About Emma

Hello! My name is Emma, I’m an AZ native and I have been teaching swim lessons for 9 years. I grew up swimming on the swim team and began teaching swim lessons at 16. I worked at the City of Tempe for my first job, teaching babies, kids, and adults how to swim for three years. I enjoyed teaching and coaching so much that I went on to work at Hubbard Family Swim School where I was an instructor, supervisor, and trainer for five years. I have been working as a private swim instructor for the past five years.

I have experience teaching:

- Caregiver assisted lessons for children ages 2 months to 3 years

- Children ages 2-12 years (basic swim skills to swim team prep)

- Beginner adults

- 1:1 classes

- Group swim classes

My teaching style centers learner confidence and proper technique.

My swim lessons follow a steady progression, beginning with building trust in the water and progressing to floating and rolling over. One of my mentors, Coach Ed, told me many times, “Once the boat can float, then you can put a motor on it.” I stick by this rule: I teach foundational buoyancy before propulsion. This technique always benefits the swimmer once side breathing and flutter kicks are added.

I do not teach ISR

Trainer at: ElevateOS