Jennifer C.

County Life Guard/Coach on local swim team prior to joining the United States Marine Corps with 15+ years of training experience for children and adults of all levels.

Competitive swimmer throughout childhood and decided to join the United States Marine Corps; I was not able to swim in college; due to active duty service but I continued to swim recreationally while training children. I tend to work one-on-one to provide the comfort that's needed with many young hesitant swimmers. However, siblings, and small friend groups are welcomed. I provide unlimited teaching to get the swimmer comfortable, able to learn basic, intermediate, and advance strokes as requested in either pool or open ocean.

For smaller children I will always reiterate safety rules and procedures so that parents have peace of mind if their children happen to fall in.

For adolescents, I will go over safety and teach progressively harder strokes until parents and I feel comfortable with the goals and intentions for their child. Each child is different and sometimes it may take me one or two sessions or 10 sessions to get the swimmer to the level agreed upon. Each child is different so I wont know how your child responds until we meet face to face.

Teenagers/Adults, well we assess and find out if there were any traumatic events or reasons for you not swimming. We address those issues head on and make you as comfortable as possible in my big bath tub.

A typical session depends on goals of the individual, skill level, comfortablness with the water, and personal expectations. The one thing I guarantee is that you will come out of the water being comfortable, treading water, emergency swimming, how to get in and out of the water in different situations and progressive swimming strokes. Every person is different; therefore, someone may take one hour, one day, as others may take 1 month. Each session is individualized and created for the clients request not mine.

Additionally, it's very important to know that I will discuss a plan, future appointment, and wanted outcomes prior to even stepping foot into a pool. Having this kind of coaching style allows me to narrow in on blocks that may be present. It's important to find out about fears and types of personalities before even working one-on-one (I like to do this in person rather then over this app). I may not be the coach for you if this doesn't work. Every client I've had, can attest to the difference in my coaching style and can't believe themselves or their own eyes when their child or their own self is swimming within 10 minutes.

Thank you for trusting the process!