to become comfortable and safe in the water – but I realize that I may not be the best one to teach her.
My daughter and I would love to win this!! We spend a lot of time around the water-at the lake and community pool and she has no fear! Loves the water!! Would love to get her the swim lessons she needs to be safe and to make me feel more comfortable with her around water!! I liked both pages and will share on Facebook!
This would be such a timely blessing! I have three small girls who could you some confidence in the water!!
My 5.5 year old is terrified if drowning. This summer, she finally got into the pool. This was after two rounds of swim lessons. She wants to learn to swim and just needs the confidence to do so. She has made huge leaps, but needs to get over that final hump holding her back.
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My two and a half year old son would have a blast! We have heard great things about your programs!
I would love these lessons for my son. He absolutely loves swimming, and only wants to get better so he can go down the waterslide at the Y.
Shared on facebook! My son would love these lessons so he can swim with his cousin in her pool!
My boys love the pool and would love more lessons!
My daughter would love swimming lessons so she could pretend to swim like a mermaid!!
Liked both Charlotte swim academy and smarty pants on Facebook and shared giveaway. We would love the sw session because we have had two water scares between our 3 kids and we are looking to put all three in for lessons ASAP.
My 7 year old daughter would love private swim lessons. She has taken group lessons before at the YMCA, but is still not a strong swimmer. She was intimidated by the group setting and has begged me not to make her take them again. However I feel passionately that she needs to become confident in the water and a stronger swimmer.
My daughter is 2 and loves the water but does not know how to swim. Lessons would be so helpful to get her ready for next summer.
My son would greatly benefit from this. He needs to gain huge confidence in and around the water.
I would love to provide these swim lessons to our 4 year old son. He has missed out on two summers of swimming due to our twins being born prematurely last summer. While we have all 5 made it to the pool a couple of times this summer, he hasn’t been able to get good swimming time in. We would love to experience Charlotte Swim Academy!
My three year old loves to pretend to swim but is terrified once she gets in real water. I want her to enjoy it.
Shared! My son has taken swim lessons before but made little progress. We hope to find a place that is a good fit for him and will help him overcome his fear of the water.
Liked both pages and shared!!
Working as a paramedic for 8+ years I have seen the dangers that come with water and unsupervised children. Now as a first time mom I see the joy and excitement every time my 6 month old daughter gets when we swim or take a bath! I would love the opportunity and peace of mind to teach her water safety and foster her sense of wonder with these lessons!! Thanks for such a wonderful opportunity!!
My 3 year old son loves the water. I want him to take swim lessons so I won’t be so nervous when we taking him to the pool.
shared and liked! My 6 yr old son loves the water but only knows how to do the doggy paddle! He would really benefit from a professional teach him the correct strokes so he am be on swim team one day!
What a wonderful giveaway! My youngest 2 (ages 3 & 5) could definitely benefit from swim lessons this fall & winter so they can be stronger swimmers to better keep up with their older siblings next summer!
I liked the pages on FB & have shared this, as well!
Thanks for a chance to win!
My little one loves the water but needs some focused attention to keep working on her strokes, floats, etc.
Sometimes she is OVER confident. She is classic ADD and would benefit from the one-on-one approach.
Would love to win this for my 2.5 year old who has gained so much confidence in the pool this summer and is *so close* to swimming independently! Liked and shared on fb!
My husband grew up in a family with parents being afraid of the water. So, my husband does not like the water too much either. It is his desire that his son will learn to enjoy the joy of swimming at an early age. We are still in debt from adoption so a free session will be awesome!
Yes our little Grandson was suppose to take swim lessons this summer but the place he was going to take did not open in time and they had to put it off. My daughter was disappointed but this would be great for him He just turned 5 and loves the water. I think its so important for them to learn to swim for safety and for fun reasons !!!! Liked and shared both places. I never learned how to swim as a child and would watch my friends have so much fun It made me sad !!
I would love to have my 5 year old take classes during the school year so that she will be ready for our pool’s swim team in May! Liked and shared on facebook!
My 2.5 year-old-son is swimming great with his floatie, but he really wants to learn how to swim without it. He keeps putting his face under water and trying to swim under water, but the floatie keeps him from being able to do what he wants to do. I need to get him lessons! Liked and shared on Facebook.
My daughter is a little fish . I would love to get her started in a swimming program.
