Turtle Swim school Testimonials
People are saying great things about our swim school. Check out these testimonials.
Hi Helene,
Thanks for a fabulous term again. We will see you for the last session next week.
I was so pleased that S finally clicked with treading water yesterday and it was “waaaay easier'”. He lost the plot in the car on the way to swimming, not having B with him, and knowing he would have to do the treading water was the main issue. Phew. Thanks for your persistence to get things right, not only with strokes but with water safety too, which is really important to us as a family with the privilege of having a boat.
Again, thanks so much. The boys have been to so many different swim lesson ‘types’ and many different teachers. None of the teachers (or environments) have been as good as you and yours at keeping on track with learning, whilst also having fun!
Cheers,
Emily
Hey Helene,
I just want to say thank you so, so much for your fabulous teaching! I know others have said it as well but before starting W with you 3 years ago (I think thats right) we had been to pretty much every swim school in the Papamoa area. W wasn’t fitting the ‘mould’ of a swimmer in the lessons that were taught, he wasn’t being moved up (and needed to be) but still hadn’t mastered keeping his legs straight when kicking and then this was no-longer taught and he was struggling. You are amazing in the way that you are able to see each child as an individual swimmer and although each group is roughly the same level you teach to the child rather than the set lesson. Because of this W and now P have come leaps and bounds.Their confidence is through the roof and they are making great progress – especially P who after a break over winter was quite scared and gosh it made me smile today when he said he didn’t need you and took off across the pool on his own! 
Maybe a little too confident.
Maybe a little too confident.We hope you have a wonderful Christmas break with your whanau and look forward to seeing you in the New Year.
Thanks,
Helen and Marty
I wanted to say how impressed we’ve been with this intensive swimming training. Sam has come further in 4 days with you that in 3 terms in another swim school.
We cannot thank you enough and would love to know if there would be an after school space for Sam in term one please.
Again, thank you for being such an epic teacher and knowing how to engage with each individual. I used to be a Specialist Classroom Teacher in another lifetime and you have the X factor in spades.
X Sarah “
“Looking forward to another term at Turtle Swim School. I am so impressed at every lesson (and I’m critical coming from a swimming and swim coaching background) the knowledge and hands on approach coupled with your teaching personality is as good as it gets. I’m always singing your praises to the other parents. Kenzie is so enjoying the lessons too. Thanks again for an absolute first class swim class experience!
Suzanna “
“Your lessons really don’t compare to anywhere else”
“My child was buzzing after the session today saying it was the best instruction experience he has had! He demanded a trip straight to Baywave after the session where he put an hour in diving and working on the stroke tweaks”
Ryan
“Your lessons really don’t compare to anywhere else”
Please accept our deepest thanks for the fantastic 2 weeks of lessons for Emma. To see her progress so happily and quickly was a delight and she enjoyed every minute of every class. Emma was always ready for each days lesson and I believe that you have set her up to have a very happy and healthy relationship with the water.”
Laura
Please accept out deepest thanks!
Hi Helene, my feeback is that I love how you treat every child individually with how they need help.you don’t expect them to fit in a box of.learning things and you see how differently each child may need something explained or shown to them! I don’t have any feedback on what to improve on because I think you are great
Treat Each Child IndividuallyHi Helene,
Oh gosh I have nothing but praise for the teaching you do. After going through multiple other swim schools before coming to you, it doesn’t matter where you go – it all boils down to the person who is teaching your child.
I personally feel we’ve wasted a lot of $ at other swim schools and hardly seen any progression with our girls at times (being taught by teenagers that were not engaged etc). Live and learn!
I see the following as your core strengths:
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Firm but fair. I love how you put your foot down when needed with the kids. This is something that comes with being an experienced parent yourself and how to handle kids. They do so much better with boundaries when they know what is expected.
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You have fun with them! Even with lessons to be taught there’s always a smile and a laugh.
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You’re able to deal with so many different personalities at one time. Our two are so chalk and cheese but you do amazing with both.
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Some of your training techniques are different to other schools we’ve been to and we’ve seen instant progression with how you teach. So we love that.
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You have a passion for what you do and it really shines through.
“I just wanted to say thank you so much for what you have done with my kids. The beginning of Term 4 they could hardly swim and K had no confidence now D is swimming the width of the pool and gliding. K is doing so much better with her breathing and jumping of the side!!”
Thank you so much.“We absolutely love Turtle Swim School! Helene is such a great swim teacher and has really made my boys excel in their swimming. We’ve tried almost every other swim school around Tauranga and Helene is by far the best. She clearly has a huge passion for it, and it shows “
We absolutely love Turtle Swim School.
“My son is making great progress, just the right amount of gentle encouragement and support for a child of his age and lots of fun! Thanks Helene”
Lots of Fun!“Fantastic, mature teacher. She knows how to make lessons extremely productive and fun. Very impressed with the school holiday program.”
Fantastic, Mature teacher!“Helene is absolutely amazing! After a not so great experience at another school, my daughter hadn’t done any lessons in quite some time & had lost her confidence with her swimming & with swimming lessons……that is definitely NO longer the case THANKS to HELENE! My daughter has come so far with her swimming after just a handful of lessons (actually within each lesson she usually improves a lot!). Helene is great at seeing exactly what isn’t being done or working quite right & is able to explain things so clearly to her. I love how she pushes my daughter & it definitely boosts her confidence when she achieves something she didn’t think she could do but Helene knew she could.”
Helene is absolutely amazing!“My 5 year old has had a fear of water since breaking his leg at the age of 2. We heard great things about Turtle Swim School, so we booked our 5 year old into 2 full week intensive swimming classes, followed by 2 private 1:1 lessons. At the beginning of classes it was difficult to get our son in the pool and even the bath at home. By the end of the private lessons our son was fully submerging himself into water happily and in a result is water confident and has found a new hobby. Helene is amazing. She has a warm and inviting nature, not to mention a whole lot of patience! She has a wonderful approach with children and develops trust with them in no time. I highly recommend Turtle Swim School to anyone looking for water safety / water confidence and swimming lessons for their little ones.”
I highly recommend to anyone looking for water safety / water confidence“So stoked to see him do two full lengths with breathing today… haven’t seen progress like that in such a long time! I also haven’t heard the end of the requests for us to get a pool like yours haha.”
Haven’t seen progress like that in such a long time!“Before coming for swimming lessons my child would not get in a pool. Thanks to Helene he now loves the water and has gained a lot of confidence in the water as well. I am confident that he will become a stronger swimmer with his lessons. It’s so good to see that each week he is becoming more and more confident.”
Now loves the water and has gained a lot of confidence“Hi, Helene. I am amazed at how my child was able to achieve such progress for the time being. Thank you very much!”
Able to achieve such progress
SWIMMING LESSONS IN PAPAMOA + TAURANGA
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