Ms. Cathy Swim Austin
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Austin, TX 78733
Austin, TX 78733
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10/25/2018
Provided by YP.comI’ll preface my review by saying that our daughter has been enrolled in group swimming lessons at a popular Austin facility since she was 4 months old. She is 20 months old now. Also, I was a lifeguard for 5 years during my teens. I took her to the group lessons and Ms. Cathy’s lessons alone, without my wife, for consistency. We are not parents which coddle, hover, helicopter, or overreact emotionally.
Ms. Cathy guaranteed that after four 30-minute private sessions our daughter could swim 15 feet and get out of the pool without assistance. We paid $1200. Therefore, $10 per minute.
Our daughter cried for 120 out of 120 minutes of lessons. We followed her pre-swim dietary requirements to a “T” but our daughter swallowed so much water the second day that she vomited everywhere.
Day 1 had zero conversation about our daughter’s swimming history/personality/etc. At $600/hour, I expected a little back and forth. Ms. Cathy later asked about her history on Day 3. Every day was treated the same – it is all about the reps. Upon concluding the fourth day, it was clear that things weren’t ideal and our daughter wasn’t comfortable or capable of meeting the “guarantee.” Upon exiting the pool, Ms. Cathy asked that we hang out while she ran inside for a few. This was at 6:45 PM. We left at 7 PM, after she didn’t come out, as we were already passed our daughter’s bedtime. Ms. Cathy never called or followed-up.
Ms. Cathy failed to honor her guarantee. She was rude, careless, and lacked follow-through. I gave her numerous chances to make things right. In the end, we paid $1200 for 2 hours and had a horrible experience. I have no faith in Ms. Cathy’s techniques or abilities to run a business which claims to aid in children’s safety around water.
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Learn to swim in 8 lessons. NOT years.
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- MS. Cathy firmly believes that teaching your child to swim is just AS important AS covering an electrical outlet. ONE of the leading causes of accidental death in children ages 2 10 is drowning. YOU CAN BE the most caring parents and still have your child fall in some type of body of water and drown. Sadly. NO parent is exempt from this sort of terrible accident. This is WHY MS. Cathy NOT only teaches children to float until they GET help (like the I. S. F. Program). But teaches them to swim to the side and climb OUT. WHY play roulette and attend swim lessons that usually take a year or TWO of lessons before your child CAN even save themselves if they accidentally fall in? your child CAN learn to swim in 8 lessons and is then able to save themselves by swimming to the side of the pool and getting OUT unassisted if they happen to fall in the pool. The approach: MS. CATHY'S swim lesson approach is a face in prone position. 3 second gliding submersion with adding mobility. This gives children the ability to GET to the side of the pool and climb OUT. Parents should note that ALL children 11 months and older will BE extremely anxious until they bond with the instructor and GET comfortable with the prone glide position. This usually takes 3 4 lessons and by then they are swimming to the side and enjoying themselves. The initial discomfort is well worth it AS this is one of the fastest. Most effective swim programs for infants and children. Your child will learn to swim in 8 lessons or fewer. Some children under 18 months MAY need more than ONE session DUE to motor skill development. Some of these skills CAN BE achieved AT home before your swim session begins.
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