Get Swimming.
At the STRIVE Swim Science Center, located in the Moorestown Field House Facility, our goal is to combine the science of physical therapy with the real life experience of championship level swim training.
We do this to allow all levels of competitive swimmers to train without pain, without interruption of training and to enable them to race with the full confidence in their physical abilities and technique.
About Swim Science Center
At Swim Science Center, we want swimmers to achieve the maximum out of this great sport. More than any other exercise, swimming uses the greatest number of muscles in the body. In an Endless Pool, you swim against a consistent current which offers unique benefits over land-based exercise: improved strength and stamina with no trauma to joints, tendons, or bones. Swimming against a current also means no need for turning and pushing off. No matter your fitness level, it’s a much more concentrated and efficient workout.
Athletes will be evaluated by Dean Hutchinson, MPT and USA Coach. He brings 16 years of physical therapy experience along with years of Elite Swimming and 20 years of Elite Coaching at both collegiate and club levels.
As a Division 1 All-American at Auburn, Dean understood and was committed to the concept of self-evaluation and peer teaching.
Through his pursuit of a graduate degree in Physical Therapy, Dean not only studied swimming technique in the context of his academic work, but as a licensed Physical Therapist, he has also amassed countless hours of clinical experience managing swimming athletes’ injuries, resulting from a pounding repetition of poor mechanics.
Coach Hutchinson has trained under the best coaches in the world and swam for the best coaches in the world. Coaching has been his personal lab to test what works, what doesn’t work and what causes injury and failure for our aquatic athletes.
At STRIVE Swim Science Center, you will learn to eliminate bad habits which make swimming painful and build strokes and technique that will make you successful at all levels. The Endless Pool Elite, a counter-current swimming machine that is revolutionizing swim instruction. The Elite offers the fastest, smoothest swim current available in any swimming machine, with a standard swim area of 8’W x 14’L x 39″D.
Swim Programs
Elite Swim Training
- Elite High School
- College
- Olympic
- High Level Triathlete
Competitive Swim Training
- Competitive
- Early in Career
- Progressive Training
Elite Swim Training
- Young
- 4-8 Range
- Pre-K
- Youth Organization
- Beginners
We offer one-hour lessons, packages of four one-hour lessons, and video analysis (includes take home notes and a video of all four strokes emailed to you).
Swim Science Center Price Structure
Single Lesson: $150/visit
Elite Coach Pricing: $150 for 1 hour or $530 for 4-pack with Dean Hutchinson
Elite Coach Pricing: $115 for 1 hour or $430 for 4-pack with Danielle Bordi
For Children
Learn to Swim Program: $39 Registration Fee | $130/month per swimmer | 10% Sibling Discount
For Adults
Single Lesson: $130/visit
Video Analysis: Video Analysis can be added in any Standard Private Lesson
Dean Hutchinson MPT
Physical Therapist
Dean has been a physical therapist for 16 years since graduating from MCP Hahnemann University in Philadelphia in 1998. He has worked as a staff physical therapist and then clinical director Dynamic Physical Therapy in Philadelphia before joining Strive. Dean is also a graduate of one of the top College Swimming Teams in the country, Auburn University, where he was an accomplished athlete that learned from several of the best coaches in the world. He has carried that knowledge into Physical Therapy and has special interest in the mechanics of sport and their role in sports injuries, particularly swimming injuries. Dean is a Delran native that moved to Moorestown two years ago with his wife of 14 years, Cara Hutchinson and their three children, Ava, Grace and James.
Danielle Bordi
Danielle Bordi
Danielle joined Strive Swim Science Center in the winter of 2019. Danielle’s swimming career is extensive, qualifying for Olympic Trials in 1988, 1992, and 1996 with the first being at age 12. She was a member of the National Junior Team in 1989 and 1990.
In High School, Danielle was PA State Champion in the 50 free and 100 fly. As a member of the Germantown Academy High School Swim team, she was prep school national champion in the 100 fly and 50 free and ranked top 25 in the world 100 and 200 butterfly.
Danielle attended the University of Texas and, as a member of the women’s swim team, was a 13-time NCAA All American. She was Co-captain her senior year and was the 1997 Big 12 Champion in the 100 Fly.
Danielle graduated with a degree in Journalism. She spent some time coaching with Woodbine Swim Club, Salvation Army Croc Aquatics, and Philadelphia and Greater Philadelphia Aquatic Club. In 2009, Danielle was inducted as a member into the North Penn High School sports Hall of Fame and in 2020 she was inducted into the Germantown Academy Hall of fame with her Germantown Academy team that was national prep school champions. Danielle also served on the board of middle Atlantic swimming at their Diversity Chair and was awarded the Conoco Phillips service award for her work with the community and water safety.
Along with coaching at Strive, Danielle is the Head Swim Coach for the Air Force Wounded Warrior program and a stroke clinician for Fitter and Faster. She has also assisted with Legends Swim Camps.
Kim McGonigle
Kim McGonigle
Kim McGonigle is a seventh grade reading and writing teacher at Delran Middle School. She coaches field hockey and track at Delran Middle School and is the head coach of the Delran High School Swim Team. Throughout the school year, Kim is an assistant coach at Jersey Wahoo in Mt. Laurel. She has been a Tri County Coach since 2006 coaching Riverdel Swim Team, Woodcrest Swim Team and currently is an assistant coach at Pomona Swim Club in Cinnaminson. This past summer, Kim joined the coaching staff of the Air Force Wounded Warriors Swim Team. She has also coached at Legends Swim Camp alongside Dean Hutchinson and Rowdy Gaines.
Kim has been a part of the Strive Swim Science Learn to Swim Program since 2012. She is patient and supportive as young swimmers embark on the swimming journey.
Lauren Kern
Lauren Kern
Lauren has been involved in the swimming world for over 15 years. At the age of 5, she started swimming at the Jersey Wahoos, and eventually joined the Tri-County league where she competed with the Woodcrest and Covered Bridge swim teams. In high school, in addition to training at Jersey Wahoos, Lauren swam for Cherry Hill East. She graduated from Rider University in December 2020 with a bachelor’s degree in health sciences and a minor in Psychology. She was a member of Rider’s swim team where she competed in the 100-and 200-yard butterfly and backstroke events. During her college summers Lauren coached at Sunnybrook Swim Club. Lauren has coached both elite and learn-to-swim swim lessons at Strive Swim Science Center under coach Dean Hutchinson since 2015 and helped coach with coach Dean and Rowdy Gaines at the Legends Swim Camp at Suburban Swim Club. Currently, Lauren is a Physical Therapy student at Widener University, where she will earn her Doctorate in Physical Therapy in Spring 2024.
