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Jim Z., West Palm Beach, FL Swimming Coach

Jim Z.

Swimming

SILVER
7 reviews

Fundamental and personalized swim coaching from an experienced competitive swimmer and lifeguard. View all coaching experience

This coach is unavailable to take clients at this time.

Training Locations
Training Locations
  1. Boca Raton, FL
  2. Palm Beach Gardens, FL
  3. West Palm Beach, FL

Coach is willing to travel up to 25 miles

  • Arizona State University (AZ)

  • Qualified Private Coach
    Passed Coach Course

  • Adults, Kids, Teenagers

  • Open Water, Sprint Freestyle, Individual Medley, Distance Freestyle, Butterfly, Breaststroke, Backstroke

  • Open Turns, Technique, Starts, Sprinting, Relays, Pulling, Pacing, Kicking, Flip Turns

Credentials

  • Arizona State University (AZ)

  • Qualified Private Coach
    Passed Coach Course

Services

  • Adults, Kids, Teenagers

  • Open Water, Sprint Freestyle, Individual Medley, Distance Freestyle, Butterfly, Breaststroke, Backstroke

  • Open Turns, Technique, Starts, Sprinting, Relays, Pulling, Pacing, Kicking, Flip Turns

More About Coach Jim

Coached / Instructed swim lessons with children (ages 3 - 13), high school / collegiate (ages 14 - 24) and adults (25 - 65+).

I teach the fundamentals and basics of swimming to build a strong foundation for any athlete. Up to high level, specific strokes, drills and techniques to focus on athlete’s area of focus to improve (arms, legs, core, etc).

I am a former athlete who teaches swimming to improve flexibility, longevity, cardio and more for ALL athletes. I believe swimming can make any athlete in any sport a more well-rounded athlete and build a program for you that fits your specific needs.

Former lifeguard certified in CPR and AED.

- High-School 4-year Varsity swimmer - Captain Senior Year.
- Competitive swimmer since the age of 5.
- Lifeguarding / Swim Instructor since the age of 16.
- Accolade for completing Swim Buddies program - working with children with disabilities learn how to swim.

- Assessment of Skills. Highlighting any specific areas to focus on.
- Stretch and Warm-up.
- 1-2 drills to increase heart rate and get athlete prepared to work on area of focus for the day
- Go over technique
- 1-2 drills focusing on technique with lower body
- Assess and discuss
- 1-2 drills focusing on technique with upper body
- Assess and discuss
- 1-2 drills bring both lower body and upper body drills together
- Fun game / Cool down / Stretch
- Go over what to work on for next time inbetween sessions

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Client Reviews

Excellent and knowledgeable coach. The time in the pool built towards something that could be seen. He knows his stuff.

Coach Jim has been great! In just a few sessions my son had huge improvements. We would be continuing long term if he were not moving!!

Coach Jim was an excellent instructor that makes the process fun. He is patient, insightful, and thoughtful. The focus was on foundational skills to build a swimming base, ultimately allowing progression as one practices on their own even after the lessons are over. Coach Jim provides the tools to build confidence over time. He is an excellent ambassador for the life skill of swimming.

We consider swim lessons an important investment for our kids, as it's a crucial life skill to learn. Jim's patience, encouragement and expertise are the perfect combination to help young swimmers cultivate their confidence and skill in and around the water. My kids looked forward to learning from Jim and demonstrating their progress each week. We are so happy we found Jim and highly recommend him. He's a fantastic swim instructor and mentor.
We have been doing swim lessons with Jim for a few years now, he has built a great relationship with our family and has even lifeguarded for some of our birthday parties too. Jim does a great job of balancing learning and having fun - would highly recommend for families with younger kids who may not want to do big group swim lessons at country clubs.
Jim always shows up with a good, positive attitude and is always ready to work. He will always be the first to help in anyway he can and ask questions if there is something he does not understand. Solid swimmer and easy-going personality.
Jim does a phenomenal job of communicating with others to help them understand what they need to improve on with each of their strokes. Jim helped me improve all four strokes to where I was able to compete in an individual medley relay successfully.
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