Doug Senz Swim Lessons

Doug Senz Swim Lessons I welcome ALL swimmers 6 months (toilet-trained) and older. I have special needs swimmer expertise. I love to swim and I love to teach.

I run a successful private swim lesson program out of my home in Pleasant Hill where I stress safety and proper stroke development for young and old, beginner to competitive. I have been trained to work with and welcome swimmers with special needs and I work with A LOT of adults. My pool is one of the warmest in the area and I am in the water for every lesson I teach. I schedule week-to-week, on

e week at a time and offer 50-minute ($120.00) slots on “flexible" Saturdays and, usually, one other day. Families with more than one swimmer usually book back-to-back hour swim slots or split up the time. I am lucky because I do these two things together. This is the journey that I am on. Whether you or your child are accomplished swimmers or are hesitant about putting your face in the water, I can help you out the way I have helped students for over 50 years. Incredible but true, 2022 will be my 54th year of teaching swimming. I get a lot of pleasure from teaching the children of many (over 100 now) of my former students. I have learned from experience that it is best to choose a good teacher, other than mom or dad, to introduce your precious child to the water so that his or her journey will be a positive and productive one. Every child is special and I have the expertise, the experience and patience to teach anyone. I have been a successful competitive swimmer and water polo player. In addition to my private teaching, I have taught and coached in recreation, YMCA, AAU/USA, high school and college programs. I am dedicated to the long term, healthy, safe and enjoyable development of all my swimmers. That is the journey that all of my swimmers are on. Give me a call at 925-890-8088 or email me at [email protected]. I am always glad to answer any questions that you might have about my swimming lessons, both the destination and more importantly, the journey.

This was the evening of the day (and a few tears going by) a week or so ago right after I taught my FINAL SWIM LESSON.Th...
08/05/2025

This was the evening of the day (and a few tears going by) a week or so ago right after I taught my FINAL SWIM LESSON.
There is never a perfect time to retire, especially after 60 years and over 100,000 swim lessons. I always wanted to finish on a good note and I could not have asked for a better swim lesson teaching day to finish on. I had some of my favorite clients and their wonderful families here, finished on a really high note and feel that I am still at the top of my game.
HUGE THANK YOUS TO: Peg, Jerry and John Kirby, Paul Persons, Kim Kersten and Randy Kerth at the Orinda Park Pool for helping me to get started teaching swimming the right way; Bill and Fred Brown at Canyon Pool for helping me “get it,” (I still have your teaching manual!) Gary Troyer, Penny Dean and Anne Bages at Pomona College for your inspiration and support and Terrapins Coach Paul Stafford (“long legs/loose ankles”). I could not have done it without you.
Thank you to all of the swimmers, young and old and the supportive families and caregivers who learned (or listened to) a lot of water safety and proper stroke instruction from me for 60 years!
I would not trade it for anything!

It’s important to discuss the finer points of swim shoes, especially after downing some pre-swim lesson snacks. Swim gog...
07/23/2025

It’s important to discuss the finer points of swim shoes, especially after downing some pre-swim lesson snacks.
Swim goggles are negotiable too.

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Navigating the swim web, front and back:

07/17/2025

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Pleasant Hill, CA
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