My daughter has been a swim student at MCSS (San Marcos) for nearly 2 years. Brett Callan is her instructor and he is simply phenomenal! My daughter absolutely adores him! Having known Brett for some time now and having gone through a traumatic personal loss since knowing him, I cannot fathom the comments made by lajolla mom. Brett has shown nothing but empathy and kindness to my daughter and our family.\r
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With regards to his personality in the pool, I will use his own words: he is an iron fist with a velvet glove. He offers the perfect ratio of discipline and positive reinforcement. He gets to know each student and adapts to each student's individual needs. It is amazing to watch him in action. He truly has a gift.\r
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I have always found the office staff to be helpful and friendly. Marci is always smiling and is ready to help any way she can.\r
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At 3 1/2, my daughter is working on ""free-style,"" she can swim the full length of the pool, taking breaths as necessary, she can propel herself to the bottom of the pool without assistance, she can swim half the length of the pool on a single breath and she can navigate her way to the edge of the pool without looking up (an important safety skill). I am confident that she could safely exit a pool if she were to accidentally fall in and she is an excellent swimmer. In all honesty, as far as safety is concerned, we don't need to continue going to lessons, but we do, year-round, because she loves to swim! Brett and MCSS enrich our daughter's life and we are very thankful for that.\r
Pros: Caring and helpful staff
Cons: Parents who think they are the center of the universe
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