THE POOLS AT PRO

Alexa swam competitively for 10 years for WAVE Aquatics. She participated on her local summer swim team, both as a swimmer and a coach. She was also a State High School swimmer. Alexa has been a swimming instructor and coach for 14 years and is a Para-Educator. She is a certified Lifeguard and USA Swimming Coach. She attended WSU (Go Cougs!) where she was a Division I athlete and studied History and Chemistry. Along with her coaching, she also teaches both adult and youth level lessons. Outs...

Bre began swimming at the age of five. She continued swimming competitively for AAU summer teams, USA Swimming teams, Prosser High School, and finally for Concordia University Irvine, specializing in breast stroke. Since then, Bre has been sharing her knowledge of swimming by teaching lessons for the past 11 years and coaching for six. She’s a certified USA Swimming coach and coaches our PRO Swim team. Bre teaches swim lessons for all ages, babies to adults, and specializes in technique work....

Brennan has 10 years of swim team experience and has been teaching for three. He is a certified Lifeguard and teaches preschool and youth level swim lessons. Fun Fact: Brennan has been drifting his Miata for two years.

Danielle enjoys working with clients of all abilities, backgrounds, and ages, from babies/parent-tot to adults. She’s extremely knowledgeable in specific skill development and fine-tuning a swimmer’s technique. Danielle has been teaching swim lessons since 2002 and was recently certified in GlideFit. She has extensive background in working with neurodiverse children and is extremely passionate about water therapy. She also works with those who have physical challenges or behavioral issues.

Edilia was a competitive swimmer for PRO Swimming, attended Pacific Northwest Swimming Champs, and was a High School State level swimmer. She has been teaching at PRO for three years and coaching for two. Edilia is a certified Lifeguard and USA Swimming Coach. Outside of teaching swimming, she studied Psychology at her university and is currently in college for Dental Hygiene. Edilia teaches higher level group and private lessons (in the deep pool) and coaches Teal 1 and Teal 2. Along with...

Eric has been teaching, coaching, and training kids and adults since 1985. He swam competitively with a summer league swim team and has been participating in Triathlons for 15+ years. He teaches preschool, youth, and adult classes, as well as coaching Triathletes and swim team. Eric has a BA in Geography and Urban Planning and is a four-time Ironman finisher!

Francesco has been a swimmer for his entire life, starting swimming lessons at age one. He was a National swimmer for South America and broke two National records in Peru. He has been an instructor for five years, with two years as a swim coach. He is a certified Lifeguard and is currently studying Business Management. Francesco teaches everything from babies to adults of all ages. He is comfortable teaching different swim levels and likes to focus on technique and endurance to help his clie...

Gary has 10 years’ swimming experience and has been teaching for two. He is a certified Lifeguard and is pursuing a Computer Science degree at DigiPen. Gary is comfortable teaching all ages and levels of swimmers. Fun Fact: He has been to every continent except Antarctica.

Jamie has worked in Aquatics for over 35 years. He has taught swimming to all levels and ages, and he particularly enjoys working with fearful or beginning adult swimmers. In addition to being a swim instructor trainer and a lifeguard instructor, he has taught and coached a variety of other sports. Jamie is a Bellevue native who enjoys golf, skiing, sailing, canoeing and other outdoor activities. He brings a variety of teaching strategies and styles and believes in student-centered teaching.

Jesus has worked with and taught children in many capacities and at many levels. He enjoys teaching babies and children for the joy they bring. His passion for teaching comes from seeing children light up as they learn new skills. His teaching style and attitude are energetic and encouraging.

Growing up, Kaitlyn spent her summers in Hawaii swimming at a beach near her grandparents’ home. She learned how to swim before she could walk. Kaitlyn joined the neighborhood summer league swim team at age seven and began teaching swimming lessons at age 15. She’s been teaching swimming for 17 years. Kaitlyn is a certified Lifeguard and I USA Swimming Certified swim coach where she’s coached swim team on and off for 10 years. She primarily teaches youth and swim team level kids but has ...

Katie grew up in the water, swimming competitively for 13 years. She has been teaching youth swim lessons at PRO Club since 1999. She was also an elementary school teacher in the Bellevue School District for eight years. Her passion for teaching and children, as well as her high expectations, lead to progress and success.

