Swim with Annie has climbed out of the pool and is now, well, dry, and sharing her expertise online directly with you, wherever you may be.
Swim with Annie knows that exploring, enabling, and engaging a swimmer’s emotional as well as physical curiosity is necessary to best cultivate the relationship between a swimmer and the water.
A swimmer’s personal relationship to the water is integral to their success at swim.
Swim with Annie can guide you in your journey, by providing enthusiastic support, guidance and knowledge.
I teach swimming from a place of recognition of floatation and propulsion.
The physics of swimming is very important to me & sets a bar of equalization for all.
Given the correct understanding of use of one's body, everyone can swim effectively, efficiently & with great ease.
Below are the marks I’ve created for simplicity of learning & teaching the above.
Swim with Annie Learning Marks
BEGINNER 💧
Absolute beginner. May not have ever stood in water before/stepped into a pool/body of water. May need assistance to control one’s body in the water, at all. Even standing in it. Will need guidance to sit, control their bodies, walk through water, want to get wet, want to participate.
PADDLER 💧💧
Is confidently capable of being solo on a noodle where their feet cannot touch & happy about it, under supervision. Ranges from probably does not yet go underwater or even like their face wet, yet, to maybe not mind/love being underwater.
UNDERWATER EASE 💧💧💧
Happily & confidently hangs out underwater, with intention. Can briefly float/travel in water, while face is comfortably in, where they can stand. Should be comfortable in back float solo or assisted. Usually cannot yet confidently come up for air in water over one’s head.
SWIMMER 💧💧💧💧
Can easily fit description of UNDERWATER EASE PLUS can swim with face comfortably in, in water over one’s head, come comfortably and confidently up for air and resume swim with face comfortably back in. Can do so, confidently, for 10-15+ yards, without assistance, standing up and/or grabbing a wall. Should also be able to swim on back using only legs.
STROKES 💧💧💧💧💧
Can easily fit description of UNDERWATER EASE PLUS SWIMMER PLUS has some experience with all four strokes. Can swim 25 yards multiple times during a lesson, with face comfortably in, getting air independently, and going back in. Should also be able to swim on back using only legs for 25 yards.
EFFICIENCY 💧💧💧💧💧💧
Can easily fit description for UNDERWATER EASE PLUS SWIMMER PLUS STROKES PLUS can swim 50-100 yards comfortably, confidently and repeatedly, without standing up, stopping and/or grabbing a wall or getting assistance. Can comfortably swim freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly.
Annie Cooper of Swim with Annie, Inc. sits as a member of the Vermont Water Safety Action Committee, as well as in regular attendance at the New York State Temporary Commission to Prevent Childhood Drowning.