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ABOUT POTOMAC SWIM SCHOOL

History and Principle:

Potomac Swim School, Inc. was opened in December 2003 by owner, Donna Boone. Her passion for coaching and teaching swim lessons at the age of 15 has grown into a thriving medium-sized business in Loudoun County, VA. PSS is the first privately-owned, warm water pool facility in the Washington, DC metro area used solely for swim lessons and birthday parties. PSS has proudly been named the 'Best Place for Swim Lessons' in the DC region by the readers of Family Magazine™ .

PSS teaches children beginning at six-months old up through 13-years old. Swim lessons taught at an early age benefit children with safety, water comfort, the development of gross motor, emotional, intellectual, and socials skills, etc. It is also easier to teach children at an early age how to swim before they develop fear or apprehension of the water. With a focus on beginner swimmers, PSS continues to work with children whose skills advance to the refinement of such strokes as freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly. Each class level is specifically designed to provide age-appropriate instruction.

PSS is centered around values such as health and safety (always a #1 priority), teaching according to the PSS curriculum, loyalty, dedication and confidentiality to PSS business and clientele, and sincere love and care for the PSS families.

The PSS Team:

PSS is made up of a team of close to 60 coaches, lifeguards, front desk attendants, deck assistants, and birthday party hosts. Each individual employed is required to go through 40 hours of PSS Mentor Training. Using our own patented teaching curriculum, all staff is trained at a written level in addition to the in-water training with our mentor coaches. All employees are required to be certified in the American Heart or American Red Cross Association's First Aid and CPR (infant/child and adult) which makes PSS one of the few swim schools nationwide who require the entire staff to possess all of these certifications. PSS also employs certified lifeguards on staff.

The PSS staff consists of team players with positive and fun attitudes, professionalism, honesty, respect, and dedication. PSS hires the character and then trains the skills.

PSS Management Team:

Donna Boone              Owner, President

Amy B. Polen              General Manager

Cari Dowd                    Assistant Manager

Elizabeth Gordon     Assistant Manager

Marisol Perez             Office Manager

Amy Baker                    Deck Manager

Steven Hoisington    Asst. Deck Manager