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    Little Otters Swim School

    5.0 (25 reviews)
    Closed 9:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    WonderLearn F.

    We found this school on Google, booked 10 sessions for summer, and can only highly recommend this awesome facility. The customer service was amazing, with all questions answered way before we started. The place is equipped great for the lessons, as well as for families with kids waiting for the session to finish. My 9 year old boy started as a beginner with some self-taught skills, and in the middle of this journey was promoted to the next level, and in 2 more lessons he was already in the advanced tier. His natural love for swimming flourished under the sensitive guidance of the instructors. And my 4 year old has been exposed to water very little and was quite wary of being inside a large reservoir. Nevertheless, the teachers found an individual approach, and by end of our lessons he could go underwater in the deep and even swim with his face submerged. He wants to dive in the bathtub now all the time lol. Special thanks to Ms. Ivy, Mr. Seth and Ms. Caprice, and to the owners of course! My kids had fun in the swimming pool, were entertained while waiting with different toys and activities, and even an exotic pet they could observe, they got a prize every time they completed a lesson, and they keep on asking to come back. We are very satisfied, and are planning to resume the lessons on the constant basis

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    Luke K.

    My son (5) has loved the water his entire life. We naively thought that we could teach him the basics of swimming, since my husband and I both know how to swim. We were wrong! We tried teaching him how to control his breathe, float, etc., but he never learned the skills and did not progress. We found Little Otter Swim School after researching several companies. I liked the idea of a heated outdoor pool and 1:1 lessons, plus they had availability in the evenings which worked for our busy schedule. We were amazed how much my son learned from his very first visit! Christina is so patient and kind and my son loves her. He was a little nervous before his first lesson, but now he gets so excited to go and says that he loves his swimming lessons. I cannot wait for the summer when we have a confident swimmer that won't need floaties. I'd highly recommend Little Otter Swim School to anyone looking for swimming lessons!

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    Daisy N.

    Great place for my child to learn. Jade is so great! My daughter has progressed so quickly. She makes it so fun.

    Christina saving lives !!!! Changing the world !

    Incredible experience! My six year old son has special needs, and needs a lot of extra support. He never has been able to participate in an activity individually, without mom or dad holding his hand. To get to watch my son swim with Mrs.Christina without us, brought me to tears. I've never seen my son enjoy anything as much as his swim lesson, he was smiling and laughing hysterically. My son has severe autism and water has always terrified me, we avoid it at all costs- my son has no safety awareness, elopes, and is non verbal. Little Otters Swim School provides a safe space enclosed area and one on one lesson, that's super inclusive with sensory friendly lights and sound options. Christina treated my son like family, and was so encouraging. I'm so beyond grateful for this opportunity. My has only wants to wear his swim suit now- and stands by the door with his towel , waiting for our next weekly swim lesson . Thankyou guys for being so inclusive.

    We have been going to lessons for about six weeks now. Our twin nine month olds are already really progressing. Able to dunk underwater without taking any in. And also getting much more comfortable with the float. Excited to see continued progress. Jade is awesome!

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    Ms Christina the tutor is very nice.My son loves this place and it's close to our house which is very convenient.Highly recommend!

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    Thanks to Miss Kris my daughter  swims, rolls to her back for air and then rolls back to continue to swim in our community pool.
    Thanks to Miss Kris my daughter swims, rolls to her back for air and then rolls back to continue to swim in our community pool.
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