Our swim instructors are water-safety certified with decades of experience. We are dedicated to teaching our students how to conquer their fear of water and to navigate the water with confidence and ease.
Due to the COVID protocols becoming more relaxed, we’ve also relaxed some of our COVID practices. However, we still sanitize between lessons, and instructors will wear face shields if they are displaying cold or flu symptoms, regardless if they are contagious or not. Visit our FAQs page for more COVID information.
I’m Phaedra, a certified instructor with over 20 years of teaching and coaching swimming lessons. I taught lessons in Colorado and the Carolinas before moving to Maryland in 2019. Business boomed during COVID, allowing me to hone my talents through one-on-one and semi-private instruction and grow my clientele reach all over Maryland, VA, and the DMV.
I currently teach group and private lessons at the Silver Spring YMCA and meet current clientele at gyms in their areas that allow private instruction. I instruct swimmers of all ages, so it’s never too early – or too late – to learn to swim!
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All swimming lessons must be paid in full before lessons begin.
A minimum of a 6-hour notice is required for swim reschedule or cancellation.
We have a 0-refund policy – once lessons are purchased, lessons will be given according to the package purchased. If the client is dissatisfied for any reason, the instructor will advise not to renew.
Online payments preferred; PayPal, Venmo or Cashapp accepted. Cash is accepted on the case-by-case basis, but must be paid when the instructor arrives to conduct the lesson.
Parents/Guardians are encouraged to watch swimming lessons, just as long as they do not create a distraction. At least 1 parent/guardian must be available in the case of emergency.
Registration fee is included in pricing for each lesson package. There may be an additional fee for distances over 30 miles outside of the travel radius. Additional fees may apply for equipment needed for lessons to progress (fins, paddles, etc.)
Registration fee is included in pricing for each lesson package. There may be an additional fee for distances over 30 miles outside of the travel radius. Additional fees may apply for equipment needed for lessons to progress (fins, paddles, etc.)
All classes paid for must be completed within the operational swim season (May- mid-September). Outstanding lessons after that point will be credited to the following swim season or scheduled at an indoor pool if applicable.
Customers should expect to pay for 4 lessons upon signup or at the first lesson. Discounts offered at 8 lessons booked in advance.
New clients should expect the first lesson to be an assessment lesson – a lesson where we get to know each other. These lessons may run shorter (occasionally longer) than the regularly-scheduled Lessons thereafter are full lessons. Assessments are done every 8-12 lessons.
Future clients should consider swimming goals as well as how much swimming experience they have. Clients should also consider paying in bulk at a 4-lesson rate vs a’la carte, as paying one lesson at a time will not guarantee the day and time availability for the following week.
