About Small Fish Big Fish Swim School

Small Fish Big Fish Swim School was founded in 2009 and has quickly established itself as the premiere learn-to-swim resource in West Palm Beach and South Florida community.

Small Fish Big Fish Swim School teaches more than just swimming – it gives our students a foundation for life.

We have a highly trained staff that provides our unique brand of professional swim lessons and exceptional service. All instructors are typically lifeguard, CPR, and first aid certified and are required to participate in a rigorous 40+ hour training program. Our training program and curriculum were developed by A Broido Consulting. We are proud of this curriculum, its' teacher training, and its' evaluation systems which have been defined over the last 40 years of proven success in teaching students of all ages.

Mission

To teach self-confidence, discipline, and well-being through the lifelong sport of swimming.

Vision

Touch as many lives as possible through our positive and fun in-water learning experiences.

Develop and strengthen individual mental and physical health through swimming.

Educate the community on the dangers of childhood drowning and provide continuing drowning prevention education.

Instill a life-long love of the sport of swimming.

Always “WOW” our customers.

Be the #1 learn-to-swim program in South Florida.

Motto

“Small fish become BIG fish by swimming in schools."

Our Core Values

Meet the Founder

After a successful professional career in luxury automobile sales, Melissa Goldberg-Taylor decided to leave her job to pursue her dream of opening a swim school. In less than 4 years she was able to transition her backyard and community swim school into a promising year-round indoor facility that services the Palm Beach community. Throughout many years of swim instructing, Melissa has taken many professional courses and accreditations to supplement her training. She has been certified as a lifeguard, water safety instructor, professional CPR, First Aid, and AED administrator, and has even taken numerous courses in adaptive aquatics as well as infant and toddler swimming. In 2011, she became a professional accredited pool operator by the National Swimming School Foundation. She is also a current member of the National Drowning Prevention Alliance and the United States Swim School Association and regularly travels around the country to meet with other aquatics professionals in order to stay abreast of new trends within the industry. Her favorite "small fish" and current enrollees in the Small Fish Big Fish Swim School include her own two children.

Meet Our School of Fish

Our dedicated and passionate staff members are highly trained and certified in teaching children of all ages and abilities. Get to know our friendly and nurturing team who are here to make every swimming lesson an enjoyable and successful experience for your child.

Meet Our Fish

Our Facilities

West Palm Beach

Small Fish Big Fish Swim School opened its year-round state-of-the-art indoor facility on Pike Road in West Palm Beach in February of 2012.

Our 5,300 square foot facility features:

1,000 square foot shallow teaching pool ranging from 3.0 to 4.6 feet deep
90-92 Degree Water Temperature (ideal for body temperature regulation and motor movement)
Air Condition Reception/Viewing Area for parents with free Wi-Fi
Swim Store supplying you with all your aquatic and educational activity supply needs
State-of-the-art pool filtration and treatment systems

Our filtration system is designed with industrial-grade controls, filtration, and treatment systems that have been used in the most rigorous Florida municipal pool and water park applications for nearly 30 years. This constitutes an investment in equipment & service that goes above and beyond treatment packages found in traditional swim school pools.

The control system is equipped with a remote communication package that will alert operators if ANY major water quality parameter slips outside the optimum range, allowing for immediate correction -- well before it becomes apparent to SFBF patrons. The DOH-approved Ultra-Violet (UV) treatment system provides single-pass removal of cryptosporidium, giardia, and thousands of chlorine-resistant organisms. This system has received "EPA-approved validation" for performance to assure SFBF patrons of ultimate protection against waterborne diseases.

Small Fish Big Fish staff has received advanced training and operator certification per the Department of Health Standards. The water is perfect.....COME ON IN!