Holidays right around the corner - SWIM LESSONS - for a perfect Christmas present!

Please contact Deane Wilson at 541-779-7529 ext 381 for swim lessons for you or your love ones.

More comments from parents that have their children in our Superior Swim Lessons:

"I sent my son to swimming lessons off and on since he was a year old. I went to another organization in our valley and while they were professional I found my son made minimal progress over the three years. I finally decided it was time to try something different and I had heard about this amazing instructor form Superior Athletic Club.
On my son's first day I was stunned. My first impression was wow, this lady takes learning to swim very seriously. From the moment he started my son knew getting into the water is something not to be taken lightly. She insisted he would not be allowed to enter a pool without asking for permission first. As a mother with family members who have pools I thought to myself what a great idea. I have been fortunate since to date my son has never jumped in a pool; however, I have family member that has had their children run and jump in a pool and they were unable to swim. From there the lesson just got better. My son was extremely afraid of being in the water and was challenged by her to push himself she said "It is okay to be afraid but not okay to not try". He was afraid and the mother in me just wanted to pull him out of the pool and say we can't do this. In one 30 minute lesson I watched my son do things he had never done before. We came back and for the next 3 or 4 lessons each day my sons was afraid but I just felt this was important. Every time he went he made huge progress. Literally in a little over a month my son went from being afraid to getting in the pool on his own to swimming. I was so impressed that I continued his lessons over the summer. By the end of the summer he was doing laps in an Olympic sized pool with my husband. People would say "wow how old is he?, he swims so well". My son is four but he the reason he swins so well is because he went to Miss Deane. I have referred Miss Deane to my friends and they love her. My son still has her once a week for swim lessons since she is so good at teaching swimming.
As a mother, knowing my son can swim well is such a relief. My advice to anyone wanting to teach their child to swim is if you truly want them to learn quickly and care about the quality of the instruction then Miss Deane is the best person for you. She truly is an amazing instructor and I will be in her debt for what she has taught my son.
Danielle Hackwell"

"We have been participating in swim lessons with Miss Deane for under three months and the change we have seen in our daughter has been absolutely amazing. My daughter is 2 1/2 years old and has never had a swim lessons before. Our first class she cried and was very nervous and in only a matter of a few lessons Miss Deane had bonded with Lucy and not only made her comfortable but excited to be in the water. That alone was worth putting her into class. In just a few short months she can float on her back, swim unaided for a stretch of time, jump off of the side of the pool and swim back to the wall by herself. I am thrilled and amazed at the progress. Miss Deane leads with firm confidence and removes fear and instills excitement and confidence. Her no nonsense approach is exactly what my daughter needed to excel. While Miss Deane runs a tight ship she is fun and loving toward my daughter. My daughter asks daily when she can go to Miss Deane's class and even wakes up in the middle of the night sometimes asking for swim class! We could not be happier with Miss Deane and the progress our daughter has made and is making!
Megan Scott"

More comments from parents that have their children in our program at Superior Athletic Club.

"I have known Deane Wilson for over three years as my children have been taking swim lessons with Ms Wilson at Superior Athletic Club. Both of my children who are 11 years old and 6 years old progress rapidly in their swimming ability with Ms Wilson's program. (I also have two older children (20 and 18 years old) and therefore had a lot of experiences with different swimming programs at different institutions including the YMCA (in Marin county, CA and Medford, OR), the Hawthorne pool, ABK, etc…)

I am extremely impressed with Ms Wilson's knowledge of children and her mastering of the art of teaching and the sport of swimming and her success with children:

~ Ms Wilson makes swimming fun through games and languages that meet children where they are at

~ Ms Wilson communicates extremely well with children as she brings the information to their level of
   understanding and consciousness. In addition, Ms Wilson is firm with children about her expectations
   without being strict or severe, which makes children respect her and listen to her instructions
   carefully.

~ Ms Wilson is very patient with children and introduces swimming skills gradually and keeps adding
   them on. Ms Wilson produces amazing success in introducing difficult techniques to young children.
   Her  students advance rapidly in developing correct stokes. She is great at building the children's
   confidence in their ability to function in the water safely. She never requires children to do anything
   that they are not comfortable doing in the water.

~ Ms Wilson teaches important water safety skills in addition to swimming techniques. She teaches
   them how to handle different situations, i.e., how to rest in the water or how to use the back stroke
   when they are tired. She is excellent at removing children's fear of being in water and makes the
   children understand water safety rules, in addition to helping them feel safe and be self-sufficient
   in the water.

~ Ms Wilson is excellent at organizing her lessons and teaching a large group with multiple levels
   of skills.

~ Ms Wilson is very flexible in allowing for make-up lessons and work with parents on changing
   the schedule when the need arises.

Ms Wilson is the best swimming instructor I have ever met in the last 15 years, I am glad that she is
part of the team of instructors at Superior Athletic Club. Her many talents are great gifts to children learning how to swim. I highly recommend her to any parent who are looking for a good swimming program.

Sincerely,

Daniele Anderson"

"Hi Miss Deane,

Here's Peyton's swim story.

We were on vacation at the Disneyland Hotel. Peyton (4, almost 5) wanted to go down the biggest of their watersides, but they only allow one person at a time. When he reached the bottom and came up, he tried to swim to the side of the pool, rather than the end where the stairs were. At that point he got caught in the current and wasn't making any progress. The lifeguard looked at my husband and said "We're going to have to go in and get him out." My husband told the lifeguard to wait, and just give him a minute. He then yelled "Peyton, TURTLES ARMS!" Peyton immediately started doing turtle arms, and got out of the current. They were the most beautiful turtle arms I'd ever seen! The lifeguard was shocked and said to us "I have NEVER seen a kid get out of that current before." He was totally impressed. And so were we. This situation really make it click with Peyton, and he sees how doing turtle arms makes all the difference in the world.
Thank you Miss Deane for teaching our son this valuable lesson. It really is the BEST way to teach our kids to swim!

Tara Laughlin"