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WOW! what a crock!
The school has novice instructors with limited knowledge. Trained to read from a card, Instructors are teaching OLD ways of swimming from the 70's The cutting edge of swimming is at the Carlise school about 2 miles at Dulles 28 plaza. This school Rocks with innovative t...eaching methods and awesome instructors. We have moved to Carlisle swimming and are learning faster and modern ways to swim faster and more effectively. Join us!
very disappointing!
Swim school's management team has multiple personalities in owner and manger. Will say one thing and do another. Holding advanced children in same classes for a year or more. want children to be enrolled 7 years, a lifetime for a child. when very slow learning is orches...trated by staff, children do not progress very fast. save your money and reading all owners memos every time she has a thought or change of mind, which can be hourly- Owner forgets daily! Make up policy is non existent and water is very cloudy,
slooooow learning
Your child will be in the program about 4 years with very slow progression. Some teachers are better than others and the method of teaching will never make your child a fast swimmer, Very few go on to be successful on a swim team, because techniques taught are very old ...and front breathing, straight arm swimming will not make anyone fast, also no make-ups due to pool closings is the worst policy ever.letSwim is a better place in the area go to LetSwim program instead
Swim school loosing clients rapidly
Beware of this swim program, most classes are very slow moving. Manager says most kids need to stay 7 years to learn, you will go broke by then. Cancellation policy nonexistant. Your children do not need that many years to learn great swimming. The groups are small but ...very slow moving.Owner needs your money to pay off her loan. My children did not get anything but an ear infection. Found better programs elsewhere at Carlisle swimming Dulles 28, Sterling VA
Warm Water, Cold Owner
Don't be fooled by the fake promises owners tells parents to sign up for her inferior program. Parents will get sucked in and children will suffer for 7 years. Children are infected by germs incubating in the warm water. Owner talks to parents as if they are children. N...o compromises, just her way or no way. Go visit and listen fake owner, check out her unfair make up policy. Better visit Carlile swimming and parrot fish swimming so you can compare, just watch how out dated swim techniques hold children back so it takes years at PSS to learn what can be learned at any other swim school in less than half the time.
Dear Jenny71
Jenny71, you seem very angry. What unbelievable personal attacks on me, someone who loves children and parents. I wonder how well you actually know me. Obviously, not well at all. I have worked with children and families for 30 years in education and swimming and have h...ad great relationships with them. 1. What do you mean when you say ""fake promises""? 2. How would you know if PSS is inferior and outdated or not? Did a competitor tell you that? If so, you really need to do your research on child development, education and swimming. You need to read our testimonials page on our website. PSS has taught thousands of children safety skills and how to swim. 3. What are your credentials as an educator in swimming? 4. What compromise did you ask for? 5. ""Children will suffer for seven years"", what do you mean by that? 6. How many sessions did you attend Potomac Swim School? 7. All private swim schools, that have their own pools, around the world have warm water. Research shows, in the laws of physics, that warm water allows people who are learning to swim to have warm muscles, so that they can move and it is safe for them. When learning to swim an expert does not want people or children in water that is cold, it can be dangerous. Our Waterbaby parents and infants shiver if the water is 85 degrees. 8. The PSS water is not ""infected by germs incubating in the warm water"", that is an out right lie. Are you a water chemistry and bacteria expert and consultant? If so, I would love to speak with you and find out your credentials. You obviously do not know me. If the water was unhealthy I would never have anyone in it, including myself. The children are like my own children, PSS would never put them or anyone in unhealthy water. 9. I ""speak to parents as if they were children""? What does that mean? I speak to everyone with a positive, respectful, upbeat attitude, which is very different than your angry, rude communication. 10. ""Unfair make up policy""-- PSS is up front with our BUSINESS policies. PSS is a private swim school, not a public swim school. Most private swim schools do not do makeups, most people do not show up. We experimented this Spring and Summer, at least 148 students did not show up for the makeups. PSS paid all of the coaches to be at the makeup lessons, with only a few students there at a time. Do you have any business experience running a medium to large company and working with children and parents? 11. ""Hold children back""? Can you give me an example? Lastly, if you had any concerns why did you wait to express these things so angrily and with name calling? Name calling is not a very effective way of communicating, but I am awaiting your calm responses. Some people may just sit back and allow this cyber bullying and attacks to continue. I will not. I will be happy to address any legitimate concerns you have. If you would like please call me at 703-726-2500 and we can discuss your concerns. Oh yes, by the way , my name is Donna Boone, Owner of Potomac Swim SchooI,Masters in Education, competitive swimmer and coach. I look forward to your answers. I think a face to face meeting would be even more productive. Or, you could just be a cyber bully, not going to work with me! I feel so badly for all of our young children, teens and young adults who have committed suicide because of people like you. I look forward to the day where cyber bullies are put out of business and people actually have to own up to and back up what they say...oh and give real first and last names and be personally accountable for verbally abusing others and companies. Reviews and lies and abuse are different things.
