About Swim Lessons with Kelly

Teaching Children and Adults to Swim for More Than 40 Years

Kelly has been teaching swimming since she was 11 years old. Over the years, she has taught thousands of swimmers and helped nervous beginners become confident, independent swimmers. Her teaching focuses on real swimming ability, water safety, confidence and independence.

Kelly has been teaching children and adults how to swim since she was 11 years old. She makes the experience educational, safe and enjoyable at the same time.

My story

I've been teaching swimming since I was 11 years old, and over the years I've taught thousands of children and adults how to become safer and more confident in the water. I'm also a mom and grandmother, so I understand how important it is for families to know their children have real swimming skills.

My approach is highly individualized. I don't teach every swimmer exactly the same way. I meet each person where they are and focus on the specific skills, fears or habits keeping them from becoming an independent swimmer.

I also work with parents so they understand how to reinforce swimming skills outside of lessons and build their child's confidence in the water.

Every swimmer learns differently, but many children age 3 and older are swimming independently in about six lessons.

Swimming instruction has been a major part of my life for more than four decades, and helping someone become confident in the water is still one of my favorite things to do.

Private Swim Lessons with Kelly

45-minute personalized swim lessons for kids and adults.

My goal isn't to keep your child enrolled. My goal is to teach your child to swim.

Kelly has been teaching children and adults to swim since she was 11 years old. Her goal isn't to keep swimmers enrolled indefinitely—it's to teach them the skills, confidence and independence they need to truly swim.

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