Swim with Rick

Rick is amazing with my daughter who just turned 5 years old. My daughter is a goofball with high energy and he’s able to work with her and is now teaching her basic swimming strokes and breathing as well. She used to be petrified with the water and now prefers to be held in the pool. Now she just wants to take off and swim by herself. Her confidence has soared in the last couple of months and takes pride that she can swim better. She looks forward going to swim class every week and gets mad if we ever miss a class. Rick enjoys teaching the kids and pushing them. My kiddo has made amazing progress with him in the past couple of months. He is fun, gentle and also knows when to push them.

Very good so far. 3 lessons with 7 or more lessons into the summer! My daughter who is 4.75 going to be 5 in September lacks discipline. When my daughter sees only 12 – 20 fee in front of her to swim she will hold her breathe and will swim the whole way including putting her face in the water while holding her breathe. Rick’s job has been slowing down her free style strokes and making her breathe and turn her head. So far the lessons have been sticking and we are seeing some head movements with breathing outside of the lessons! Thanks Rick. He balances discipline with 5 minutes of fun at the end of the lessons! My daughter looks forward to the fun time in the pool.

Fantastic swim instructor. My boys (ages 5 and 7) have tried various classes and Rick is their favorite. They have developed so much and have made incredible progress with Rick. Rick is also very flexible with missed classes, medical leaves, etc. very accommodating.

My six-​year-​old son began swimming lessons with Rick almost a year ago, and it has made a tremendous difference! We tried other programs and instructors, but he did not get over his anxiety about jumping in the water and getting his head wet until he started with Rick. In just a few lessons Rick had him happily jumping in the water, having fun, and in just a couple of months, really swimming! Now swimming is his favorite thing, he can’t wait to go for his lessons. Rick is wonderful at ‘reading’ kids, knowing how to push them just out of their comfort zones so they keep moving ahead, and master new skills. And he always makes sure the kids have fun. My son is so proud of the progress he has made, and Rick made it happen. He is a real pro with deep experience to draw on, I recommend him to every parent I know.