Ocean Olympia — Local services in New York

If you are thinking about learning to swim with Ocean Olympia, do it. I had a great experience with them.

In my youth I did not learn how to swim. As an adult, I tried to learn how to swim 3 times over many years; twice with friends and once with formal group sessions at a local YMCA. It didn’t work. I gained no confidence after each attempt at learning how to swim.

After working with Ocean Olympia, I'm swimming in the pool multiple times a week. The game changer for me, was Ocean Olympia helping me become comfortable with floating on my back. That was a confidence builder for me. I went from not being able to float to doing the backstroke starting underwater with Dolphin kicks. Learning how to float on my back, backstroke and treading water gave me a decent water survival foundation. Ocean Olympia's guidance with freestyle swimming was extremely helpful. Watching my swim and suggesting tweaks to my swimming stroke and body position, helped me improve and enjoy the swimming...

I am 49 years old, with a goal of doing a triathlon at 50, but I swam like a rock. I had taken swim lessons before years ago with a different instructor, it did not help me at all. This time around I did swim lessons with Benedick on a recommendation. He was amazing. Benedick truly listened. He dug into the why of why I had previously failed, which for me was all mental - a bit of fear and anxiety under water, a bit of hey maybe I just can’t do this, etc. Benedict took a very patient and structured approach, all with an over layer of a lot of positivity, laughter, and encouragement. Things went very well and I am now lapping, I actually was lapping by lesson 3. I cannot recommend Benedick enough. I look forward to having him teach my little kids one day. Thank...

I’ve had the pleasure of working with both swim instructors at Ocean Olympia, and they are incredible! I was terrified of being underwater, but they were patient, understanding, and really helped me conquer that fear. Their approach made learning to swim as an adult such a positive and enjoyable experience. I’m so grateful for their guidance and support! Highly recommend for anyone looking to learn or overcome...