How to Continue Swim Practice at Home

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Consistency is the secret ingredient to mastering any motor skill. Whether you are enrolled in our newborn swim lessons or advancing through kids’ swim lessons, bridging the gap between pool sessions and home life is vital. You don’t need a full-sized pool to reinforce the skills we teach; you just need a little creativity and […]

How to Practice Swim Skills in the Bathtub

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At our swim school in Durham, NC, we know that consistency is the key to confidence. While nothing replaces the hands-on instruction you get in the pool, the bathtub is a fantastic, low-stress environment to reinforce what we teach in class. Whether you are prepping for newborn swim lessons or supporting a child currently enrolled […]

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.