Paddle to Stroke Swimming Lessons

Poya is an excellent coach, very professional and passionate about his work.highly recommended for beginners or experienced swimmers.

Camille is an excellent trainer. I am very happy with the progress my son has made learning with her.

So glad to have Poya as a swim coach to my kids. They always look forward to their swimming lessons and I can see their confidence growing. It's such a relief for me to have an instructor who is so patient and listens/watches out for their fears to encourage them.

I highly recommend Paddle to Stroke for anyone wanting to learn swimming. My 5 year old wanted to learn but initially felt anxious however, after a couple of lessons with Poya and his excellent team, he looks forward to them every week! They make each lesson fun and interactive, we're really pleased with the progress our son is making and will be signing up our daughter in due course.

If you want an incredible swimming lesson experience then you've come to the right place. Poya is an incredible coach and is very patient with the kids. Everyone has fun and they have learned great technique at the same time. My kids are always looking forward to the next class. Would highly recommend Paddle to Stroke to anyone in the Ottawa area looking for swimming lessons for their children! You will not be disappointed!

I went into this not knowing how to swim and feeling very anxious about having signed up for lessons, but the instructors are so warm and welcoming. I’m about a month and a half in and I’m so happy I did it!

Our daughter has really enjoyed the lessons here. They provide lots of encouragement without being too forceful. It's helped her tremendously!

I really appreciated working with Poya on my swimming technics. From my first lessons I have been able to notice a rapid improvement thanks to Poya. He also is great and listening and receiving feedback from students as a result of it, my confidence has grown significantly. Strongly recommend!

We have a backyard pool and I wanted my four year old to learn the basics, safety skills first. He did that and so much more. In just one month he is swimming from one end of the pool to the other completely unassisted (learning front crawl - even learning to breath!), learning the back stroke and having fun. Poya is AMAZING with kids, keeping them interested even when they are having off days. Highly, highly recommend.

Both our kids enjoyed very much the classes with coach Poya. He is a very joyful, kind and dedicated coach. The kids really improved their swimming technique, as the coach is with them, in the pool, to correct their moves and posture. Absolutely recommended swimming lessons.

My daughter really enjoyed the summer technique clinic. She found the hands on approach very helpful with improving her strokes. Poya is an excellent coach!

Poya is an incredible swimming coach. I went from being completely afraid of water to swimming without a paddle board in a few months. I’ve referred him to family and friends.

Highly recommended for children. My son is always looking forward to class and we have seen his progress in just a few lessons!

Poya is adored as a swimming coach for my eleven year old. He's organized, and so committed to his swimmers. He gets in the water and has a hands on approach. Poya helps his swimmers envision and set big goals, always positive and clear in his communications.

Poya is an exceptional coach/teacher. He is patient, breaks concepts down into smaller parts so it is easier to understand and correct technique, and ensures the kids have fun in the pool. After 4 group sessions, I could see the difference in my child's technique. Our child's feedback is "he is nice, kind and super helpful". Highly recommended working with Poya and Paddle to Stroke Swimming Lessons.

This was a great summer program for intermediate swimmers. We really appreciated the focus on technique.our child really enjoyed it - which is the best part. All the strokes were covered. If anything, our child would have enjoyed more time in the pool, and from a parents perspective, more time perfecting stroke improvement would also be of interest. Wanting more is really the best critique!