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Parent of Swim school pupils

28.06.2024

I had enrolled our two boys at a well-regarded swim school franchise. Every week I would watch my boys be taught by an instructor going through the motions and progress was very slow. We changed to St Joseph’s Swim School and instantly we could see the difference – the teachers were much more engaged and involved, they taught actual swimming techniques, as well as a variety of skills. The confidence and swimming ability of my boys rapidly increased, and I wish we had made the change about a year earlier!

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