Deano's Nemos - Private Swimming Lessons

Cannot recommend Dean enough.He was referred to me by a friend which he highly recommended.So I started my daughter 3 years of age in November 2018 where she had never taken a swim lesson prior.She took to dean immediately, trusted and build confidence within the lessons. Within a couple of lessons she was floating on her back for 10 seconds.It has now been 3 months and her confidence and swimming is a lot better than kids her age that have been going since 6 months of age.She gets very excited to attend her lesson and her swimming improves every time.Worth every cent. Definitely money well spent. Guaranteed you will not be disappointed taking lessons from him.

AMAZING! My 8 year old son who is on the spectrum has done swimming lessons in the past and never exelled and hardly improved. He would also often be upset.He has been with Dean for 2 years and we cannot believe the improvement and confidence on our sons swimming. He has so much fun that we just signed up his older brother to do lessons as well :) Worth every cent!

We are so grateful to Dean and highly recommend Deano's Nemos for swimming lessons. Our boys have made huge gains in the short time they have been learning with Dean. He has increased their confidence, swimming ability and skills in the water. We were thrilled when our four year old who wouldn't go in the pool without being held swam by himself in his second lesson!Dean is a wonderful teacher. He is enthusiastic and encouraging. He provides the balance of learning whilst having fun which our boys respond really well to. We love the individual attention and tailored lessons and of course the flexibility and convenience of having Dean come to us.Thank you Dean!

Dean is absolutely amazing at teaching kids to swim. He has an incredible ability to help the kids feel calm and at the same time teach them the invaluable lesson of learning to swim. Dean has helped our son immensely with learning to swim, overcoming a lot of fear and challenges which has been amazing to watch. Would 100% recommend Deano’s Nemo’s to everybody.

Deano's Nemos has been fantastic for our 5 year old ASD son, who is now making great progress with learning how to swim. Dean is great at what he does, giving clear verbal instructions and visual structure to each lesson, offering choice, plenty of positive affirmation and making it fun. Highly recommended.

My second son 3 years old started with Dean a few months ago and within only a few weeks he went from zero swimming skills to water confidence. He is thoroughly enjoying out backyard pool and I have been astounded at the pace at which he has picked up these new swimming skills. Dean also taught my first son with special needs, now 7 years old who also progressed rapidly and is confident in the water. Dean's training was also the basis from which he has built the confidence to swim in the surf. Dean is a encouraging, calm and consistent, he builds trust with the kids and makes swimming fun. Excellent, clean and modern facilities. I cannot recommend Deano's Nemos highly enough!

I Cannot thank Dean enough for the work he has done to help our son feel safe and confident in the water. We are blown away in what he has achieved in only 2 terms. Highly recommend Dean

Dean is the 6th instructor we have engaged to try to get our son (ASD L3/CP) swimming and by far the most successful.Dean employs a mix of teaching with rewards and fun. This is really working for our son and he has made amazing gains in a short time.The drive up to Maitland for the lessons is well worth it but how good would it be if Dean was in Newcastle?? HahaDean has great patience, skills and just the right personality for this gig.Dean constantly encourages and high fives our son throughout the lesson which spurs him to succeed.

My kids (ages 4 & 2) have been swimming with Dean for 6 weeks now and I could not recommend Deano's Nemos enough. We have tried a few swim schools in our time and are so happy with the achievements my kids have made in their personalised, 1:1 (or 1:2 in our case!) swim lessons.Extremely professional teacher, who makes swimming lessons FUN and motivating and has a calm, consistent approach. My son who was cautious around water, now loves swimming lessons. My daughter is now so excited to swim, after Dean has implemented many of her interests into her lesson. Dean has an excellent way of explaining the skill being taught, with the use of visual aides and positive encouragment.Lovely, clean facilities which are easy to access and user friendly for a young family. Great communication and flexibilty when booking.Would highly recommend!

Finding Deano's Nemos has been life changing for us! Our daughter who was 6 when she started with Dean had a long term fear of swimming, even getting her face wet would end in tears. We had attended other swim schools in the past and my daughter was never given the time and patience she needed to get there in her time, it sent her backwards.After her 2nd session with Dean she was putting her face under the water and blowing bubbles, after the 3rd and 4th she was doing freestyle and swimming the length of the pool! I honestly couldn't believe my eyes!She loves to dive under the water and grab sinkies and to pretend to be a mermaid, I can't explain how happy this makes me and I honestly don't think we would have got to this place unless we had Dean encouraging her, making her believe in herself and respecting her processes with such patience and enthusiasm.Dean's private facilities are top notch, brand new and comfortable.If you are lucky enough to secure a spot with Dean you won't be disappointed.Natalie Daniels :)