Smilefish Swim School

"My now 7 year old had lessons with Russ and learned to swim. We are back now with my 3 year old and he loves Mr. Russ! My youngest does have some motor issues, but Russ is wonderful with him. Highly recommend!"

"Russ is an amazing swim instructor! He has helped both my kiddos tremendously! We highly recommend Smilefish Swim School!!"

"We love Coach Russ and Smilefish Swim School. He has taught our four year old twins more in our time with him than two years of lessons at a big chain swim school. They can finally swim! They are learning not only safety skills in the water but techniques in a fun way that are helping them become great swimmers. We're excited to see where this takes them. Coach Russ has a fantastic manner that builds trust, a love of water and helps push our kids to try something even when they feel nervous because they know he'll help them through it. The class sizes are perfect and the pool is quiet which helps younger children focus. We feel really fortunate to have found Smilefish."

"Our kids (6 yo and 5 yo) have been with Russ for over 6 months and we LOVE him. We were going to another swim school (also in Castle Rock) down the street but found the pool was too crowded and no consistency with instructors. Our kids weren't making much progression in their skill level, which is the opposite with Smilefish. Russ keeps the kids moving up in their level and we couldn't be happier. We highly recommend Russ and his team at Smilefish!!"

"We’ve tried lessons at another popular swim school in town but no one has been able to get my son with attention issues to focus and actually learn how to swim. In a year and a half at a competitor, pay for privates, my son still didn’t know how to float. Thanks to Coach Russ, in less than a year Jackson knows several different strokes, is so confident in the water that we were able to take him swimming and snorkeling in the ocean without assistance. Coach Russ is engaging and can handle kids with all different abilities, I am so grateful we found him, he was just what my son needed. The cost of the semi-private lessons are equatable if not a little less than major competitors and quite frankly the value of the wisdom and experience that Coach Russ brings, I consider it a bargain."