Testimonials

Overall from start to finish, I found everything so informative yet easy to understand. As I had no proper resources here in Ireland, I had to figure out a lot of things myself and was doubting myself a lot. Your course, videos, blogs, vlogs etc. confirmed what I was [...]

I really like the course a lot. I swim with quite a few students in both small group and private lessons where I see many of these behaviors, and sometimes we chalk it up to kids just being kids, but it gave me a larger perspective and creative [...]

This course has been incredibly valuable to me. This information and new knowledge will serve to enhance the experience for both my students and myself. I would highly recommend this course to anyone who works with students of all abilities! - Michael Smith, Tahoe Kids Fitness [...]

I enjoyed all the sections and all three levels. The knowledge I have gained in priceless. - Becky Puhl, Swim with Becky

Thank you for presenting the material it's so easy to understand and use. I am truly so energized as an instructor and ready to study, re-read through the manual and begin using these new ideas. - Amanda Shapiro, Manda's Minnows

All of your videos are so helpful when working with differently abled swimmers. I am enjoying incorporating what I am learning into my adaptive lessons. I love having the 'ah-ha' moments when I see in person what you are talking about in the videos. - Tobi Harris, YMCA [...]

I am an occupational therapist and I can't say enough great things about how therapeutically appropriate and helpful this training is! - Jess Loftus, Midwest Survival Swim

As an OT who has performed aquatic therapy for over 20 years, I am learning SO MUCH and am so grateful for this program! This is my 2nd course. LOVE IT ALL!!! - Stacy Alberson, OTR/L, CTRI, Hippos & Fish

I love how the instructor is making clear, individualized and unique expectations to the swimmer! He is learning in a comfortable environment and able to meet the expectations the instructor is setting for him. As an SLP, I know it's vital to use short, direct statements to make it [...]

As an educator or 21 years and a swim coach for 16 I am thrilled to combined the two in order to better serve our special needs community. These Poolside Printables are fantastic! So many times I have parents that feel helpless around the water in regards to [...]

These resources and printable assessments will be so helpful as we continue to develop, evaluate and plan lessons to keep our participants engaged and learning! Thank you for developing this program to help us provide the best services to our communities. - Katie Yandell, City of Plymouth, [...]

Thank you for a fabulous in-water training session. Your passion and personalities that shine though the training videos is true to life and I felt like I already knew you both. Even though I have 30 plus years of swim instruction and coaching experience, I always learn so [...]

Thank you so much for this program; I learned much from all of the shared roadblocks and experiences. I look forward to implementing many of the strategies learned. - Ruth Nannyunga

The use of cadence and repetition is a great tool! I have tried incorporating into my lesson and it's been so helpful! - Samantha Malarchik, Emmaus Aquatic Club

Swim Angelfish has been such a blessing to our family. Our girls have made incredible progress under the care of their highly skilled and dedicated therapists. Ailene and her team are deeply committed to creating a safe, supportive, and nurturing environment. Their love for the children in the program [...]

I started using sensory-seeking strategies during my lessons just a few days ago and have already seen a big difference in my student's focus. Thank you for explaining and showing practical strategies to help them succeed! - Bethany Catalde

The weights and buoyancy is something I will definitely use going forward. I constantly reflect on my previous teaching of students and I wish I knew this information sooner. Thank you for the wonderful resource to add to my tool box! - Marcus Romero [...]

This is so helpful having this cheat sheet pool side. The summary manual before the test is great too and fills in all the blanks. Everyone should have the chart with them at the lessons! Thank you Cindy and Ailene! - Mary Kavaney

Thank you so much for an amazing course! I received a lot of helpful and knowledgeable information. I can't wait to start the next levels! - Anna Muschinsky

Kudos to you on an excellent resource and service to the community. We highly value this adaptive water safety kit and will forward it to our parents! This is a true example of under-promising and over-delivering an excellent product. - Dr. Chaye Lamm Warburg, DPS, OTR, Director, Pediatric [...]