first day of swim lessons
June 3rd, 2025
Swim lessons are held every Tuesday and Thursday at the Skyview Pool (4049 Skyview Drive, Brunswick). Our two groups are primarily based on age, but depending on skill level, we will move swimmers up or down groups to provide relevant coaching:
2024 Practice Times:
9 & over: 9:15-10:15am
8 & under: 10:30-11:30am
Our instructors engage each swimmer before getting in the pool and use fun games to teach how to swim. Swimmers can only learn when they are engaged, which is why the Forest Hills Tidal Waves focuses on the FUN-damentals of swimming.
Some swimmers progress at a much faster rate than others, so we give swimmers the ability to advance to higher level groups during their time in lessons in the summer. This way, swimmers are always challenged in their skills! This is at the coach's discretion and will communicate with the parent of the swimmer when a swimmer is ready to move up.
If a swimmer progresses above the skills we teach in lessons, they can immediately move right to the swim team! The cost of lessons is the same as the swim team so there is no additional cost.
Owen Hancock
Owen swam the past two years for the Blue Devils during high school and qualified for States in the 100 fly in 2023.
Owen started his swimming career on the Tidal Waves in 2010 and has two younger siblings on the team. Owen will be swimming for the Grove City College Wolverines in the fall.
Owen's older brother, Mac Hancock, coached from 2018 to 2022.
Favorite stroke:
Elise Horton
Elise started swimming on the Forest Hills Tidal Waves when she was 7. Since then, she has continued her swimming career on Swim United.
Elise swam on the Brunswick High School Swim Team and qualified for districts individually all four seasons (2019-2022) and was a state relay qualifier her senior year.
Elise's older sister, Tara, is a former Tidal Waves coach.
Favorite stroke:
Isabelle Parr
Isabelle started swimming with Swim United when she was 8 years old and started with the Forest Hills Tidal Waves when she was 12. She became an assistant coach a few years later.
Isabelle swam on the Brunswick High School Swim Team and has been a OHSAA district qualifier all four years of high school (2019 - 2022). Isabelle currently swims for the University of Mount Union.
Favorite stroke:
Nolan Wickes
Nolan started swimming for the Tidal Waves when he was 12 under the legendary Coach Jenna Al-Zarraq. Since then, Nolan has competed with Swim United and the Brunswick High School Swim Team. This is Nolan's second year coaching with the Tidal Waves.
Nolan also has three siblings that also swim on the Tidal Waves.
Favorite stroke:
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