Swimming and Lifesaving Sport
technical SWIM instructioN, LIFESAVING AND INSTRUCTOR TRAINING
From Novice to Advanced/elite
fall program now open (register here)
Pacific Swim Academy
It starts with swimming
While we offer instruction and training in all 4 disciplines of Lifesaving Sport (swimming, running, paddle boarding and surf ski kayaking) the foundation is swimming. We are known first and foremost as a technical swim school.
our goal
excellence in and out of the water.
The Pacific Swim Academy coaching staff has decades of competitive and coaching experience at all levels from Olympic swimmers and record setters to the youngest of new swimmers.
We cultivate excellent swimming technique and develop essential life skills through intentional, effective swim lessons and aquatic sport training.
We are a technical school!
Swim Academy
Whether you’re a top level competitive swimmer looking to fine tune your technique or a novice looking for a fun and challenging environment, Pacific Swim Academy is the place for you. Swim purposefully and consciously surrounded by likeminded peers and supported by high-level coaching.
That also teaches competitive lifesaving!
livesaving club
From livesaving sport competitions and first aid, to watercraft and open water swimming, the Pacific Lifesaving Club is about all things lifesaving. We provide our members with a comprehensive and integrated path to becoming a fully qualified lifeguard and/or instructor.
virtual training
Exercise is an essential component of overall health, particularly for children. Our professional exercise therapist leads fun, effective, online exercise sessions for the whole family, helping you keep healthy from the comfort of your own home.
“… WITH ALL YOUR HEART AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND …”
“… TREAT ALL CHILDREN AS YOUR OWN…!”
Get prepared, Get certified
Become a LifeGuard
Our Plan, Program, and People put our swimmers in the best position to get certified and hired as a lifeguard and/or instructor.
Our Supporters
See our club member promotions and discounts
“Like many we came to PSA because our children were not getting enough technical instruction from our home club. Like many we stayed because Phil and his team are more than a school – they are a community that embraces all children regardless of background. A club is just a group of people dedicated to a particular activity like swimming. The PSA community shares common values: purpose, perseverance, excellence…”
— father of two swimmers in vancouver
Our journey
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What People Are Saying
“Like many we came to PSA because our children were not getting enough technical instruction from our home club. Like many we stayed because Phil and his team are more than a school – they are a community that embraces all children regardless of background. A club is just a group of people dedicated to a particular activity like swimming. The PSA community shares common values: purpose, perseverance, excellence.
Be prepared as your child will come home from practice with questions for you because they’ve been challenged to think differently. They weren’t just told to put one hand in front of the other and keep kicking for an hour. Your child will learn the difference between skill discovery, acquisition and mastery. You will share their joy when they get that “Aha!” moment. You in turn will learn the difference between a teacher and a coach.
Phil taught my children to believe in themselves and that goals are achievable no matter where one started from. Phil and his team are able to teach these values because they also live it. Phil and Tatiana will treat your children like their own. My children are not just becoming better competitive swimmers, they are learning life skills.
Thanks Phil, Tatiana and the PSA team!”
— father of two swimmers in vancouver
“My daughter who has only practiced with Phil for 6 months has improved tenfold. She is not competitive at all and I have had the joy of seeing the excitement build after completing her first PSA development swim meet.
Phil is enthusiastic, encouraging and supportive. Swimming with Phil has really built up my daughter’s confidence socially and emotionally as well.
At the recent mile swim event she was just about to give up when she only had 6 laps left but Phil’s wife and daughter encouraged her to finish and she did. We have had the pleasure of interacting with Phil’s family who are also very positive and passionate!”
— psa parent (child 9)
“PSA has changed the way my boys swim and I am very excited to see them apply it to this summer. As a parent I have noticed all the kids swimming style/technique change and develop. The whole program has been a positive development for all. Thanks Phil and to the other coaches!”
— PSA PARENT (teens)
