Testimonials

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 [...]

This was just all excellent. Thank you. - Nicole Scherbarth, Specialty Aquatic Programs

I was extremely impressed by the breadth of knowledge of Cindy and Ailene! I wanted to specifically shout out to Cindy for her ability to get her students to do a certain stroke with an almost unfathomable amount of ease by using certain words, tones, songs, or physical touch [...]

Thank you Ailene and Cindy for all the information! I thoroughly enjoyed this course! Looking forward to Level 2. - Timea Uí Shuibhne, Swim Ireland

This was an amazing course and I learned a lot. - Isobel Suttie, Loudoun County

Thank you for an excellent course! I had a new swimmer start today and am happy to have the Swim Whisperers toolbox to help this swimmer succeed! - Mary Walnut, Hockomock YMCA

Thank you! I thoroughly enjoyed the level 1 training and am excited to implement the valuable strategies I learned into lessons. - Nicole Rizer, Swim 4 Life