Stroke
The Swim Lesson
You've Been
Putting Off.
Eight private sessions. Backyard pools and rooftop lap lanes. Adults, children, and triathletes — all in the same city, all starting this week.
4.9 · 147 students since 2019
Choose your lane.
Three packages built around how you swim now and where you want to be in eight sessions.
Intensive
Margaret Holloway
Chief Financial Officer
Upper East Side
“I'm a CFO. I run a team of forty people. I could not put my face in the water. By session three I was doing laps.”
Daniel Kim
Parent of Oliver, age 7
Park Slope, Brooklyn
“My son Oliver swam his first unassisted lap on session five. He cried. I cried. His instructor just smiled like he'd seen it a hundred times.”
Three swimmers.
One methodology.
The same principles of breath, body position, and efficient movement apply whether you're five or forty-five.
94%
of adult students complete all 8 sessions
You swam once. You stopped. Now it matters again.
- Water comfort from session one — no deep-end pressure
- Breathing technique before any stroke mechanics
- Pool access at your building or a partner facility
- Sessions before 7am or after 7pm to fit your calendar
7
average age of first unassisted lap
Confidence in the water. Before the fear sets in.
- Ages 4–12, matched to developmental stage
- Saturday and after-school slots available
- Parent progress report after every session
4:12
avg. swim split improvement after 8 sessions
Shave four minutes off your swim split.
- Video analysis of current stroke in session one
- Race-day pacing plan built around your target time
- Wetsuit and open-water technique included
- Ironman, 70.3, and sprint distances all covered
Rachel Bernstein
Ironman Finisher · Age 44
Tribeca, Manhattan
“I finished Ironman Lake Placid with a 1:04 swim. My coach said it was the best he'd seen from an age-grouper with my background. Eight sessions.”
The 8-Week Swim Roadmap.
An illustrated PDF that maps the progression from water comfort to full stroke confidence. Find exactly where you are and what closing that gap looks like.
Where You Are Now
A self-assessment ladder: twelve indicators from "I avoid pools entirely" to "I can swim 400m without stopping." Most adult beginners land between levels 2 and 4.
Levels 6–12 continue in the full PDF…
The 8-Session Map
Session by session: what you practice, what you master, what carries forward. The progression is non-negotiable — skipping steps is why adult learners stall.
Water comfort + breath control
✓ Face submerged 5 seconds
Flutter kick + body position
✓ Horizontal float, 10m
Arm pull + timing
✓ First 25m of freestyle
Bilateral breathing
✓ Breathing every 3 strokes
Sessions 5–8 continue in the full PDF…
Get the Roadmap. Free.
The illustrated 8-week progression guide. Sent immediately — no sequence, no upsell.
No spam. One email with the PDF attached. That's it.
What's inside
- 12-level skill assessment ladder
- Session-by-session 8-week plan
- Illustrated stroke mechanics guide
- Breathing drill reference sheet
- Open water preparation checklist
Thirty minutes.
Poolside. Free.
A 30-minute evaluation at your pool or a partner facility. You swim, I watch. You leave knowing exactly what's holding you back and what eight sessions would do.
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What happens in 30 minutes.
You swim as you normally would.
One or two laps, whatever feels natural. I watch without interrupting.
I tell you exactly what I see.
Three or four specific observations. No jargon, no hedging. Where technique is costing you time or comfort.
We map the gap.
I tell you where you fall on the 12-level ladder and what closing that gap looks like in eight sessions.
You decide.
Book a package, take the roadmap home, or just leave knowing more than you did. All three are fine.
James Whitfield
Partner, Whitfield & Associates
Battery Park City
“The assessment itself was worth it. He watched me swim one lap and told me three things that changed everything. I booked the full eight sessions before I'd dried off.”
A note from the instructor
“I have one open assessment slot most weekdays before 7am. I keep it that way deliberately. This isn't a volume business. It's eight sessions, done right, with someone who actually wants to swim.”
Marcus Webb
USMS Certified · 7 years private instruction