Our Mission

Swimming Instinct provides a progressive program of swimming instruction for students of all ages and abilities with the aim of teaching correct technique from the start.

Swimming 2009 will be open for bookings in January

Although swimming lessons do not start until May, the priority booking period will begin in late January 2009 for children under the age of three (tadpoles). Priority booking for students who are three and older (1:1 lessons) usually begins in March. All 2008 clients are welcome to book during the priority booking period. For new clients, booking begins about three weeks after the priority booking period, so late January for tadpoles and late March for 1:1s.

If you are a new client, please send the following information to receive an email when the 2009 schedule is published.

Student's name

Date of Birth

Email address

Home phone

Work phone

Cell phone

Details of any medical conditions

Where you heard about Swimming Instinct

Location

All lessons take place a privately owned house in Ferry Reach, St. George's, Bermuda. There are two pools on the property; a 34-foot pool with a maximum depth of 8-feet and a newly and purpose built baby pool which is a comfortable standing depth for adults.

Company Profile

Swimming Instinct was launched in 2004 by Bermudian Mandy Oatley Wells. Mandy returned to the island in June 2003 after studies and working abroad. Previously, Mandy had run Harbourkids - Harbour Swim Club's summer learn to swim program.

Mandy has nearly twenty years experience in swimming tuition and was a competitive swimmer. The competitive background has shown her the importance of teaching technically correct whether the aim is for fitness, recreation or competition.

While living abroad, Mandy had a key role in the development of one of the UK's largest and most innovative swimming schools. Many of the techniques used by Swimming Instinct have grown out of Mandy's 4 years of experience in London.

In September 2006, Mandy gave birth to her first child and is absolutely loving motherhood. She has used her experiences with her son to develop a program designed specifically for the youngest of swimmers.

Mandy has an undergraduate and postgraduate degree in music education and hopes to have time for teaching Kindermusik some time in the next few years.