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My 21 month son is the smallest baby in our appt building and I started taking him to the pool since June he simply LOVES water and “swim” is known by our neighbors as the baby Phelps hahaha they always ask me what is the name of the school he is on because he is not affraid of water or diving but Im not a swimming coach I know he wants to do more things and learn… I think he could be a good representative of this prestigious school 🙂 this fall
Shared! My little girl will turn 1 this September and she already loves splashing in the bathtub. Giving her the chance to learn to swim and play in a big pool would put her over the moon. It would also make me feel a lot better about taking her to a local pool next year. I think proper instruction at an early age will give her confidence and teach her some independence. Thanks for offering this great opportunity.
Liked and shared. My little-big guy is ready to learn to swim; he is always up for a challenge and is so proud when he learns a new {life saving} skill.
My 3 year old would love, love swim lessons!! She is fearless in the water whether it be the tub, swimming pool or ocean, and I need to get her into lessons so that I can have peace of mind. Thanks for this opportunity to win free lessons!
I have 4 children that spent the summer splashing in the pool, but most concern for my son with autism to learn more technique and find a “just right” sport for him.
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Shared on Facebook. I have 2 children under 4 and both would benefit from swim lessons. My youngest especially because he’s fearless and I worry about him near water.
Either of my boys would love swim lessons because they love the water and are ready to really learn how to get around on their own
My son lives for the water. Whether it is going to the beach and running fearlessly into the waves at first sight at 18 months, or practicing blowing bubbles during bath time, water is his element. However, large classes won’t work for him. He is so interested in watching all the excitement and activity that he doesn’t focus on learning what to do. Private swim lessons would really help him learn by focusing on one person. liked both pages on facebook.
My 4 yo daughter loves the water and always wants to be in the big pool. She needs lessons so that mom feels comfortable with her in the big pool!
We desperately need swim lessons for our two year old so we can all relax and enjoy the pool together!
We would love this for our son Will! He will be turning 1 on Thursday 8/28. What a great gift to help him get used to our pool in the backyard. He loves the water and almost ready to walk. Getting him comfortable with the water would definitely calm Mommy and Daddy’s nerves 🙂 We shared this on Facebook!
My daughter would LOVE these lessons bc she loves the pool something fierce…jumping in..who wouldn’t?! And I would love these lessons to help promote her independence. Have liked and shared on Facebook.
I shared it on facebook. I would like to win so my children will have an opportunity to improve on their swimming ability. To feel comfortable near water.
Shared on Facebook! My 15 month old, Lillian, would love to win the private swim lessons. She loves the water and it would be me feel much better with her having these lessons!
Would love for my 2yr old to learn to swim! Liked and Shared!
Would love to win this for my son, He is 2 years old and enjoys the water (bathtub) I am scared to take him to the pool because mommy can’t swim. This will be a great opportunity for him. LIked and Shared. Thank you!
My 13 month old, loves the water, but I would love for him to feel more independent, and not panic if something happened. (Shared on FB)
My youngest daughter, Annabel (8) just decided she would like to join a swim team but has never had formal lessons. Her two older sisters both learned through Charlotte Swim Academy. She would absolutely love and benefit from these lessons!
this would be great for my emerging swimmer!
Shared on FB! My youngest son (4 years old) would love to be able to keep up with his older brother and sister in the water- but he is a little timid and needs to gain confidence. I’ve been looking around to see where the best place is to get him in year round swim lessons along with my older children so they can work on their strokes and improve so we’d love to come check out Charlotte Swim Academy!
Shared on FB, My kids love the water but both my younger two could benefit from private lessons and would love the opportunity! CSP has my email address – hope I’m picked to win!
My son would love these lessons because he wants to learn to swim as well as his big sister!
My son would love these lessons, because he loves to be in the water, but wants to learn how to swim without floaties like the nig kids 🙂
Both of my kids love the water, but could really use lessons to work on swimming strokes.
My daughter would love to swim like her big brother so they can play together in the water! *Liked & Shared on FB
Would love these personal swim lessons for my oldest as his swimming is a bit behind other kids his age and he wants to be on the swim team next year.
My little guy just started kindergarten and needs to learn to swim! He wants to do swim team next summer so this would be perfect for him.
My eldest son would love your swim lessons because it will help not fall behind on what he has learned over the summer so that he can begin next summer on the pool slides rather than starting almost from scratch like we did this summer. My younger son is a fish but still in floaties and he would love your swim lessons so that it would give him the coconfidencenfisence to swim without assistance. I would love both of them to take your swim lessons because it would allow me the first time in 7 years to possible peruse a magazine on the pool side or enjoy a conversation with my husbandwhile the children are enjoying a confident, safe playtime in the pool together.