I have always loved to swim. Growing up in Las Vegas I swam the summers away then swam competitively in high school and had grown to love spending time in the water. No one was surprised when I lifeguarded for my first job. During our training, we watched several heartbreaking videos about drowning and were told that as a lifeguard, we were viewed as the last line of defense in preventing these types of incidents. This further inspired my desire to teach swimming, because as a swim instructor, I feel that I am the first line of defense in preventing a drowning incident.

After almost a decade of teaching swim lessons, I’m now studying Early Childhood education, as I’m always interested and eager to learn more about how best to teach younger age groups. I’ve taught and coached competitive swimming which I enjoyed but I have always gravitated towards teaching infant/toddler and beginner lessons.

Witnessing the transformation of shy and timid students—some with special needs and even drowning survivors—into confident and capable swimmers never stops being rewarding. I look forward to continuing teaching families and other instructors in the community to help promote water safety.

Our lesson approach is simple; we focus on safety and basic swimming skills that your child can rely on in an emergency situation. By providing our swimmers with the necessary skills, we boost their safety and confidence in the water. I incorporate simple techniques that I’ve learned during my studies of ECE and continue studying and learning more about the world of aquatics.