Great

Derek is a straightforward coach and his swim language is easy to comprehend. I enjoyed my first class and learned a lot of techniques that didn’t know existed. Looking forward to becoming a great swimmer

Very thorough and I needed to start from basics

Derek is a very knowledgeable swim coach who supports and challenges in a super customized way!

Derek is a fantastic swim coach. He have me several useful drills and coached me to improve my stroke immediately. I am looking forward to continue to work with him. He is patient, clear, and encouraging.

It has been great working with Derek since he first reached out to schedule our first swimming lesson. He is very friendly and he showed concern to make sure I had everything I needed for my first lesson; he brought swimming fins and hand pads (don’t know the technical name!) a pair of googles for me to use just in case my new ones didn’t fit and even gifted me a swimming cap from St James! The lesson was kind of an evaluation of my swimming where he recommended tips to improve on each swimming style. The lesson was a great work out as well! Overall, a great experience and I look forward to my next swimming lesson with Derek!

First swim lesson with STJ, and it was great! Came away with targeted exercises to work on points in my form. There were a technique corrections that Derek phrased more clearly than any instructor I've heard in the past.

Derek is a great swim coach and teacher. The St. James is also a fantastic facility. I am looking forward to returning!

My deep thanks to Derek for the terrific swim lesson. Wuth patience and humor, Derek helped me improve my foundational stroke and learn new methods for working out in the pool. After months of simply doing monotonous laps, I feel like have a roadmap to ramping up my swim sessions and making them more challenging both physically and mentally.

Just did my third lesson with Derek, and he is fantastic. I had been training on my own for triathlons and stalled in my progress. He has been able to break down the flaws in my swimming and really help me break bad habits. He sends me incredible email feedback and work outs to do in between sessions. I strongly recommend him for any one trying to improve their swimming.