Testimonial

As a mother of two children I can say without a doubt that my kids are happier and safer in the water thanks to Dolphin Swim School.

I came to this school on a friend's recommendation when my five year old daughter still didn't like to go underwater after three years of lessons elsewhere. Not only did our instructor have her under water the first day, but one summer later she is jumping off the block and working on her form. Most importantly, she loves swimming!!! My son has loved the water from the beginning.

At Dolphin, that love was fostered and encouraged all while learning the basic skills. Now he can enjoy the water and so can I.

Swimming is a life skill, a safety necessity, and Dolphin has given this gift to my children. I am thoroughly impressed with the results of our time spent here, and truly grateful as well.

My swimming classes are finishing up and I wanted to thank you for assigning Douglass as my instructor. I have enjoyed swimming with him from Day one. He asked me what my goals were in my first class. When I told him I wanted to join the dive class eventually, he tailored his instruction accordingly and is greatly responsible for getting me there. His teaching techniques work exceptionally well with adult beginners like me. His diligence, patience and encouragement has immensely improved my swimming. His personable nature and charm has led me to make a friend. He is simply the best. Hopefully, when I get my dive certificate I'll come back to learn more.

My 6-year old daughter has been taking swimming lessons with Doug this summer in West Sacramento at the Rivers community pool.

I have observed a lot of the Dolphin instructors over the past few years (we did the Mommy and me [now Parent-Tot] a few years back and have had other lessons at Dolphin). Doug is one of the best I have seen. Teaching any subject is hard, and he has the qualities of a good teacher (knowledgeable, patient, keeps your attention, keeps the class moving, stays focused, is likable and has good people skills).

Doug has the perfect temperament for teaching both kids and adults. Teaching children is harder than teaching adults, and Doug excels in teaching the kids.

I have nothing but great things to say. Like every parent, a little nervous at first, but watching them with my kids as well as others of all ages, they are 100% awesome. I highly recommend them.

37 years ago I took my then infant son to swim lessons. Now I take my granddaughter who soon will be I year old to Dolphin Swim School and we both love it. A friend recommended DS to me and I am so grateful to her because I looked around at different places and DS meets our needs perfectly. My granddaughter started exactly at six months and never cried at her first lesson and only cries if she has not had a good nap before class. Caber is her caring and patient instructor. The water in the pool is of excellent quality, great temperature for young children (and grandmothers) and well maintained. The changing room is also very clean and well maintained. All staff, instructors, administrators, sales persons are professional, courteous and friendly as well as dedicated. It is worth the travel time for me to come her with my mermaid granddaughter.

My 5-year old daughter, O. T., was in swim lessons at the Rivers pool in West Sacramento for a month this summer with Doug. Doug is a knowledgeable, energetic, and caring instructor. From the first lesson, he built a wonderful rapport with my daughter, and she was genuinely sad on the days that she didn't have a lesson with Doug. Doug effectively evaluated O. T.'s swimming abilities, and was able to create lessons that were a blend of techniques, strokes, and games that really took her swimming to a level I didn't think she could achieve this summer. Doug is a highly skilled instructor, and I'm so glad my child had the opportunity to work with him this summer.

We watch Doug teaching the other kids. He has lots of patience, and continues to help them progress by being able to work with the kids' short attention spans. We are fortunate to have him as a teacher this summer, and we look forward to more lessons.

Also, all of the parents are so thrilled that Dolphin is at the Rivers pool. We are taking lessons for a lot longer this summer because of the convenience, and because my daughter likes Doug. We hope they continue this next summer and we will try to make it to Dolphin this winter for lessons.

We have a home with a pool and three kids. Two kids are good swimmers while our 3 year old needs to learn.

For summer safety, we are doing winter swim lessons in the indoor heated pool. Caber has been our daughters swim instructor. He has been punctual and patient. Caber and Sarah have taught our youngest to hold her breath, dive for toys, swim on the surface. Our youngest is still learning and should be ready for the summer.