About JSJ Swim School

Meet Our Instructors

JSJ swim school was started by three swimmers who shared a passion for the sport as well as teaching. Founders Joyce, Sumathi and Jennifer are located in the central new jersey region with classes spanning from Princeton to Morristown.

Jennifer Artschwager

Years Experience: 10 + years coaching
Expertise: pre-competitive stroke development
Certifications:WSI, LGI, ASCA lv1

Favorite stroke:The butterfly

Jennifer has been instructing for over 10 years. Her experience includes being a director of a learn to swim program dedicated to students 6 months to 6 years. Jennifer also worked as the associate director of Asphalt Green during the 2012 Olympic games.

Joyce Santos

Years Experience: 15 years coaching
Expertise: Mommy and Me classes
Certifications:CPR/AED

Favorite stroke:The doggy paddle

Joyce is an instructor who has not only taught children and adults of all ages, but has also taught puppy paddle classes. Puppy paddle is a service for dog breeders and shelter litters guardians to have an experienced, DOG CPR trained instructor present while the litter tries their first steps in the pool. It is recommended for dogs who are a weaker swimming breed or who are a mix between a water and dry land dog breed. For canine lessons, please specify your child is four legged in our registration form.

Doug Lennox

Years Experience: 18 + years coaching
Expertise: Competitive level stroke development
Certifications:ASCA coach

Favorite stroke:Backstroke

Doug Lennox '09, Beijing Olympian and one of the most decorated swimmers to represent the University, is returning to Princeton to serve as assistant coach for the upcoming season. He replaces Michael Joyce, who joined the Arizona State coaching staff to work under Bob Bowman – Michael Phelps' longtime coach.
Lennox, who currently owns four program records from his historic 2009 season, comes to Princeton after assistant coaching positions at both Kenyon College (2014-17) and New York University (2013-14).
Lennox, who placed in the Top 40 in seven events during both the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2009 Rome World Championships, is coming off a memorable 2017 season at Kenyon College, where he helped the men's team place second at NCAAs, while the women's team placed third.

Lia Neal

Years Experience: 2 years coaching
Expertise: learn-to-swim to pre-competitive
Certifications:WSI

Favorite stroke:Freestyle

Lia Neal (born February 13, 1995) is an American competitive swimmer who specializes in freestyle events. In her Olympic debut at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, she won a bronze medal in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay. In 2016, she won a silver medal in the same event at Rio de Janeiro.

Abbey Berloco

Years Experience: 3 years coaching
Expertise: pre-school to adult
Certifications:WSI

Favorite stroke:Backstroke

For the last three seasons in a row Berloco has received The Times of Trenton Area Girls Swimmer of the Year Award. As a freshman at Princeton High School, she placed fifth in the 50 free (23.97) and anchored the state-champion 400 free relay at the 2015 NJSIAA Meet of Champions. The following year she won the 50 free (23.20) and the 100 free (50.30) and anchored Princeton’s 400 free relay to another state title. Berloco transferred to Notre Dame High School in Lawrenceville, and while she successfully defended her MOC title in the 100 free (50.61), she was third in the 50 (23.63) and not as quick as she’d been as a sophomore.

Know our Philosphy

Why our methods are effective

Learning to swim is a process that depends on the mastery of a progression of skills. We crafted our swim class curriculum to help swimmers of all ages and skill levels master the five developmental components of swimming: comfort, coordination, technique, endurance and speed. We offer swim classes in a variety of formats, including group classes, parent-infant classes and one-on-one private lessons. Our swim instruction classes begin as early as four months old and go all the way to adults.

Comfort: when the body is relaxed you absorb the material better and remain more buoyant in the water.

Coordination: being able to know exactly where you want your body position to land in the water is crucial in stroke development.

Technique: Once the foundation is set, technique will add speed and efficiency.

Endurance: Work to have lap 1 look as great as lap 100. As swimmers become tired, form suffers. Endurance prepares you to get past this.

Speed: Once form is learned, we work on quickening the motions for speed.

Open Swim Schedule

Practice makes perfect

While lessons are structured once a week your progress can be accelerated with additional workout time in the pool. Because of this we have open pool times where a certified lifeguard will be on deck as you practice. please join us at any of our locations at the following times.

Mondays: 10AM-12PM or 8:30-10PM

Tuesdays: 10AM-12PM OR 8:30-10PM

Wednesdays: 10AM-12PM OR 8:30-10PM

Thursdays: 10AM-12PM OR 8:30-10PM

Firdays: 10AM-12PM OR 8:30-10PM

Saturdays: 7AM-8:30AM OR 4:30-6PM

Sundays: 8AM-9AM OR 4:30-6PM

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