Private swim lessons for adults of all abilities
Are you a triathlete and want to improve your time in the swim portion? Have you wanted to start in triathlons, but the swim portion intimidates you? Are you considering a career in the military & need to improve your swimming skills? Do you dread your swim workouts because you are bored? Are you swimming endless laps and not getting any faster? Do you feel like your stroke needs improvement? Coach Carol can help you achieve your goals!
With over 40 years experience in aquatics, Coach Carol has the ability to quickly help a swimmer become comfortable in the water, develop a comfortable breathing pattern, improve their stroke mechanics, increase endurance, and become more efficient and faster. Carol has successfully coached swimmers at all levels and all ages, from those who could barely make it across the pool to Olympic caliber athletes. She is a Level 2 ASCA (American Swim Coaches Association) certified coach, and is certified in CPR/AED, First Aid, and Safety Training for Coaches.
With over 40 years experience in aquatics, Coach Carol has the ability to quickly help a swimmer become comfortable in the water, develop a comfortable breathing pattern, improve their stroke mechanics, increase endurance, and become more efficient and faster. Carol has successfully coached swimmers at all levels and all ages, from those who could barely make it across the pool to Olympic caliber athletes. She is a Level 2 ASCA (American Swim Coaches Association) certified coach, and is certified in CPR/AED, First Aid, and Safety Training for Coaches.
Coach Carol’s easy going demeanor hides a fiercely competitive streak. She has the ability to bring out the best in her swimmers. Carol’s skills will expertly guide you to reach goals that you previously thought were unobtainable.
Carol began her aquatics career as an age-group swimmer and continued swimming competitively thru high school & college at UC Berkeley. Carol also played water polo in high school and was a founder of women’s water polo at UC Berkeley. More recently, Carol competed in the U.S. Masters Water Polo Nationals in 2008, 2011 and 2012 and Bay Area Senior Games in 2013. She has competed in triathlons since 1981 and is a two-time finisher at the Ironman Hawaii World Championship, with a swim time of under an hour for 2.4 miles. Her Open Water competitions have involved swimming in lakes, oceans and rivers both in the United States and Europe. In addition, Carol holds a 2nd degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do.
If you are interested in scheduling private lessons with Coach Carol, please use the form below to contact her. Since Coach Carol does not have her own pool, you must provide the pool for the lessons. Possibilities are your (or a friend’s) local Home Owners Association pool, or your backyard pool.