Swim Guru has been a great experience for us and our kids! They are 6 and 9 years old and have made so much progress with their coaches Tiegan and Emma at the Mukilteo location. They have developed positive attitudes toward swimming, improved their skills, and are now able to be safe and confident in the water.

Swim Guru is one of those places that one feels happy to discover and lucky that a place like this exists in the area. Living in a city like Seattle, surrounded by water, my husband and I wanted our kids to learn to swim at a young age. Our sons preschool frequents Green Lake, and it gives us peace of mind to know that he has survival swimming skills. He started taking classes in October 2017, and before the holidays, he had already passed a clothing test. Previously, he was terrified of putting his head underwater, and now he is almost ready to snorkel with us in a few weeks! Earlier this month, he went through a brief period of regression when he was suddenly fearful of swimming one day out of the blue. Coach Carol and Coach Brenda did everything in their knowledge and power to address his fear immediately before it became the new normal. Efforts were made to make swimming fun again by bringing toys back into the picture. They stopped working on new skills and went back to basics. They had me get into the pool with him. Since he connected most with Coach Brenda, arrangements were made for him to have Coach Brenda each time he was scheduled for a lesson. I never even requested the switch, and I dont know if anyone was inconvenienced as a result, but it really helped to have consistency during his struggles. Swim Guru went out of their way for my son to have a positive experience again. It was just over and beyond my expectations, and their dedication to their cause makes their swim program exceptional. Moreover, in my observation, what is just as impressive as their ability to teach swimming skills is the coaches understanding of a child and his emotional needs. None of my sons cries or fears were dismissed. Brenda kept talking him through it and somehow won him back to enjoy swimming again in less than two weeks. Who can understand the mind of a three-year-old who swims like a fish for months and then cries and declares he doesnt want to swim the next day? Not me, the parent, but apparently the coaches at Swim Guru can. They were so understanding and patient with him in building his confidence back. They even had suggestions about what we could do outside of lessons. These coaches are highly trained and experienced professionals who have gone through rigorous and extensive training. They are not college students working part-time. Im grateful to the whole amazing team of coaches for their dedication, patience and gentle firmness in their teaching. As a mom who swam competitively in a past life and holds a deep love and regard for the ocean, Ive always wanted to share my love of swimming with my son. Now thanks to Swim Guru, I can see that dream becoming a possibility! I would give Swim Guru my highest recommendation without reservation for anyone who is considering swim lessons.

The SwimGuru instructors are amazing! I have two young boys who were not interested in water at all prior to our lessons, my youngest wouldnt even get his face wet in the bathtub. We spent several weeks doing group classes at a community pool last summer and I dont feel that the boys made any progress. The changes I have seen with them since our lessons with SwimGuru have been amazing. We have been taking lessons for about a month now, and they are swimming far better than I thought was possible in this amount of time. They both enjoy their lessons and being in the water more in general. My youngest also dunks his head voluntarily in the bath :)

Brenda was an excellent teacher of me as an adult learner. She was patient, positive, pragmatic.

Amazing - teaches kids safety first, then technique. We are so impressed by everything our girls have learned in a short period of time.

Both of our kids learned how to swim quickly with Coach Carol and Kat. A bit on the pricey side, but worth it.