6 Swimming Instructor Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: November 1st, 2023

Become A Swimming Instructor

Swimming instructors help children and adults develop proper swimming techniques. Starting swim lessons can be a profitable side hustle. You can teach swimmers at a private or a public pool.

Swimming teachers charge students per session or hour. To become a swimming pool instructor, consider registering for relevant training courses and take the certification examination. Advertise your business online and target social groups in your area.

Here are some real life success stories of starting a swimming instructor:

Learn more about starting a swimming instructor:

Where to start?

-> How much does it cost to start a swimming instructor?
-> Pros and cons of a swimming instructor

Need inspiration?

-> Examples of established swimming instructor
-> Swimming instructor Instagram bios
-> Swimming instructor Instagram captions

Other resources

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Becoming A Swimming Instructor: Everything You Need To Know

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1. Black People Will Swim ($12K/year)

How much they make: $12K/year
Current team size: 5

31-year-old earns up to $1,000 a month from her swim school side hustle aimed at ‘smashing’ stereotypes

About

Paulana started Black People Will Swim over 4 years ago

Revenue

Paulana grew the business to $1K/month

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4. AUSTSWIM

AUSTSWIM is Australia’s national organisation for the teaching of swimming and water safety™. AUSTSWIM has developed quality aquatic education program for those wishing to enter the aquatic industry as a teacher of swimming and water safety™.

Where they're located: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Website traffic: 50K/month

5. Houston Swim Club

Swim lessons at the Houston Swim Club, with 5 swim school locations around Houston! Learn to swim in a nurturing, loving environment. Your child will gain life-saving skills while having FUN!

6. DuPage Swimming Center

At Dupage Swimming Center, we offer a variety of swim lessons in the Naperville and Aurora areas. Contact us today to learn more about all of our programs.

Where they're located: Aurora, Colorado, USA