DanSwim

A big thank for all Danswim team for making possible for me to be able to float and swim. I have been afraid of the water while my life. My biggest fear was any water where I couldn’t touch the bottom and definitely not putting my head under. After lessons with Chris my life has changed. Swimming is a slow joyful and relaxing and became a part of my routine. As a non swimmer I did not expect to feel confident swimming. Chris made it seem easy and I felt comfortable in the water. Thank you Dan to being so flexible and helpful with the schedule, Chris , Mark - you r the best. Thank you guys- you r amazing.

I’ve tried many different programs throughout the city. Nothing beats Danswim and his team. Wish them nothing but success in their business and personal goals. This program is literally tailored to you and your abilities. They move at your pace and comfortability. It is a must try.

Dan is a great instructor! Very dedicated and professional. I love to see the happy eyes of my 5 year old son who is getting stronger, more confident and looking forward to new activities.

I took four classes with Danswim and was very satisfied with the quality of instruction. I found Christopher to be a particularly great and patient instructor. Unfortunately, I am writing a negative review because the business charged me for three lessons that I properly canceled on their website in accordance with their cancelation procedures, failed to timely refund me, and then, when I caught the issue while auditing my credit card bill, refused to refund the money. While I am filing a chargeback with my credit card company, this is extremely scammy and unethical behavior and I urge everyone doing business with Danswim to carefully audit refunds for canceled classes. I used the online booking system on the Danswim website to book all of my classes and canceled three bookings (within the cancelation window) in order to reschedule to a better time/my preferred instructor on the same day as the canceled class. I discovered later that the booking system did not automatically refund my credit card. When I discovered that the charges had not been refunded due to an error on Danswim's end, I reached out to Dan and was told that he only issues refunds within two weeks - after that only a credit can be provided. He was unwilling to waive this policy despite that the issue arose on his system (did not timely issue a refund) and insisted that he could only offer a credit, which is not of use to me. This is totally unacceptable and future clients should be aware.

We are thrilled with our experience at DanSwim so far. Our children (aged 6 and 3) have been taking 1:1 lessons with Dan and his team of experienced coaches (Benny, Mark and Maria). They were previously at Goldfish Swim School, which is certainly well-marketed but nowhere nearly as good as DanSwim on teaching young swimmers the fundamentals of technique. As a former competitive swimmer, I have been thrilled to see the way DanSwim emphasizes rigor while still making it fun for my children. In only a couple of months of twice-a-week sessions, our older one has developed an intuition for the high-elbow freestyle technique, pushing off the wall in a streamlined fashion, and pacing her backstroke armstrokes. She has also begun to work on side-breathing and breaststroke kicking. Dan and his team are easy to work with and invested in helping our family realize our goals. Highly recommend!

Dan has been my kids' coach over the past year and he's been fantastic. Going swimming is now one of their favorite things. Dan taught my youngest how to swim and now within a few months she can do a couple of laps by herself. Dan has also been great at keeping my older kids engaged and has improved their form and skills. He really is such a great coach and knows exactly how to connect with kids in different ages.

I've taken ~12 lessons with DanSwim so far and I just signed up for 12 more. I've really enjoyed learning from this group of instructors for several reasons: 1) They have different teaching styles which I have found to be a very helpful and effective way to better understand the techniques (e.g. if you are struggling with one thing then maybe another way of explaining things will help). 2) All of the instructors are friendly and patient. They take the time to break down the steps for you and answer all of your questions so you always feel safe and comfortable. I never wanted to swim into the deep end of a pool before but after a few lessons I was happy to swim/paddle my way there. 3) Their teaching is effective. I am no expert but since I didn't know how to swim before and now I can swim from one side of the pool to the other, I would call that the product of effective teaching. 4) Reaching Dan is easy. I can easily reach him via text if I have any questions or if there are any scheduling things to work out. If you want to learn how to swim in a chill environment with a friendly group of instructors then I highly recommend reaching out to DanSwim.

My 5 year old son has always displayed a natural talent in the water but in working with Dan, his passion and swimming skills have far surpassed our expectations. Dan recognized that my son could be pushed harder in the pool and with the right balance of rigor and patience, my son has mastered 4-5 additional strokes. What I like most about the lessons is how much my son enjoys learning - his confidence has increased greatly and Dan maximizes his potential by identifying and correcting even small nuances in the strokes. At the pool, many parents and even other instructors have been impressed by the results. Dan really cares about his students and is one of the few instructors that I have seen that can translate precise technique to young children and still keep it fun.