Meet Our Swim Instructors
Anna C. (She/Her)
Anna C. is a civil engineering student from San Antonio, Texas. Before joining RecSports as a swim instructor, she coached summer league teams for two seasons and taught swim lessons at a community swim school. Anna C. swam competitively herself for her high school's varsity team. She speaks Spanish and enjoys swimming in the Outdoor Lap Pool at Gregory Gym. Anna C.'s advice for those taking lessons for the first time is to think about what goals you want to set for yourself before starting.
Anna H. (She/Her)
Anna H. is a Biology student from League City, Texas. She joined the RecSports team of instructors in fall 2023. Anna H. swam competitively at the national level for 14 years, and she often volunteered to teach at swim clinics with her teammates. She also taught in her high school's Learn to Swim program.
Anna H.'s favorite places to swim are all in California: Coronado, La Jolla, and San Diego. She encourages first-time swimmers to stretch and eat a couple of hours before their lesson!
Arianna
Arianna is a Human Biology and Nutrition for Public Health student from Austin, Texas. She's been teaching at RecSports since fall 2023 but previously was a swim instructor for five years. Arianna swam competitively for Nitro Swimming and Austin Swim Club for 10 years and swam varsity all four years of high school.
Arianna is passionate about drowning prevention and considers swimming a necessary life skill. She encourages participants to come to lessons with an open mind, ready to learn, be confident, and have fun!
Brooklyn-Jade (She/Her)
Brooklyn-Jade is a Business Marketing student from Houston, Texas. She has been a swim instructor and lifeguard at RecSports since fall 2021. Her competitive swimming career began when she competed on her local YMCA team at nine years old, and it culminated in her becoming a three-year captain of her high school swim team, leading her team to regionals her sophomore year. Brooklyn-Jade has taught swimmers of all ages and loves helping them reach their goals, whether that is to overcome a fear of water or to prepare for a triathlon.
Brooklyn-Jade's advice for first-time swimmers is to trust the RecSports instructors and lifeguards to keep you safe while ensuring that you develop all the skills you need to succeed. She firmly believes it is never too late to learn how to swim!
Felicity (She/Her)
Felicity is a Psychology student from Leander, Texas. She has taught swimming for four years and joined RecSports in fall 2023. Felicity has been a competitive swimmer for the last 11 years, and she coaches a competitive team every summer. During her senior year of high school, Felicity served as team captain and qualified for the state swim meet in four events. As much as she loves being at the pool teaching and coaching, she also loves sitting at home while knitting and watching Netflix.
Felicity understands that swimming can make people anxious, so she recommends that first-time swimmers try to relax, trust their instructor, and focus on having fun while getting some sunshine!
Lily (She/Her)
Lily is a Mechanical Engineering student at UT. She has been a swim instructor at RecSports since fall 2023 and taught swim at the Bryan Aquatic Center for two years prior. Lily also swam and dove competitively in high school.
Lydia
Lydia is a International Relations and Global Studies student from College Station, Texas. She joined Team RecSports as a swim instructor in fall 2023 and previously taught group and private lessons for five years. She swam competitively herself for over 10 years.
Madison
Madison is a Special Education student from Allen, Texas. She has taught swim at RecSports since spring 2021 and has been teaching all ages for five years. Madison swam competitively beginning at five years old and continued through her high school's varsity team. She has also been coaching a team of young swimmers for a year. When she isn't at the pool, Madison loves bouldering and drawing in her spare time.
Madison advice for someone taking lessons for the first time is that if they don't understand something, they should ask about it. There are no dumb questions!
Maya (She/Her)
Maya is a Neuroscience student from Bryan, Texas. She joined the team of instructors at RecSports in spring 2023 and has experience teaching swimmers of all ages and all experience levels. Maya enjoys swimming in the Natatorium at Gregory Gym and encourages all first-time swimmers to go into lessons with an open mind!
Yesmin (She/Her)
Yesmin is a Nutrition student from Beaverton, Oregon. She has been teaching swimming for four years and has worked with swimmers of all ages. Her desire to teach swimming comes from her experiences of nearly drowning several times as a child, which happened often enough that she got to know the lifeguards at her local pool very well. Outside of the pool, Yesmin is a member of Texas Taekwondo.
Yesmin believes that communication is key, especially for first-time learners. She encourages swimmers to talk to their instructors and let them know where their strengths and weaknesses lie, especially if there are areas in which they lack confidence.