Swimming Lessons with Elana

04/01/2026

Local instructor announcement!

Another local instructor for those who are looking in the St.Catharines area.

Megan Schilstra runs lessons out of her home pool in North End, St. Catharines. You can find more information on her page, Swimming Lessons with Megan.

02/28/2026

Local instructor announcement!

For those looking to continue with private lessons, Charlotte and Lauren run lessons out of one of their home pools in the Lincoln area.
If you are interested in having instructors come to your home pool, they will travel a short radius between Rockway/Vineland area.

You can reach them through their email [email protected] for more information on booking and lessons!

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02/20/2026

Hello everyone!

I have been getting some messages about swimming lessons for this summer, so I thought it was time for an announcement.
I am currently pursuing my master's degree at school in Toronto and will be in placements over the summer. While I will not be able to run full-time lessons, there is potential that I may be able to run some evening lessons or lessons during an off week (I’ll share more information later in the spring if this will be a possibility)!

If you have taken lessons with me in the past and are unsure of what level your children completed, feel free to reach out. I have all levels recorded as per the Lifesaving Society swim requirements and can let you know what to enrol them in.

I am working to find other local instructors that I can refer to, and will post any contacts as I receive them. If anyone knows of other instructors, let me know or post as a comment!

Thank you to everyone who has booked with me in the past. It has always been a joy to work with you and your kiddos!

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04/04/2025

Hi everyone!

I have gotten messages from some of you already regarding swimming lessons this summer. I will be running lessons again, from the end of June to the end of August, minus a couple of dates here and there.

I am just beginning to officially book lessons so if you have already reached out I will be in contact with you in the next week. If you have not, please do reach out as soon as possible to get the most flexibility with lesson times!

I am excited for another summer of lessons. If you have any other questions, feel free to ask!

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07/21/2024

Hello everyone!

I have a last minute opening for swimming lessons for July 22-August 2 (MWF) in the Vineland to St.Catherines area. Morning lessons would be available from 10:30-12:30 with slight variation based on exact location.

If you or anyone you know may be looking for lessons please reach out! Lessons would be able to start this coming Monday or Wednesday to get a full week of five lessons. Though, I can be flexible if only part of the days work. Let me know if there are any further questions!

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03/12/2024

Hi everyone!

I have gotten messages from some of you already regarding swimming lessons this summer. I will be running lessons again, beginning mid to end of June and running through to August, minus a couple of dates here and there!

I am not booking in times just yet but will be starting in early April. It really helps to have an idea of who is all interested in lessons prior to booking so if you are please send me a message and let me know. This will also give you and your group priority as I will go through my list first, before families who contact me later!

I am excited for another summer of lessons, if you have any other questions feel free to reach out!

05/20/2023

Hi everyone!

I have the following weeks with openings for lessons this summer:

June 26-30
July 24-28
August 7-11
August 21-25
August 28 - September 1

Feel free to reach out with any questions, if none of the above weeks work for you let me know and we can try to find alternate times to hold lessons!

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05/20/2023

Hi everyone! My name is Elana, I am a certified swim instructor with the lifesaving society (previously the Red Cross as well) and am a lifeguard. I have been offering private swimming lessons in people's home pools throughout the Niagara region for five years! If you are looking for lessons I still have space available for more families and would be more than happy to chat further!

Prices are listed in my services tab. Please note that a flat travel fee is applied to the week, and will be split among the group.

I look forward to meeting you!

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