Learn To Swim

The Blackbird Academy
2806 Azalea Place, Nashville

Lessons, Coaching, Water Fitness Classes, Personal Training in Water!

Learn to Swim started with a dream of continuing the work of teaching vital life skills to children. Kirsten, owner and head coach, started teaching lessons at the age of 12, under the direction of her own competitive swim coach, Lois Weir, in Oak Ridge, TN. Kirsten has worked as a lessons instructor since then, teaching lessons for Lois, the American Red Cross, and then opening her own Learn to S

04/07/2025

Back for another season, lessons are now available for booking. Please message us, or text: 865-333-8108
❤️Kirsten

01/07/2025

We are baaaaack!

Hamilton YMCA Swim Club!
Tu/Th 6:15-7:15pm
Ages 6-17!

10/31/2023

Calling all friends and supporters!
My beautiful friends are doing a marathon stream of games for Extra Life!
Extra Life is a program of Children’s Miracle Network and GUESS WHAT?! :::: Chattanooga’s Children’s Hospital is a Children’s Miracle network hospital!

Check out this video the great Jeremy H. created to give more info and support the cause…. Then donate to the cause here: https://mgcp03.engage.squarespace-mail.com/r?m=654012f021c37e3cbc64e033&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.extra-life.org%2Fparticipant%2Felevation_games&w=624f4d7ea1f9e90b149dad94&c=b_654005e1dcadf2186bafd0da&l=en-US&s=xE-uTY1PmQX5TZM2mUhWllObmfc%3D

https://youtu.be/e5OsDhqLRVc?si=NwyEEvsKffkoSA4l

Extra Life

07/22/2023

Hello all!
For those looking for extracurricular or PE credits:

We will have swim clubs on Tues/Thurs:
Hamilton Place YMCA Homeschool: 10:30-Noon
North River YMCA: 5:30-7pm

All will have a half hour of dry lands/stretching/games followed by an hour of swim practice.

Our season starts August 15 and you can sign up at the Y. Ages 6-17, must be able to pass the Y swim test (swim 25yards with face in, breathing doesn’t have to be correct, and then jump in the deep end, surface, and tread water for 1minute)

06/03/2023

Summer season has kicked off!
We have lots of opening at the end of June and into July…. As well as two new instructors ready to take on some students! Message us for more info! 🏊‍♂️🏊🏊‍♀️

05/31/2023

We have new availability with two new instructors!
Message us to see if we can help!

05/20/2023

Noah came to me 2 weeks before he had to compete at the state level for the Special Olympics. He wanted to be faster and learn flip turns and dives!
I am SO PROUD of him for placing in ALL of his heats, including getting Gold and his PR for his 50 free - including a flip turn!

Congrare Noah!!! 😍😍