About
Wendy Fereday Swim School offers swimming lessons and swim instruction. Lessons take place in a year-round indoor pool that is kept between 86–88 degrees and uses an ozone water purification system, and the pool is wheelchair and ramp accessible.
• Ages: 0–17 years old
Since 1995, Wendy Fereday Swim School has been providing Santa Barbara families with caring and personalized swim instruction. The program teaches safety and survival skills along with the foundations of stroke technique, with an emphasis on repetition and quality practice. It is a family swim program that supports the whole family with water safety awareness, education, and instruction, and it offers an instructional design referred to as the Wendy Fereday Swim School experience.
Founder Wendy Fereday has been teaching swimming lessons to all ages since 1974. She holds a B.A. in Ergonomics (Physiology of Exercise), a teaching credential in Physical Education, and a coaching certificate in swimming, and she has been a member of the United States Swim School Association since starting the school in 1995. All staff are rigorously vetted and thoroughly trained, and the program ensures that all instructors love children and are attentive to each child's individual needs and learning style.
The mission of Wendy Fereday Swim School states that, with loving teachers and committed guidance, the program aims to meet each child’s personal needs so that they can be independent and successful swimmers, and that its goal is to see joy and confidence emerge as each child learns how to be skilled in an aquatic environment. Instructors aim to create a relationship with each student based on love and trust, and the program states a belief that through regular weekly water exposure children will learn safety and life saving skills required for a lifetime of swimming enjoyment. The school also states that it strives to provide water safety education to the community it serves.
A parent testimonial from Lisa Crabtree (Nana) states that the staff and Wendy are always great, that the attention and focus with each child is superb, and that it is always clear how loving and patient they are with everyone.
Last updated August 1, 2026.
• Ages: 0–17 years old
Since 1995, Wendy Fereday Swim School has been providing Santa Barbara families with caring and personalized swim instruction. The program teaches safety and survival skills along with the foundations of stroke technique, with an emphasis on repetition and quality practice. It is a family swim program that supports the whole family with water safety awareness, education, and instruction, and it offers an instructional design referred to as the Wendy Fereday Swim School experience.
Founder Wendy Fereday has been teaching swimming lessons to all ages since 1974. She holds a B.A. in Ergonomics (Physiology of Exercise), a teaching credential in Physical Education, and a coaching certificate in swimming, and she has been a member of the United States Swim School Association since starting the school in 1995. All staff are rigorously vetted and thoroughly trained, and the program ensures that all instructors love children and are attentive to each child's individual needs and learning style.
The mission of Wendy Fereday Swim School states that, with loving teachers and committed guidance, the program aims to meet each child’s personal needs so that they can be independent and successful swimmers, and that its goal is to see joy and confidence emerge as each child learns how to be skilled in an aquatic environment. Instructors aim to create a relationship with each student based on love and trust, and the program states a belief that through regular weekly water exposure children will learn safety and life saving skills required for a lifetime of swimming enjoyment. The school also states that it strives to provide water safety education to the community it serves.
A parent testimonial from Lisa Crabtree (Nana) states that the staff and Wendy are always great, that the attention and focus with each child is superb, and that it is always clear how loving and patient they are with everyone.
Last updated August 1, 2026.
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