Who is Kristin?

Learn about my background, teaching style and what makes lessons with me unique and better than any other place in town.

Kristin - community pool pass ID at age 4. I have been swimming since I was a baby. I literally cannot remember ever not being able to swim. I joined my first swim team when I was 6-years-old and swam competitively through college. I was born, raise

Kristin - community pool pass ID at age 4. I have been swimming since I was a baby. I literally cannot remember ever not being able to swim. I joined my first swim team when I was 6-years-old and swam competitively through college. I was born, raised and trained in Maryland, home of Michael Phelps and also the state with the most Olympic Medals for swimming. There must be something in the water! I don't think there is a more competitive state in the union for swimming than Maryland. The competition as a kid was brutal. I know how to swim CORRECTLY and that's how I teach my students to swim!

Kristin - University of Notre Dame of Maryland Swim Team. In college competitions I swam the following events: 100 & 200 meter butterfly, 100 & 200 meter individual medley, butterfly leg on the 400 meter medley relay, and the 1650 meter freestyle

Kristin - University of Notre Dame of Maryland Swim Team. In college competitions I swam the following events: 100 & 200 meter butterfly, 100 & 200 meter individual medley, butterfly leg on the 400 meter medley relay, and the 1650 meter freestyle (which is 1 mile). These are the hardest events to swim. In college I completed the American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor course and began my swimming instructor/coaching career. I spent my college summers as a lifeguard, and continued to lifeguard and teach swimming lessons nights and weekends for several years after graduating. After college I coached a summer swim team of approximately 50 kids ages 6 - 18 for several years. Sure, you can have some kid teach your kid how not to drown, but if you want your kid to learn how to be a STRONG swimmer and learn how to swim CORRECTLY from day one, then you want me to teach your child how to swim. I don't waste time teaching your child how to swim wrong just to "get them across the pool without drowning".

Mermaid Time! If I can't be Wonder Woman, maybe I could be a mermaid. I've taught stroke clinics for competitive swimmers looking to improve their stroke technique for faster competitive times. You can't be a mermaid unless you are a SERIOUSLY STRON

Mermaid Time! If I can't be Wonder Woman, maybe I could be a mermaid. I've taught stroke clinics for competitive swimmers looking to improve their stroke technique for faster competitive times. You can't be a mermaid unless you are a SERIOUSLY STRONG SWIMMER! I have been teaching swimming lessons since I was 21-years-old, and have a total of 20+ cumulative years of water safety instructor experience, teaching every age, every ability and every comfort level with water. I've taught group lessons for several years, but I've found that private individual classes are much more effective and efficient. I've even taught kids how to be mermaids!

I am a certified American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor. I have Heartsaver First Aid & CPR AED certification from the American Heart Association. I moved to Vegas from Maryland in 2010 and love it here. I want my students to have fun in class

I am a certified American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor. I have Heartsaver First Aid & CPR AED certification from the American Heart Association. I moved to Vegas from Maryland in 2010 and love it here. I want my students to have fun in class and in the pool, but it's ALWAYS SAFETY FIRST with me at my pool, even if that means the fun needs to stop for a while.

Last day of class with a student. I teach approximately 100 students of all ages and abilities to swim every summer. I've taught thousands of students over the years. Many of my students start off with ZERO swimming ability and end up swimming laps w

Last day of class with a student. I teach approximately 100 students of all ages and abilities to swim every summer. I've taught thousands of students over the years. Many of my students start off with ZERO swimming ability and end up swimming laps with complete confidence in their new abilities. I miss my students every winter and love having pictures like this.

In class photo with a two-year-old student working on parent separation anxiety issues. I get to know each and every one of my students and I customize lessons to their unique personality, learning style, and love/fear of the water. I work with their

In class photo with a two-year-old student working on parent separation anxiety issues. I get to know each and every one of my students and I customize lessons to their unique personality, learning style, and love/fear of the water. I work with their guardians to constantly tweak my teaching style as needed to get the best results out of my students every single class. This student cried and fought me for 7 classes. On the 8th class she came to class excited and ready to learn. She showed Momma all she actually learned during those 7 classes of crying and fighting. She LOVES swimming lessons now. I have the patience for any student.

This student screamed at me and kicked me on day one. I kicked him out of the pool for breaking the no kicking rule. He was just scared and trying to assert his dominance over me. His grandmother cried thinking he'd never learn how to swim. His mothe

This student screamed at me and kicked me on day one. I kicked him out of the pool for breaking the no kicking rule. He was just scared and trying to assert his dominance over me. His grandmother cried thinking he'd never learn how to swim. His mother kept bringing him back. Every class we made progress. Very slow progress. It was a FIGHT to get him to put goggles on his face. Eventually I got him to put his face in using goggles. By the end of the summer I had him jumping in off the side of the pool into the deep end, swimming across the pool with his face in the water. His favorite thing was diving to the bottom of the pool for toys. On his last day he gave me a long hug good bye. They were moving out of state. His grandmother cried again with happiness because her grandson could swim. I have the patience and perseverance to get any kid swimming as long as the parents have as much patience and perseverance as me. I love all my students and I love this one so much and will miss him. He absolutely LOVED swimming lessons once he let go of his fear and started trusting me.

Sometimes new parents read through my attendance policy, rules and behavior expectations and think it's a bit much or too strict. Any of my current or former students and parents will tell you it's not. It's all reasonable. I just wrote it all down f

Sometimes new parents read through my attendance policy, rules and behavior expectations and think it's a bit much or too strict. Any of my current or former students and parents will tell you it's not. It's all reasonable. I just wrote it all down for new parents who are not familiar with swimming and swimming lessons so that they and their children can be as prepared as possible for fun productive swimming lessons. "Safety First" around swimming pools is always the number one rule, followed by everyone respecting each other. Then the fun can follow naturally. And as you can see we have fun. I WANT my students to have fun in class. I want to have fun in class. The more fun we have the more and faster my students will learn, which is the ultimate goal. These are kids and we are in a swimming pool. Lessons shouldn't be all boring. Lessons will be HARD. Learning IS hard. But it doesn't have to be boring. I want my students to learn how to swim and learn to LOVE SWIMMING! You'll find I'm actually a very easy going, chill person. How can I not be?! I'm a swimming instructor!