Building a foundational love of swimming.
Our Vision is to provide people with water safe behavior and unlock a love of swimming for life.
Private Swim Lessons
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For those that are just needing to learn the basics of swimming. We build foundational skills including breathing, floating, gliding and propulsion.
All lessons include an open water safety component.
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For those that understand their foundational water skills. We begin working on strokes such as front crawl, breast stroke, back crawl and treading water.
All lessons include an open water safety component.
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For individuals that know their strokes but want to work on stroke correction, endurance or specialized techniques such as training for advanced lifesaving courses or water sports.
All lessons contain an open water safety component.
About The Company
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The Pohlar Bear Swim Co. swimming program consists of foundational knowledge and skills to develop proficiency in swimmers, while providing open water skills and knowledge for people to have a safe experience no matter where they are swimming.
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We want to provide everyone with a knowledge of water safety and the ability to swim while providing an affordable cost to make swimming accessible.
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Our minimum age requirement is 2 years old. There is no maximum age or experience to learn to swim.
Please email us if you have any questions, concerns or are interested in Parent and Tot.
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Our current teaching ratio is 1:1 or 1:2. Each lesson runs for 1 hour of instructional time that can be divided into two thirty minutes of instructional time for two students.
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Lessons are $70 an hour for one student or 20% more for a second student. Price includes GST.
About Amy
Amy began Pohlar Bear Swim Co to provide affordable lessons to the citizens of Calgary. Gathering together her 10+ years of experience and expertise she developed a program that brings together the foundations of swimming while providing clients with water safety knowledge.
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Amy has over 12 years of experience teaching swimming lessons in both private and group styles. She holds a BSc in Kinesiology from the University of Lethbridge and while at school focused on aquatic skills and foundational movement.
In her free time she enjoys kayaking, hiking, stilt walking and camping.
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Bronze Cross
Bronze Medallion
National Lifeguard and National Lifeguard Instructor
Red Cross Water Safety Instructor and Instructor Trainer
Red Cross Swim Adapted
Lifesaving Society Swim Instructor and Instructor Trainer
Lifesaving Society Advanced Instructor and Instructor Trainer
Lifesaving Society First Aid Instructor
Intermediate First Aid
NCCP Fundamentals of Movement Coach
Pool Operator Levels 1 and 2
Book Your Lessons Here
1 hour private lesson — $70
Our lessons are at booked through propel.
30-60 minute lesson — $45-60
If you can provide an indoor pool space I can come to you.
What People are Saying
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Amy is a very professional person with excellent aptitude for teaching. Kids really had a very good time while learning new swiming skills.
Andres M.
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Professional and organized knew exactly what our goals were.
Lisa C.
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In one lesson I went from -nothing- to now I feel confident to impress with my new fly! Amy is SUPER experienced and the lesson was great.
Kay P.
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Contact Us
Please reach out via email if you have any questions or special requests.
We cater to all abilities and can run modified programs for those who need it. Please let us know if you need a specialized program in advance so we can accommodate you for your best swim success.
Learning to Swim should not have limits.
If we need to reschedule for any reason within 48 hours prior, we will be happy to do so. Please be aware that this is for both students and instructors.