Alex’s Swimming Lessons

🐙𝒜 𝐵𝐼𝒢 𝒜𝒩𝒩𝒪𝒰𝒩𝒞𝐸𝑀𝐸𝒩𝒯 🌊

After 6 amazing years of offering swimming lessons, I've decided to take a well-deserved break this 2025 summer season. It's been such a rewarding experience, and I want to thank each and every one of you who has trusted me to help you or your little ones grow in the water.

While I’m hitting the pause button this season, there’s a chance I may return next summer, depending on what life has in store. Keep an eye out for updates, and I’ll keep you posted on any changes.

Thank you all for your support and for making this journey unforgettable. If you’re in need of lessons in the meantime, I’ll be happy to recommend some wonderful instructors who can help you out.

Wishing you all a fun, safe summer! 🌞

-Alex O 🦀🐢🐠

The harsh reality.

Please teach your children basic swimming skills, especially if you live in Canada where we have so many open bodies of water.

Drowning is the #1 cause of death in children ages 1 to 4... An excerpt from this week's exchange with Rowdy Gaines, a three-time Olympic gold medalist, and NBC’s iconic swimming commentator. Episode 851. ✌🏼🌱 - Rich

Hi everyone!!

I am so happy to say that I am FULLY booked for the 2024 summer season.

If I have any openings/ changes I will post on here.

Thank you all who have reached out and I’m so excited to see everyone this summer.

Swim safe,
-Alex 🌞🐠🦀🐙🦈

Water’s Magic Trick: Disappearing People

If you have been around here long enough, you know that weekly we share images from our series "What's Under the Water?"

This is a fun way for us to remind people that looking through water is challenging.

Water can perform a magic trick of making things disappear.

We hear in drowning events that the responder thought the person was a shadow, or a towel, or a pile of leaves on the bottom when in reality it was a person and the water was playing a trick on us.

This can cause a delay in response or a lack of response. Our brains often want concrete information before we do something drastic and attention getting like jumping in the water.

This hesitation is real (and normal), but we hope by sharing these images it starts to make them more in your comfort zone and awareness of what it could look like.

Surface agitation can be a huge contributor to visibility in the water. Take a look at this image and see how a person practically disappears.

Thanks for sharing, liking, commenting!

Stay safe! Stay smart!
💙, ALIVE Solutions

Thank you all for another great swim season!

As fall approaches, I want to wish everyone a safe and fun season ahead!

Hoping to see you all again next year.

-Alex 🌞🦞🐙🐠

We’ve almost wrapped up the 2023 swim season!!
It’s been a great summer of swimming, fun and learning 🪼🐙🦀🐠

Thank you all!! 🌞

Alex

Hello everyone!!

I wanted to keep you all in the loop of life and provide you some insight regarding this summer. As most of you know, I’ve been in the process of becoming a full time career firefighter over the last few years, and my goal has finally come to fruition.
I unfortunately won't be able to operate at the same capacity as previous summers due to my new opportunity.
At this time, I have given priority to families who have been with me since I started my business.

If there are any availability changes I will post it on this page. Priority would be given to any previous families I have taught (must reside in Clarington)

I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, looking forward to seeing some of you this summer.

If you have any questions or comments please feel free to message me directly on here or email me at [email protected]

Thank you all so much!

-Alex🌞🐠

For anyone who was asking about what level to register their kiddos in with the towns.. here’s a chart!

Last day of swimming lessons for the 2022 summer season!!!
Thank you all for another great summer 🏊🏻‍♀️😊 Stay safe

Another great week of lessons! Thank you Gabriel for this awesome swim card and candle! 🐙🫧🐠

Another suscessful week of lessons! Second year teaching these 4 amazing kids, they’ve all improved so much!! 🐳🫧🐠