Instructors

Beck

Beck has been swimming since he was 5 years old and his favorite stroke to swim and teach his students is the butterfly. He has previous experience in the water as a lifeguard for 2 years and has 2 years of previous experience as a swim instructor for kids of all ages. He goes to school at Laney Community College and some of his hobbies include going to the gym and hiking. He is excited to see each students swim progress.

Brigette

Brigette has been swimming since she was 4 years old and her favorite stroke to swim and teach her students is the freestyle. She has experience coaching as an assistant wrestling coach and has 3 years of childcare experience as a summer camp counselor. She goes to school at Skyline College where she is studying auto technology. Some of her hobbies include wrestling and baking. She has a passion for helping her students learn new skills.

Cedy

Cedy has been swimming since she was 6 years old and her favorite stroke to swim and teach her students is the freestyle. She has childcare experience as an elementary school volunteer for 2 years. She goes to school at Chabot College and some of her hobbies include painting and listening to music. She is excited to help her students become safer in the water.

Christopher

Christopher has been swimming ever since he can remember and his favorite stroke to swim and teach his students is the freestyle. He has childcare experience as a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu coach for kids of all ages. Some of his hobbies include playing soccer and swimming. He has a passion for helping others learn new skills.

Christopher (sub)

Christopher has been swimming since he was 7 years old and his favorite stroke to swim and teach his students is the freestyle. He has experience teaching his younger family members how to swim. Additionally, he has worked with kids for about 8 years as a babysitter. Some of his hobbies include cooking, playing games and helping others. His favorite animals are otters and his favorite book is The Big Friendly Giant. His favorite thing about teaching swim lessons is helping his students become confident in the water.

Irishdale

Irishdale has been swimming since she was 5 years old and lived on the island of Saipan for several years where she would regularly go swimming. Her favorite stroke to swim and teach her students is the freestyle. She has over 10 years of childcare experience as a teacher, tutor and after school program leader. She goes to school at National University where she is studying child development. Some of her hobbies include reading and snowboarding. She is excited to help her students become confident swimmers.

Jared

Jared has been swimming since he was 6 years old and his favorite stroke to swim and teach his students is the freestyle. He has childcare experience as a football and baseball youth camp coach. He goes to school at University of Hawaii where he is studying sociology. Some of his hobbies include golfing and boxing. He is excited to help his students feel comfortable in the water.

Justin (sub)

Justin has been swimming since he was 3 years old and his favorite stroke to swim and teach his students is the freestyle. He has several years of childcare experience. His favorite movie is Beauty and the Beast and his favorite food is pizza. He is excited to teach his students life changing skills.

Kenny

Lillian

Lillian has been swimming since she was 6 years old and began swimming competitively at 10 years old. She continued swimming until her junior year of high school and went on to become an open water lifeguard for 4 years. She goes to school at CSU East Bay where she is studying biology. Some of her hobbies include hiking and dancing. She is excited to help her students overcome their fear of the water.

Lucas

Lucas has been swimming since he was 3 years old and swam competitively on youth swim team for 5 years. He continued swimming for his high school's swim team for 3 years and his favorite event to swim is the 100 fly. He has 2 years of previous experience as a swim instructor for kids of all ages. Additionally, he has childcare experience as a math tutor for 4 years. He goes to school at SJSU where he is studying communications. Some of his hobbies include reading and hiking. He is excited to see his students accomplish their swim goals.

Pedro

Pedro has been swimming since he was 14 years old and swam for his high school's water polo team. He progressed quickly enough to move to the varsity team during his 2nd season! He helped out freshman swimmers with perfecting their swim technique. Some of his hobbies include listening to music and going fishing. He is excited to help his students learn about the importance of swimming.

Ryan

Sebastian (sub)

Sebastian has been swimming with his family ever since he can remember and began fishing when he was 10 years old. His favorite stroke to swim is the freestyle and his favorite stroke to teach his students is the backstroke. He has childcare experience as a tutor and as a non-profit volunteer. Some of his hobbies include speech & debate and running cross country. His favorite food is ribs and his favorite movie is The Iron Giant. He is excited to build a strong bond with each of his students.

Sofia

Sofia has been swimming since she was 2 years old and her favorite stroke to swim and teach her students is the freestyle. She has 2 years of experience working as a lifeguard and is a certified open water scuba diver. She has childcare experience as a summer camp counselor, dance teaching assistant and babysitter. She goes to school at UC Berkeley where she is studying molecular environmental biology. Some of her hobbies include going to the beach and dancing. She is excited to help her students become safer in the water.

Sophia

Sophia has been swimming since she took swim lessons at 10 years old. Her favorite stroke to swim and teach her students is the butterfly. She has childcare experience as an elementary school volunteer and as a babysitter. She goes to school at Chabot College where she is studying nursing. Some of her hobbies include reading and hiking. She has a passion for helping her students build their confidence.

Steven

Steven has been swimming since he took swim lessons at 5 years old and his favorite stroke to swim and teach his students is the butterfly. He taught his younger family members how to swim and has childcare experience as a babysitter and as an assistant Taekwondo instructor. He goes to school at New Haven Academy where he is studying business. Some of his hobbies include fishing and swimming. He is excited to teach his students about water safety.