John is a great swimming teacher; he removed the greatest fear (of drowning) from my mind. My husband and I decided to go to Hawaii where I was hoping I might snorkel. However, with the fear of drowning in my mind, I didn’t think it would be possible. It was then that I signed up for 4 lessons with John.

His pool is very clean and warm. On my first day, when John told me that the first lesson would be in the jacuzzi, I was relieved because even the sight of the main pool was scary to me. He made me feel very comfortable with water and taught me his basic tricks — they really work!

Even after I learned to float I was scared to go in the main pool, but John makes it a lot easier with his relaxed manner and unique techniques. I think I was worse than a 5-year-old kid when it came to learning how to swim, but John has great patience. John knew why I wanted to learn, so he taught me how to snorkle during my last lesson — I learned snorkeling as well!