About Us

Welcome to Float and Thrive Aquatics, where we seek to make swimming enjoyable and accessible for all!

At Float and Thrive Aquatics, we’re passionate about teaching swim! We offer lessons to ages 3 all the way through adulthood!

We specialize in adapting our lesson structure to fit every individual’s needs. We’re confident in adjusting to best fit the needs of those with and without intellectual and physical disabilities, ensuring that all are given the opportunity to swim successfully!

Meet Our Team

Kasey Smith

Hayley Rohats

Madison Rohats

  • Hello, I’m Coach Hayley!

    If you book a travel lesson I’m who you’ll be working with. I love the water and I’m looking forward to learning more about you and your kiddo!

  • Hello, my name is Madison but you can call me Coach Maddie!

    I started this business 7 years ago, and ever since then I’ve fallen in love with with teaching swim! I’m the primary point of contact for all communications and scheduling. I teach all lessons out of our home-pool location.

    I look forward to meeting you!

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Testimonials and Reviews

  • Madison has been a game-changer for my now 5-year-old son, who started out at age 3, with a real fear of the water. She approached each lesson with so much patience, warmth, and encouragement that it completely transformed how my son felt about swimming. Now, instead of tears, we get big smiles and excitement before every session. Watching him gain confidence over the past two years, and seeing him actually enjoy being in the water, has been incredible. We can’t thank Madison enough for creating such a positive experience, and we are looking forward to having our youngest son in the water with Madison this summer, alongside his big brother!

    Francesca Orlando

  • “Madison pushed our kids further than we thought they could do in a very short time” Patient, talented, genuine. Madison has the greatest patience and talent working with kids. Our 4 year old started off taking lessons in a group environment. After a few weeks, I knew I had to look for other alternatives. So happy that I met Madison and she agreed to help our kids with swim lessons. In less than 15 mins, our 4 year old started having confidence being in water. Our 9 year old not only started swimming but they also started focusing on different types of swim styles.

    Burcu Burris

  • Madison is patient, kind, knowledgeable and a joy to work with. My kids (ages 3,6-7) have taken summer lessons with her for 2 years and were greatly improved. They always look forward to lessons. She is able to hold their attention and be fun, yet focused and instructive. I highly recommend lessons with Madison.

    Kelly Schmitt

How it Works

It all begins with an initial assessment. Once your swimmer has gone through their assessment lesson, they’re placed in either the beginner or intermediate curriculum. After that, our coaches construct an individualized lesson plan for each student.

We Believe in the Individual

Because of this, all of our lessons are one-on-one to ensure the highest quality of instruction and water safety

We Offer Two Main Curriculums

Beginner Curriculum

  • A focus on basic water safety and awareness

  • Primary goal is gaining confidence and understanding of how to move through and around water safely

  • A swimmer graduates from Beginner Curriculum once they can swim independently and successfully pass our water safety tests

Intermediate Curriculum

  • A focus on perfecting technique and learning new skills

  • Primary goal is advancing and learning new strokes while increasing water confidence and ability

  • While the Intermediate Curriculum is good for all swimmers, those who get the most out of it are students who want to improve and learn new skills. If you and your child are comfortable with where they’re at, we recommend moving on from our programs.

Before you book your lesson…

  • A parent or guardian MUST be present at every lesson for the ENTIRE duration of the lesson if the swimmer is under 18 years of age.

    This guardian must be over the age of 18.

    If a parent or guardian cannot be present for the entire duration of a lesson, the lesson is considered canceled and will not be taught or refunded.

    This policy is in place to protect both our coaches and our kiddos. This is a scary world we live in, let’s do our best to keep them safe.

  • Unfortunately, due to the amount of last minute cancellations and no-shows the past few seasons, we’ve had to implement this policy.

    If you are seeking to reschedule or cancel a lesson, you must do so more than 48 hours in advance in order to receive a full refund.

    Lessons can no longer be rescheduled or refunded 48 hours before they take place. Cancellations, similarly, will not be refunded if they take place less than 48 hours before the lesson.

    If you fail to attend your lesson or miss your lesson time, the cost of your lesson is unfortunately non-refundable, and you will be unable to register for another lesson until you pay the $15 no-show fee.

    If you attempt to schedule a lesson without paying the no-show fee, your lesson will be canceled and refunded until the fee is paid in full.

  • Coaches will only cancel lessons in the case of bad weather conditions (thunder and lightening) and in the case of personal sickness.

    All lessons canceled by coaches will be fully refunded regardless of when the cancelation takes place.

  • We understand that life happens and you may be late to a few lessons! This is okay, and will not incur any fees.

    If you’re five minutes or fewer late to a lesson, due to the structured time buffer between sessions, your lesson time will be the same as normal!

    However, if you’re more than five minutes late to a lesson, we’re unable to accommodate for extra time and your lesson will be shorter than usual.

    If a coach is running late for a travel lesson due to traffic or other unforeseen circumstances, the coach will still teach for the amount of time scheduled, or offer a partial refund for the amount of time missed.

  • This is a great question! All new clients are required to first take the Initial Assessment lesson to be placed in either Beginner or Intermediate lessons.

    If you’ve taken lessons with us before, contact Coach Madison to find out which curriculum your child qualifies for.

    If you’re interested in the Refresher Course, you do not need to schedule an Initial Assessment lesson. You can simply just enroll for the course. Please understand, refresher courses are NOT for beginners, they’re for children who already have a decent swimming ability.

  • Refresher courses are different than the usual lessons!

    These courses are for kiddos that already know how to swim, but need to brush up on a few skills here and there.

    A Refresher Course is a group of 3 lessons designed to address areas where your child needs help refining technique.

    After paying the full amount for the Refresher Course up front (using Refresher Course, selection 1 when booking), your coach will give you approval to schedule the remaining two lessons using Refresher Course, selection 2.

    If you attempt to schedule Refresher Course, selection 2 without prior approval, your lesson will be canceled.

  • All lessons are taught out of my private home pool in Mooresville, NC. You will receive the address and details upon booking.

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