Tailored Services
For All Ages
Your Aquatic Journey is Not Linear
Swimmers come to me at all stages of their aquatic journey. Whether this will be your young swimmer's first water experience or perhaps you're revisiting the water as an adult to learn new skills, your lessons will be tailored to you, your learning style and your unique goals. Here are just a few examples of where some of my swimmers have joined me in their journeys:
Parent-and-Me
Case Study 1: Whitney & Harley
Whitney wanted to give her 1-year-old daughter, Harley a developmentally-appropriate, positive experience with the water while using swim lessons as an opportunity for more bonding time between the two of them during this precious time in her daughter's young life. The use of songs, toys and games were integral in allowing Harley to develop a strong affinity to the pool while having the opportunity to experience this new activity with a safe and trusted caregiver.
4 months-24 months
Recommendation:
30 minute lessons, 1x/week
Case Study 2: Jack
At 20 months of age, Jack was ready to start exploring the water on his own, without one of his caregivers in the water with him. While adventurous in certain areas of his life, Jack was a bit more timid about the water.
While he wasn't developmentally ready to start learning how to swim independently, his mother and father wanted him to start being introduced to new learning experiences in a safe and positive environment. During his initial lessons, Kate used play-based
learning to help Jack increase his comfort and confidence in
the water, while introducing new skills at opportune times.
Water Acclimation
4 months & up
Case Study 3: Cora
Cora started her aquatic journey with Kate when she
was 3.5 years old. As a brand new swimmer, she liked the idea of the pool and enjoyed herself when someone was holding her in the water, but she had a fear of getting her face wet, which inhibited her from wanting to learn how to swim on her own. As her parents saw water safety as an important life skill, they wanted Cora to start swim lessons but it was imperative to them that they found someone who could take things at Cora's speed. Kate's gentle and attuned approach was just what Cora needed to gain confidence and start learning all of the skills necessary to one day swim on her own.
Recommendation:
30 minute lessons, 1x/week
Learn-to-Swim Intro
2.5 yrs & up
Recommendation:
30 minute lessons, 1-2x/week
Case Study 4: Alfie
Three-year-old Alfie was an adventurous little
boy who wanted desperately to swim on his own, but he lacked the skills and knowledge necessary to know how to do so. Since he had a pool at his house, his parents had
been taking him into the water recreationally since he was very young.
This regular exposure to the water got him naturally to the pool where he was comfortable putting his face into the water and could use his legs
to kick a short distance, but he didn't yet know how to take a breath —
a key skill in becoming an independent swimmer. With consistent instruction from Kate, Alfie learned how to successfully take a
breath and then worked on becoming stronger with his legs
and arms and was ultimately able to swim full lengths of the
pool both on his stomach and back. Getting to this level
allowed him to start taking beginner surfing lessons and further
his love of the water.
Independent Swimming
3 yrs & up
Recommendation:
30 minute lessons, 1-2x/week
Case Study 5: Evan
Evan was a very cautious little boy when
he began Parent & Me swim lessons with Kate as a 1-year-old. Evan's journey was slow and steady, which made it incredibly rewarding when he was finally swimming independently. Now 5 years old, Evan was ready to learn more sophisticated ways of swimming including Freestyle and Backstroke. Having mastered breath control in earlier parts of his aquatic journey, Evan was developmentally ready and emotionally eager to take on new challenges in the pool.
Intro to Strokes
4 yrs & up
Recommendation:
30 minute lessons, 1-2x/week
Case Study 6: Ruby
Ten-year-old Ruby started showing an interest in swimming when her younger brother was learning how to swim with Kate. She decided she wanted to learn about the four competitive strokes, but her mom thought she would do
best in a private 1:1 environment so Ruby started lessons with Kate and quickly was able to learn the four Olympic strokes. Kate worked with Ruby
on her endurance and eventually the lessons evolved into more of a
swim-team-style "workout." After a few months of lessons with Kate,
Ruby's interest in the sport led her to attending swim camp where
she was able to show off her skills amongst a group of her peers.
For Ruby, the sense of accomplishment she gained in the pool
was unmatched.
Stroke Technique
6 yrs & up
Recommendation:
30-60 minute lessons, 1-2x/week
Adult Learn-to-Swim
18 yrs & up
Adult Stroke Instruction
18 yrs & up
Case Study 7: Kandice
Kandice had a negative water experience as
a child that led her to develop a fear of the water well into her adult life. Over the years, she had been missing out on social opportunities with friends and family because she didn't know how to swim and was embarrassed to be around a pool and not be able to enjoy the water. On her 35th birthday, she made a goal for herself to finally take the plunge and conquer her fear of the water. In talking with Kandice prior to her lessons, Kate knew that Kandice would benefit most from a slow and steady learning journey. With clients like Kandice, Kate's background as a licensed therapist is evident throughout her teaching methods as learning to swim is not only physical in nature, but for many swimmers, it also has mental and emotional components as well.
Recommendation:
30-60 minute lessons, 1x/week
Case Study 8: Lois
Nearing retirement, Lois wanted to revive her love
of swimming and get a refresher on correct stroke technique so she could swim as a form of exercise at her club. An avid learner, Lois was eager to absorb all of the knowledge that Kate brought to the lessons. While she took quickly to the breaststroke, Lois struggled more with her freestyle as she worked on the coordination of her side breathing. With the extra practice she put in between lessons, after a few consistent months of lessons with Kate,
Lois felt like she had the tools necessary to be able to swim laps for
exercise.