Swim Angelfish Testimonials & Reviews

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.

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 lessons to not look like a typical swim lesson or practice.

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 loved all the great ideas for innovative programming and the adaptive skills course. As an independent instructor, the techniques of how to handle unpredictable behaviors was extremely beneficial.

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.

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!

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 that I have incorporated heavy work and sensory breaks into some of my lessons. I am excited to keep working on the techniques I have learned from Swim Whisperers!

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 not only be used in my adaptive swim classes, but also my school lessons, youth swim teams, adult lessons, and adult team coaching.

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 be looking into the aquatic therapy courses after graduation!

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 methodology and techniques will be of service for myself to continue on as well as to help lead and incorporate within my community. I’m looking forward to getting in the water with my community to share my knowledge and better the lives of those around me.

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 same roadblocks in children without them.

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 pool. I would like to thank you for creating this course and I am excited to see Swim Angelfish methods grow in Austin, Texas!

I am blown away at your level of expertise in this field and commend all your research. This was such a great way for me to feel comfortable doing the things I ‘ve been doing and getting better ideas on how to continue approaching each student individually. I am so grateful for your support and your dedication to elevate this profession as you continue to do.

Yay!!! I am so thankful I was told about your program! This course has opened my eyes to many other benefits to techniques I was already doing during my therapy sessions. I can now take this knowledge and apply it to teach swimmers in a way that they can understand and be successful. And give parents hope!!

Having now completed levels 1 and 2 of the Angelfish certification course, I can say that I have enjoyed the training immensely. The strategies have already begun to help me with clients.

I thought the course was very thorough. I learned a lot from the information that was shared.

This course was engaging and informative. It provides in depth knowledge about teaching swim along with applying techniques that may be used in therapy. The videos/case studies were most helpful to visualize and see how each strategy could be implemented. Thank you for having such an amazing course for us to learn from 😊.

Having the certification has completely changed the way that we all teach and the way that we think about teaching adaptive aquatics… This program is incredible.

The Swimming and Retained Reflexes: High Level Swimmers with Coordination Issues provided me with the most beneficial information. After having experiences and seeing different cases, these new cases helped me with ideas on what to do with some of my clients. I love the idea of an adaptive swim team!!! That has become my new goal for the program I am developing at the Nashua YMCA!

I have enjoyed this course and have already started using some of the techniques with both mainstream group lessons and private special needs lessons. I enjoy learning and look forward to continuing on with your program.

We have a large number of children with autism in our community and many register for our Swim School. The course has ready helped me understand how some individuals respond differently to water and the pool environment. The Training is great. There is so much more to teaching swimming to children with different abilities and THIS is the way to go.

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 doing, but from now on I can offer a lot more to all the swimmers with more confidence.