Beth Davis

Swimming Instructor – Competitive Swimmers – Adults Learning to Swim – Triathletes – Young Competitive Swimmers – Getting Children Started

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Stroke Development for Children

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Stroke development is the cornerstone of lifelong swimming, whether it is recreational or competitive.

Establishing good form is most important at the beginning. For younger students who are still growing and learning to coordinate mind and body, the early stages of proper form can look ungraceful but still retain an essence of proper movement pattern. As a student matures, stroke refinement becomes more a matter of training the mind to hold its focus and establish a solid foothold in muscle memory.

beth_with_leksonosThe Leksonos

Christopher, 10, Patricia, 5, and Felicia, 8, started taking lessons with me in the winter of 1998. That summer, they began swimming with the Mesa Swim Team. After four years of private instruction during the off season and competitive swimming during the summer season, these children went from “just playing around for fun in the water, not knowing how to swim all four strokes,” to setting both Boulder Valley Summer Swim League (BVSSL) as well as Mesa Swim Team records. The results were as follows:

Summer 2000: Chris on his last season with Mesa set 5 individual mesa records and 4 league records. He was also high point scorer at finals.

Summer 2001: Felicia set 15 Mesa records, 12 individual and 3 relays. She had 6 individual BVSSL records. Patricia set 11 records, 9 individual and 2 relays. She had 6 individual BVSSL records. Both were high point scorers at finals.

Now they have dreams of swimming in the Olympics and are members of the Nova Aquatics Swim Team in Irvine, California. It’s rated the top team in the country and has 11 Olympians currently training on it.

At their first Long Course Junior Olympics in California, they each finished in the top 16 for every event. Felicia got 8th in the 50 back, 9th in the 100 back, and 13th in the 50 free. Chris got 9th in both 100/200 back, 10th in the 50 free, and 11th in the 100 free. Patricia got 9th in the 50 back, 11th in the 50 free, 12th in the 100 free, 14th in the 100 back, and 15th in the 200 IM.

Thanks for everything, Beth!! You know how to approach teaching and fixing the technique of the strokes. You do whatever it takes to make swimming fun and efficient, like showing stroke videos and a great variety of drills. Another one of your strengths is that you are fun to work with, and you are a great friend.

Love, Chris, Felicia and Patricia

Life Altering Experiences …

Stories from Courageous Adults Learning to Swim

My inspiration for asking my adult students to write about their swimming experiences came from reading an article in the Wall Street Journal. The journalist had interviewed me for the piece on adults … [Read More...]

ROKA Sports Partnership

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What Beth's Clients Are Saying

Beth Davis is an amazing coach. She worked with me to create a plan that pushed my limits while supporting and fitting it into my everyday life. She believed in me when I had no idea of my strengths and limitations. Best of all, she consistently pushed me to look within. I highly recommend Beth for her personalized approach, her consistent support, and her superior knowledge as a coach and athlete.

— Erin Blakemore
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2023-09-26T23:03:42+00:00
Beth Davis is an amazing coach. She worked with me to create a plan that pushed my limits while supporting and fitting it into my everyday life. She believed in me when I had no idea of my strengths and limitations. Best of all, she consistently pushed me to look within. I highly recommend Beth for her personalized approach, her consistent support, and her superior knowledge as a coach and athlete. — Erin Blakemore
https://swimboulder.com/testimonials/beth-davis-is-an-amazing-coach
I came to Beth when I was 11 years old. At that point I liked swimming, but had had little success in competition. One year later I qualified for summer league finals for the first time. In high school, I qualified for State and earned a spot on an All-American relay. Through Beth’s help, I was recruited by Division III schools and ended up swimming for Claremont McKenna College, where I had success in numerous conference finals. Without her help, I would not be the swimmer or person I am today.

— Nathan Lenssen
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2023-09-26T23:05:17+00:00
I came to Beth when I was 11 years old. At that point I liked swimming, but had had little success in competition. One year later I qualified for summer league finals for the first time. In high school, I qualified for State and earned a spot on an All-American relay. Through Beth’s help, I was recruited by Division III schools and ended up swimming for Claremont McKenna College, where I had success in numerous conference finals. Without her help, I would not be the swimmer or person I am today. — Nathan Lenssen
https://swimboulder.com/testimonials/when-i-was-11-years-old
When I started working with Beth I was the typical 9-year-old who didn't want to focus on anything for more than 10 seconds. I went from only being a breaststroker (and a slow one at that) to a well-rounded swimmer, getting relay spots in freestyle and excelling at butterfly, posting State times in all three strokes in my time at Fairview High School. Beth was very positive about my personal development as well and helped give me confidence that was hard to find elsewhere.

— Michael Lenssen
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2023-09-26T23:05:45+00:00
When I started working with Beth I was the typical 9-year-old who didn't want to focus on anything for more than 10 seconds. I went from only being a breaststroker (and a slow one at that) to a well-rounded swimmer, getting relay spots in freestyle and excelling at butterfly, posting State times in all three strokes in my time at Fairview High School. Beth was very positive about my personal development as well and helped give me confidence that was hard to find elsewhere. — Michael Lenssen
https://swimboulder.com/testimonials/didnt-want-to-focus
When I was 5 years old, I fell out of a boat in the middle of Broadmoor Lake. Since then I have had a continuing fear of water. Beth Davis has helped me ease that fear, to begin to trust myself in the water, through amazing patience and understanding. She has zillions of exercises for me to try in the water; if one is too hard, she comes up with another that's easier.

Beth is a topnotch swimming instructor. She is knowledgeable, dedicated, and kind.

— Jane Carlson, age 72
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2023-09-26T23:06:15+00:00
When I was 5 years old, I fell out of a boat in the middle of Broadmoor Lake. Since then I have had a continuing fear of water. Beth Davis has helped me ease that fear, to begin to trust myself in the water, through amazing patience and understanding. She has zillions of exercises for me to try in the water; if one is too hard, she comes up with another that's easier. Beth is a topnotch swimming instructor. She is knowledgeable, dedicated, and kind. — Jane Carlson, age 72
https://swimboulder.com/testimonials/fell-out-of-a-boat
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