Swimtabulous Swim Lessons by Seraphine

"𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐈 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐲 𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧?" — 𝐈 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐭. 𝐒𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫.

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𝑺𝒘𝒊𝒎𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒂𝒑 — this one's a must.
I always insist on this. It keeps your hair managed, protects it from chlorine, and honestly just puts you in the right headspace. Come with your cap, always.

𝑮𝒐𝒈𝒈𝒍𝒆𝒔 — nice to have, not required.
Here's my honest take: I train my students to swim without them first. Why? Because what happens the day you forget them at home — do you skip the swim? No. You get in anyway. Goggles are a bonus, not a crutch.

🧴 𝓝𝓲𝓬𝓮 𝓽𝓸 𝓱𝓪𝓿𝓮

✅𝑺𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒂𝒈 𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒓𝒚 𝒃𝒂𝒈 ~ To keep your wet stuff separate from your dry stuff. Trust me on this one.

✅𝑺𝒖𝒏𝒔𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒏 ~ please don't skip this.
If we're outdoors, that sun is working just as hard as you are. Apply before you get in, and reapply after. Your skin will thank you later.

✅𝑬𝒂𝒓 𝒑𝒍𝒖𝒈𝒔 ~ Great if you're sensitive to water in your ears ,especially for beginners.

The most important thing you can bring? An open mind and a willingness to try. Everything else is just details. 🌊

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𝕃𝕖𝕥'𝕤 𝔻𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕀𝕟 - 𝕊𝕖𝕣𝕒𝕡𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕖! 🌊

𝐌𝐲 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐈 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟.

Fresh out of my swimming instructor course, certificates still warm, I had a young lady show up ready to learn. She didn't know I was nervous. She just believed I knew what I was doing. That trust felt heavy in the best possible way.

The introduction to water went well. We moved through the early stages smoothly, the kind of start that makes you think, okay, I've got this😁. Then we got to developing the stroke.

I pulled out everything I'd learnt in class. The theory. The drills. The structured progressions. I applied them exactly as I'd been taught.

It wasn't working.

I could feel it 😅she could feel it. Something wasn't clicking. And in that moment, a decision had to be made. Do I keep pushing the method? Or do I listen to what's actually happening in front of me?

I chose to listen.

I quietly set aside the textbook and reached back further, all the way back to when I was 4 or 5, and my own swimming teacher showed me how to move in water. No jargon. No framework. Just the real thing, passed down through touch and patience and instinct.

It worked.

That session taught me something I still carry into every lesson: knowledge is the foundation, but adaptability is what actually builds the house. The classroom gives you tools but the water will always tell you which one to use.

That young lady was the first person to show me what kind of instructor I was going to become. I didn't know it then. But I do now.

𝕃𝕖𝕥’𝕤 𝕕𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕚𝕟. - 𝕊𝕖𝕣𝕒𝕡𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕖🌊

𝐀 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐰. 🌊

I am showing up a little differently here.

For a long time, I’ve kept things strictly 'business,' but if you’ve ever been in a session with me, you know there’s so much more to swimming than just laps. I’m turning this page into a space for the 'why' behind the 'what.'

I’ll be sharing my personal journey as an instructor, the tips I’ve gathered over thousands of hours on the deck, and my honest takes on things swimming.

It's less about the 'freelance office' and more about the love for the water, my experiences coaching across different pools, locations ,the swim tips I stand by, and a few rants about pool etiquette (we all have them!).

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬: To keep my brain (and my DMs) organized, I’m moving all the formal stuff over to Swimtabulous Swim Lessons

🗓️ 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐧𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬: Head to Swimtabulous Swim Lessons

𝑰𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 & 𝑫𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝑫𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔: Stay right here.

𝕊𝕒𝕞𝕖 𝕤𝕖𝕣𝕧𝕚𝕔𝕖, 𝕤𝕒𝕞𝕖 𝕡𝕒𝕤𝕤𝕚𝕠𝕟, 𝕛𝕦𝕤𝕥 𝕒 𝕔𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕖𝕣 𝕤𝕡𝕒𝕔𝕖 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕦𝕤 𝕥𝕠 𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕟𝕖𝕔𝕥. 𝕃𝕖𝕥’𝕤 𝕕𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕚𝕟. - 𝕊𝕖𝕣𝕒𝕡𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕖

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Behind every smile in the pool is someone who trusted us to guide their journey. Thank you for letting us be part of your water story 💙

Signed; Swimtabulous Swim Lessons by Seraphine

Have you ever promised yourself you’d do something before a certain age?

Last year, a mom walked into our pool, nervous but determined. She had promised herself that turning 40 wouldn’t pass without learning how to swim.

At first, every stroke felt awkward. But she kept showing up. Week after week, we watched her go from clinging to the wall… to gliding across the pool with confidence.

Here’s the ripple: her 8-year-old daughter, who used to fear water, now begs her to take her for swimming during weekends. Her sister joined too, saying ‘If you can do it, so can I.’ And her friends? They keep cheering her on, amazed at her courage. They can now book trips where water activities are included.

Learning to swim didn’t just change her life—it opened the water for her family, friends, and community. 🌊

One skill. One decision. Generations inspired.