At swimhappy, everyone from babies to grandparents can become a safe swimmer! Our experienced instructors and coaches offer personalized safety, technique, and swim confidence in the Philadelphia area.
Meet the swimhappy team.
Happy swimmer and owner Karissa Patberg was swimming before she could remember, and started lifeguarding and teaching swimming 25+ years ago.
Find your perfect lesson.
We offer private, semi-private, and mobile lessons, as well as custom club programs and pop-up offers.
“Karissa is an unbelievable swim instructor and really makes children feel safe and secure in the water. We are so grateful we met Karissa and for all the techniques she has taught our daughter.”
— Rebecca, Mother of Sydney
If there is magic on this planet,
it is contained in water.
Loren Eiseley, American anthropologist, educator, and natural science writer