This study aims to classify the period of this policy change process and to identify the process and characteristics of each period by analyzing the policy network for the policy change process of survival swimming education. The results demonstrate that the first stage is “the beginning of survival swimming education,” which is viewable as a cooperative relationship between the National Assembly and the Ministry of Education. Moreover, the study observes conflicting relationships with local governments. The network structure is viewable as centralized because the Ministry of Education exhibited a strong policy direction. The second stage is the period of the “reinforcement of compulsory education and chaos in operating entities,” wherein a conflict existed between the Ministry of Education and local governments. Notably, contrary to its intention, the Ministry of Education displayed a cooperative relationship with private incorporated associations. The third stage is the period of “expansion of the survival swimming policy and the proliferation of related institutions.” Following the second stage, the cooperative relationship between the Ministry of Education and the incorporated associations deepened. Based on these results, the study provides directions for the survival swimming policy.