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Cost of swimming lessons is $300 per child for 30 minute daily lessons over two weeks (10 sessions total). Ratios are 1:4. Fees need to be paid in advance and are non-refundable. They are transferrable to another session (space available) or another swimmer, or to scholarships. 

Scheduling is on first come first-serve basis. Register now, slots fill up quickly!

CNN: This group of children up to 10 times more likely to drown than others

“Drowning is one of the leading causes of unintentional injury-related death for children ages 1 to 19 in the United States, but some children have a significantly higher chance of drowning than others.Teenage boys ages 15 to 19 are 10 times more likely to drown than girls, according to a July report published by the American Academy of Pediatrics.”

Read the full article “This group of children is up to 10 times more likely to drown than others, a report finds” at CNN.com.

Express-News: Swim Teacher Gives Splash of Inclusion

Diana Perry, front, works with Grace Berios and her son, Teddy, 3, during swimming lessons.
– Photo by Jerry Lara / Staff photographer

Here’s an uplifting read from the San Antonio Express-NewsSwim Teacher Gives Splash of Inclusion, published November 5, 2018. Staff writer Vincent Davis looks at how Diana Perry, a co-founder of Good Swim, has a mission to prevent accidental drownings in all children, including those with disabilities.

In Mahncke Park, there’s a backyard pool where parents bring children of all abilities to learn how to swim at each child’s individual pace.

Tykes like Teddy Berios, who has Down syndrome, follow swimming instructor Diana Perry’s directions without hesitation. Wearing a blue swim cap and goggles one recent day, the 3-year-old dived to the bottom of the heated pool to retrieve plastic toys. Pulled in his instructor’s wake, he kicked his feet and swam to his mother’s arms and greeted her with a loud, “Ma!”

The article goes into great detail about Good Swim’s goals to reach more kids.

Perry has taught water safety to students for more than 30 years; 20 percent of her children have documented medical and/or developmental disabilities.

The retired nurse practitioner and developmental disability specialist wants to reach more children who can’t afford swim lessons through Good Swim, the organization she co-founded in 2016. She named the organization after a phrase teammates and coaches often use at swim competitions.

On Saturday, Good Swim will celebrate its new status as a nonprofit with the “Good Swim Starting Block Party,” a fundraiser to help build a year-round indoor swimming facility. The event will take place from noon to 4 p.m., at Grace Northridge, 2659 Eisenhauer Road. Tickets are $10.

Go and read the entire article, Swim Teacher Gives Splash of Inclusion, courtesy of the San Antonio Express-News.

Urban Baby Goes for a Swim – Rivard Report

Diana Perry with Moira McNeel. Photo by Bekah McNeel.

Diana Perry with Moira McNeel. Photo by Bekah McNeel.

Great article by Bekah McNeel over at the Rivard Report about Diana Perry and Good Swim. In Urban Baby Goes for a Swim, McNeel writes:

Diana Perry is that pro. She doesn’t just teach kids to self-rescue in the water. She teaches them to enjoy swimming. The kids are not taught to fear drowning, but to take control of their bodies and “move the water.”

Read the full article to hear how Diana Perry teaches swimming lessons to infants, toddlers and children of all ages in San Antonio, Texas.

MySA.com: ‘Swim Guru’ makes therapy fun

Alex Meets the Swim Guru. Photo: Helen L. Montoya, San Antonio Express-News

Alex Meets the Swim Guru. Photo: Helen L. Montoya, San Antonio Express-News

Check out the article in the San Antonio Express-News (and MySanAntonio.com) about Diana Perry’s swimming lessons. Here is an excerpt from ‘Swim Guru’ makes therapy fun:

Alex Pendleton did not start walking until he was 3 ½. But now, at 5, Alex not only walks — he can swim.

His mom credits a woman named Diana Perry.

With an authoritative manner and a modest backyard pool in Mahncke Park, Perry has become known by word of mouth in some San Antonio mom circles as “The Swim Guru.”

Read the entire article on MySanAntonio.com.