Kelsey grew up swimming. She competed for 11 years with her local swim team, as well as synchronized swimming, and is SCUBA certified. She has more than 30 years teaching experience in Montana, Oregon, and Washington. She is a certified Lifeguard and Water Safety Instructor and has a B.S. in Psychology and a B.A. in Communication, from Montana State University. Over the years, Kelsey has taught, coached, and/or participated in pretty much anything involving water. She loves working with pre...

Kelsey has been participating in water sports for many years, including Synchronized Swimming for nine years, Water Polo for eight years, and Triathlons for eight years. She has a BS in Education from the University of Oregon with a minor in Special Education. She has been a swim instructor since 2006. In addition to being a certified Lifeguard, Kelsey is also a USAT Triathlon Coach and an Ironman University Coach. She teaches adults, preschool/youth, babies, special education, and Triathlon....

Matthew participated in the swim team for more than eight years, qualifying for District 4A and has Pacific Northwest Swimming regional times. He has been a swim instructor at PRO for five years. In addition to certifications in Lifeguarding, Matthew has a bachelor’s in psychology from the University of Washington and is pursuing Graduate School in Child Therapy. Matthew teaches youth and adult level lessons. He is also certified in Applied Behavior Therapy (ABA), working with children with A...

Maya has participated in swim teams since she was five years old including summer league, Columbia, WAVE, and PRO Swimming. She has been an instructor for more than two years and has been a youth educational tutor for six years. Maya is certified as a Lifeguard and graduated High School in 2023. She teaches youth level lessons. Fun Fact: Maya also used to own a pet goat!

Being Australian, Meryl grew up in and around water. She has been teaching for 25+ years and is passionate about showing everyone, young and not-so-young, how much enjoyment can be obtained from both swimming and exercising while wet. Her enthusiasm and creativity are apparent in every H20 cardio class she teaches. In her beginner adult swim classes, she teaches balance and being comfortable moving through the water before perfecting style.

Mona learned how to swim at PRO and has participated on three different swim teams. She has been teaching at PRO Club since 2019, teaching teen and youth lessons. Mona is certified as a Lifeguard and is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree at the DigiPen Institute of Technology where she is also the President of DigiPen’s Dungeons and Dragons Club.

Patrick takes a unique approach to teaching, basing his teaching method off Shiniki Suzuki’s Violin School. This unique method involves taking small steps and is based on each person’s developmental readiness. He has been teaching children 3 years and older to adults since 2006.

Riya swam competitively for 10 years. She has taught swim lessons at Woodridge for three years and at PRO for two. She is a certified Lifeguard and a 2023 High School graduate. Riya teaches Youth level swimmers.

Roberto has been swimming most of his life. He started as a swim instructor two years before he started working at PRO Club. Roberto is a certified Lifeguard, has completed his A.A., and is finishing his B.A.S. He teaches Youth and Adult lessons and is also a ski instructor.

Tina has been a competitive swimmer since the age of eight and throughout high school. Her approach to working with children is to focus on correcting their technique, as well as implementing the fundamentals of swimming. Tina teaches all levels and ages, and also speaks Mandarin.

Ty swam competitively with West Coast Aquatics for four years and at Jackson High School. He was a District finalist for the 500 Freestyle and 100 Butterfly. He has taught at WCA for five years, Columbia Aquatic Center for four years, and PRO Club for three years. Ty is a certified Lifeguard and is also a certified Lifeguard Instructor Trainer. He teaches all youth groups, adults, and water polo.

Victoria swam competitively in Middle School and High School. During High School, she taught swimming at the YMCA and Columbia Aquatic Center, English in Taiwan, and piano lessons. She is a certified Lifeguard and University of Washington graduate. She currently teaches preschool and youth level swim lessons. Fun Fact: Victoria was born on Valentine’s Day.

Violette grew up swimming. From swim lessons to swim team, her life revolved around being in and around water. She believes swimming is an important skill for everyone to learn and that it should be fun. She enjoys using drills to build and work on new techniques, as they tend to strengthen specific areas, and make swimming a time to laugh and smile.

Zach swam competitively at PRO and with his High School as a 4A State and Sectional swimmer. He has been teaching at PRO Club for eight years and coaching for six years with both Developmental and Senior level swimmers. He is a certified Lifeguard and USA Swimming Coach. Zach is currently finishing his BS in Mechanical Engineering. Fun Fact: Zach has a 100% success rate at teaching people to drive manual transmission, usually in under an hour.