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Learn to swim

A ready-made journey for anyone who wants to learn to swim: 7 steps, about 3.1 hour in all, in an order that works — work steps of 30 minutes or less, with real-world sessions kept whole.

Opens in Nextep with a two-minute first step lit. Free, and no account needed to begin.

When it's useful

When you have decided to learn to swim but the first move is fuzzy. Nextep shows one step at a time, keeps the rest in order, and never calls anything overdue — a day that slips simply becomes today.

The steps

1. 1Find pools with lessons at the right times30 min
2. 2Book the first block of lessons20 min
3. 3Buy goggles, suit and a towel bag30 min
4. 4First lessontime block · 45 min
5. 5Add a second practice swim each weektime block · 30 min
6. 6Check progress with the instructor15 min
7. 7Book the next block15 min

Work steps over 30 minutes are split into parts when you start, so they fit somewhere in a day; sessions — a run, an appointment, a call — stay whole.