Read what others have to say about Mike's Minnows!

Our 6-year-old son was very nervous about learning to swim, but Mike’s Minnows was truly transformative for him. We were absolutely amazed by the daily progress he made. By the second day, he couldn’t wait to get to his lessons each morning.

Mike gave our son so much more than swimming skills — he gave him confidence and helped him believe in himself. In just 7 days, our son went from tiptoeing into the water to confidently swimming multiple strokes. The process was incredible to watch.

Mike is patient, motivating, and truly gifted at working with children. We are so grateful we found him and cannot recommend Mike’s Minnows highly enough!

Gina, May 2026

We came to Mike with 2 water-anxious kids. Our oldest was 6.5yrs old and had never put her head under water. Day 1 and 2 were a lot of tears and hard to get through but by day 5 both kids were not only going under with confidence but, even more surprisingly, looking forward to their lesson! We’re grateful to have had Mike’s help in getting through a fear so that now our family can enjoy the pool without the stress.

-Brittnee, May 2026

We had such a great experience with Mike’s Minnows. Coach Mike is amazing with kids and really helped my 3.5 year old face his fear of going underwater. 10 minutes a day was the perfect amount of time for my son to get used to the water and learn new skills. The consistency of going everyday made it something my son looked forward to in the morning. Highly recommend this to any parent, especially those with kiddos who are a bit anxious around the water. I came into it a bit skeptical but am a total believer! Thank you Coach Mike for a pool filled summer!

-Kayla, May 2026

My 2.5 year old had a transformative week with Coach Mike, going from being uncomfortable and a bit scared on day 1 to smiling and initiating going underwater on her own by the end of the week. It was incredible to see her progress each day. She is now obsessed with watching the videos of herself swimming and keeps asking when she gets to go back in the pool. I highly recommend Coach Mike!

-Mary, May 2026

We are SO happy we signed our daughter up for Coach Mike's swim lesson. Our daughter (almost 3 years old) never had any swim lesson in her life, but Coach Mike made her feel so comfortable by being so warm and engaging with her. Our daughter got to learn all the important survival skills in the water, and we feel way more comfortable and safe around in the swimming pool now. Yes, it was rather a "big" decision for us given our limited budget and tight schedule, but we decided to sign her up as my birthday gift (yes, the lesson started exactly on my birthday :D), and we are so happy we did it. THANK YOU SO MUCH, Coach Mike, our little one misses you already!!!

- Chika, May 2026

 We had such a great experience with Mike’s Minnows. Coach Mike is amazing with kids and really helped my 3.5 year old face his fear of going underwater. 10 minutes a day was the perfect amount of time for my son to get used to the water and learn new skills. The consistency of going everyday made it something my son looked forward to in the morning. Highly recommend this to any parent, especially those with kiddos who are a bit anxious around the water. I came into it a bit skeptical but am a total believer! Thank you Coach Mike for a pool filled summer!

- Kayla, A Minnow Mom

My son who is 11 has dyspraxia which causes motor skill delays and it is hard for him to kick and swim with his arms at the same time. He was struggling with swimming in terms of form and technique. He took swim classes and also swims at camp. The kids sometimes mock him because of his technique. After two sessions, you would never know he has struggles! So thankful to Coach Mike! 

- Kinza, A Minnow Mom

  My 2.5 year old had a transformative week with Coach Mike, going from being uncomfortable and a bit scared on day 1 to smiling and initiating going underwater on her own by the end of the week. It was incredible to see her progress each day. She is now obsessed with watching the videos of herself swimming and keeps asking when she gets to go back in the pool. I highly recommend Coach Mike! 

- Mary,  A Minnow Mom

 We’re so grateful to Coach Mike and amazed by the progress our daughter made in just one week. He was able to push her in a way that challenged her but not too much that it increased her already heightened anxiety around swimming. She left being able to swim for the first and as Mike promised, left with a smile on her face. 

-Lauren Wurgaft

I really cannot say enough good things about Coach John and Coach Mike. They are both so obviously experts at what they do and are so warm and compassionate with the little ones, which helps them build trust immediately.  We just finished a session for our 2 year old last week and were a bit skeptical going into it, but their approach just works. We had tried other swimming lessons a few times and they never went well. I felt like we were just wasting everyone’s time (and money), but this was different. It’s so effective in a short time. After 3 days, my son stopped crying completely and was all smiles and happily jumping into the water and swimming underwater a couple feet. The progress he made in just a few days was honestly unbelievable. I recommend John and Mike wholeheartedly! We are so grateful. 

-Natasha Larson, Pediatric Dentist

Coach Michael and John are really amazing at what they do.  We've spent many weeks going to traditional swimming classes with my daughter with  slow progress.  She now has so much more confidence in the water. We're glad we found you! 

-Carmelie Arthur

My 3 year old son enjoys the water however, prior to training with Coach John & Coach Mike, he could not go in the water without his floaters. The first day was challenging because my kiddo was exposed to all his fears (no floaters, water in his face, momma/dada not in the water with him). However, by the 5th day, you can see my kid’s confidence increased and how he truly enjoys the water WITHOUT FLOATERS. In fact, he enjoys going underwater  and his eyes light up when I tell him how proud I am of him. I truly recommend Coach John & Mike! We are truly thankful and we recommend to all parents - Especially the little ones. 

-Stephanie Avila