The Secret To Learning to Swim

Hey, it’s Coach Jeff —

Last week, I started working with a woman in her early 50s.
She had a vacation coming up and wanted to snorkel for the first time.

Simple enough.
I’ve taught thousands of adults how to swim. This would be no different… right?

Wrong.

She said:

“I’m a germaphobe. I’m terrified of putting my face in the water. What if someone peed in the pool?”

😳 Ohhhhh S***

My first thought?
There’s no way I can promise her no one has peed in the pool…

And yet—you cannot learn to swim if you don’t feel safe putting your face in the water.

So what do you do when logic can’t overcome fear?

When it comes to holding your breath underwater, there are only 2 things we need to master:

1. Mental relaxation – how we think about holding our breath
2. Physical technique – how we actually hold our breath

And here’s the truth:
Her fear wasn’t about germs. Just like most of my students, her fear was mental—not physical.

She didn’t need a different swimming technique.
She needed a different state of mind.

That’s where our methods come in:

✅ Box Breathing
✅ Visual Meditation
✅ The Self-Check-In Method

These tools helped her go from:

“What if I drink pee?”
“What if I choke on water?”
“I hate how this feels…”

To:

“I’m safe.”
“My body is calm.”
“I trust the water—and I trust myself.”

She built trust. And trust + technique = transformation.

But here’s the problem:
Most swim instructors don’t get this. They skip trust entirely.

Their formula is:

Technique + Technique = ???

Which is why you may have failed in the past. [Adult swim lessons have an INSANE 70% failure rate]

If you've tried and failed to learn how to swim…

If you’ve been stuck in “technique mode” but still feel uncomfortable in the water…

It’s time to try something that actually works.

Come to San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Experience our Unlock Your Fearless Swimmer Retreat — May 12–18.

We’ve helped thousands of adults go from fear to freedom using our proven trust-first approach.
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With trust,
Coach Jeff & Coach Meredith