Meet Our Charleston Swim Family
Amy Emde was raised in Beaufort, SC. Growing up in a coastal sea island town, Amy developed a strong love for the water and swimming. She attended Charleston Southern University where she obtained two Bachelor's degrees in Psychology & Religion with an emphasis on Child Development. She started teaching swimming lessons in 2008 & quickly realized the need for psychology based, results driven swim lessons...
Sarah is a senior teacher with Charleston Swim & has been with the school for over 4 years. She is from Naperville, Illinois. She loves swimming, yoga, and turtles! She is very enthusiastic & loves being silly yet focused...
Brea is a senior teacher at Charleston Swim & has been with the school for over 3 years. She is from Ohio and has broken many swim records, including a national relay record when she was ten. She holds many state records in Ohio, and placed top 5 at states in 2017. She has also broken local swim records here in Charleston. She is our #1 teacher for butterfly...
Jerrica is from Illinois and now lives in GA. She is a graduate of Kennesaw State University. Jerrica has over 10 years of administrative skills, personal assistant & customer service relations...
Alissa is from Idaho currently living in Cave Creek, AZ. Graduate of Arizona State University and has over 20 years of experience in office management, training, as well as customer service, and retention...
Ali has worked in management, customer service, and administrative positions for 8+ years in Pittsburgh, PA. Her experience playing volleyball in high school and college instilled a deep appreciation for sports and recreational activity.
Briana is from Lakeland, GA and resides in Jacksonville, NC. She is a graduate of Wiregrass Georgia Technical College graduate and has been working in the administrative field for 3 years..
Christopher was born in Las Vegas, NV. He is a Citadel graduate & has invested 20 years in the Marine Corps as an artillery specialist & logistics officer. His leadership in operations management led him to receive several awards and accolades. Since a young boy he has been passionate about swimming & participates in a local Torpedo league. He has also participated in teaching hundreds of Marines in the Parris Island water survival program...
Sydney was born and raised in Stow, Massachusetts. Growing up she became involved with her town's recreational swim team, Club Swimming, and was a captain for her High School swim & dive team, leading the team to a state championship title. Sydney also has experience with children of all ages, working at a daycare...
Leah is from Beaufort, South Carolina. She loves swimming and everything about the water. She has been teaching swim lessons every summer for the last 13 years! She swam competitively on the swim team at her local YMCA and for her high school's varsity swim team.
Valerie Doan was born and raised in San Francisco, California, she swam competitively for 12 years, for both year-round and high school teams. She has experience teaching children of all ages in both academic settings and in the water. She earned her BS in Physics at the University of Washington and her Masters in Systems Engineering at Penn State. She joined the Navy in 2014 and is currently serving as a Surface Warfare Officer...
Will Grant is from Baltimore Maryland and recently graduated from Towson University. He taught swim lessons, life guarded and was a pool operator for 6+ years, including at the Michael Phelps Swim School...
Sarah Silcox-Baldwin graduated from the College of Charleston with a double major in Secondary Education and Sociology. She is currently attending Liberty University in pursuit of her Master’s in Developmental Psychology...
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