Adaptive Swim Training

We teamed up with Swim Angelfish and now the OAPP Down Syndrome Advocacy Program grants scholarships to swim instructors looking to gain this adaptive approach...The Swim Whisperers certification, levels 1 through 4, are so beneficial to keep our disability community safer. - Caitlin Raupp, Co-Founder of the [...]

These courses are amazing. I have been an OT for 32 years and an aquatics therapist for 18 years. The amount of information, new ideas, road block explanations, and case demos are so helpful. I had a handful of treatment ideas and approaches before the Course, afterwards I have [...]

I enjoyed the course. Even more great ideas and activities to use in the water with many different individuals with all different abilities. I learned even more reflex integration ax that I can use in my pool sessions. I am excited to continue my journey through the next 2 [...]

The roadblock related to “Sensory Challenges” provided the most beneficial information, as it offered effective strategies for helping swimmers overcome sensory overload in the water. This course was incredibly insightful and well-structured, offering practical techniques that are immediately applicable to teaching. I appreciated the clear explanations and the [...]

This course was incredibly insightful and well-structured, providing me with tools to support swimmers with exceptional needs better. The balance of theory and practical applications was very effective, and I now feel more confident in tailoring my approach to each swimmer's unique needs. The resources and techniques shared have [...]

I thoroughly enjoyed learning more about how to work with children in these circumstances, and I am excited to test out these strategies I learned. Having a little previous knowledge about children with autism, I was curious to enhance my knowledge about other conditions. This course was super helpful [...]

Level 2 was great, loved the real swimmers and what they shared, their real families plus the instructors views into swimming advantages and roadblocks. Personal and relevant from several perspectives. I love your courses. - Jen Pittard, Level 2, Adapt Aquatics

Suggestions for water intake of mouth with real solutions was great. I do work as a Behavior Health Professional in an elementary school and so I am on a campus with approximately 1,000 students both gen ed and ESE. And with that your therapeutic insight was phenomenal. - [...]

Comprehensive-relevant, informative, practical, applicable content with excellent video discussions, and demonstrations. Found the video case study lessons’ pace and variety of activities, playful yet a serious approach to survival, safety, life skills acquisition to be immediately applicable to any/all populations. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, expertise, and experiences [...]

I really liked the tricks in all the cases because not only is it good for special needs you can adapt them to regular classes as well. I will be using this course to implement a ton of new ideas into our lesson plans. - Coach Megan Turner, [...]

I particularly enjoyed the Mommy and Me class case study as a different point of view for an instructor. Even though I have mostly only taught adapted aquatics lessons within the last ten years, these case studies help remind me that it is ok for our adapted aquatics [...]

I would have to say Level 1 was probably the most beneficial since it was so much new terminology and tools for me as a veteran swim instructor. Level 4 was a great reinforcer and enhancer for me on skills/content that had been provided in previous levels. I [...]

I think all of the roadblocks and the whole program is brilliant. I really love the videos showing actual lessons. This course is incredibly beneficial, and I wish it was offered when I taught swim lessons as a teen over a decade ago. - Elizabeth Keenan, Encompass Recreation [...]

I enjoyed that each portion was explained in detail and was then followed by examples to help build and solidify the concepts. I really enjoyed the course and learned a lot. Thank you for sharing your experiences and knowledge! - Kayla Doll, OTD, OTR/L, Kids in Motion Pediatric Therapy [...]

This course has already been so beneficial to me as a swim instructor. I have swimmers that have had major breakthroughs now that I am thinking about identifying roadblocks instead of strictly about normal swim progressions. My lessons are better planned out and my swimmers are more engaged now [...]

Each and every roadblock provided useful information that I plan to implement into my teaching. Having been a swim instructor for over 35 years, I was so pleased to find a course that gave me so many new ideas to try with my swimmers. Many of the ideas will [...]

I thought this course was incredibly valuable, well organized, and extremely informative. I am currently finishing up my OTA program and loved how the information I learned in this course reinforced many concepts I have learned in school. I hope to work in aquatics in the future and will [...]

Thank you so much for providing these trainings and certifications. As an aquatics professional who has previous knowledge and skills in working with special needs children and adults both in water and on land, I very much enjoyed learning the Swim Whisperers methodology. I feel like the Swim Angelfish [...]

The videos showcasing actual students were very inspiring because it showed you all making an actual impact (the fact that the kids were sweet and adorable didn't hurt either). Despite not teaching any children with special needs yet, the strategies from this course are helping me to address the [...]

I would recommend this course to anyone interested in teaching adapted swim. The methodology is relatable and aligns with teaching in the classroom, such as short phrases that are sung to help enhance learning. Also the first, then method. It makes sense that the same methods apply in the [...]