When Should Your Baby Start Swimming Lessons?

A mother gently supports her smiling baby as they float comfortably on their back in warm, blue pool water.

Introducing your baby to the water is one of the most impactful safety milestones in early childhood. While parents often wonder about the ideal timeline, early aquatic exposure builds foundational safety habits, motor coordination, and comfort. Understanding how your baby’s development aligns with water safety helps you choose the perfect starting time. Starting as Early […]

4 Questions to Ask a Potential Swim School

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Selecting the right swim school for your child is one of the most important safety decisions you will make as a parent. Early aquatic education builds vital water safety habits and confidence that last a lifetime. To ensure your child receives expert, nurturing instruction in a safe environment, you must ask the right questions before […]

When Is the Best Age to Start Swim Lessons

When it comes to water safety, the most common question we hear from parents is about timing. We believe that the ability to navigate the water is a fundamental life skill that should begin as early as possible. At our facility, we see firsthand how early exposure creates a baseline of safety and a lifelong […]

How Swimming Boosts Your Baby’s Early Development

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Introducing your baby to the water through infant swim lessons in Durham, NC, is more than just fun—it’s a powerful tool for early childhood development. At PhD Swim School, we start children as young as 6 months in programs designed to foster physical, cognitive, and emotional growth. Even if your ultimate goal is safety through […]

How to Overcome Your Child’s Fear of Water

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At PhD Swim School, offering expert swim lessons in Durham, NC, we understand this challenge. Our goal is to transform hesitation into confidence, especially through our focused survival swim lessons. Here are three supportive strategies you can use to help your child feel safe and ready for our kids’ swim classes. Enroll today. Start Small […]

Coach Katie Blalock

SENIOR INSTRUCTOR, DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS

Katie B. is a former sprint triathlete and triathlete coach. She also has experience teaching fearful adult beginners how to swim. Katie is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington with a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice. She also has prior accounting and business administration experience with Raleigh Brewing Company and Charles & Colvard.

Katie has two boys herself and loves working with young children. She is a gifted teacher with special strengths in class organization, maintaining structure in a fun environment, and establishing a relationship of trust with her students. Katie has undergone over fifty hours of intense in-water and academic training to learn our method. She primarily manages all day-to-day business activities and is also an instructor. She currently teaches Survival, Kicks & Tricks, and, FUNdations.