My love for swimming began when I was a child living in Southern California.  I was raised in a family of competitive swimmers, but swimming did not seem to come naturally to me.  With a lot of encouragement from family and the help of great coaches, I found success in competition and fell in love with the sport of swimming.  I loved discovering how to swim faster and more easily.  This began my fascination with stroke technique and hydrodynamics.  I never liked to be told what to do in swim practice,  I always liked being told why we did things in practice.  I have tried to carry this over into my teaching.  I discovered that I had a lot of sympathy for struggling swimmers and I had developed an eye to recognize how to improve strokes.   This is why I began teaching and coaching.  I have now taught children to swim for more than 16 years. I have an extensive background in the sport of swimming and water safety.  I have been a U.S. Swimming Coach, U.S. Swimming Stroke and Turn Judge, U.S. Swimming Official, Lifeguard, Water Safety Instructor, and a Waterfront Director.  I also have one other skill that a teenage swim teacher doesn’t have - I am raising 4 kids of my own!  Now what teaches you more about working with children than being a mom?  I am excited to share my successful teaching techniques with you and your children. 

Sincerely,

DeeAnn