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...
Christopher 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...
Sarah 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...
Sarah is a senior teacher with Charleston Swim & has been with the school since 2018. She is from Naperville, Illinois. She loves swimming, yoga, and turtles! She is very enthusiastic & loves being silly yet focused...
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.
Kacie has taught pre-k for 6 years and has experience working as a lifeguard...
Tanya was on the swim team in high school. She also have experience being a lifeguard, teaching swim lessons and being a swim lessons coordinator...
Jack grew up in Charleston, SC, and currently attends the University of South Carolina as a Public health major. He worked as an Ocean Rescue Lifeguard on Folly Beach for the last 3 years and years of the swim team growing up...
Mark was born and raised in California and is currently attending Clemson University. He has 3 years of experience as a swim instructor...
Jeanne Marie grew up in Charleston SC, and has 20 years of swim experience including competitive year round varsity swimming for Wando HS, neighborhood swim team coaching, and summer swim team. Jeanne Marie holds a bachelor's in Spanish and is working on obtaining a Masters in Social Work...
Joseph was born and raised in Greenville, SC. He graduated from Clemson with a degree in PRTM and an emphasis in Sports Camp Management. Joseph started swimming when he was 5 for his neighborhood swim team...
Jordan Sharp is a local Charlestonian. She has been a swimmer since she was six and competed on her high school swim team for eight years. Jordan went to state every year that she competed...
Madison grew up in Southern California where she spent my summers swimming. She moved to Charleston to attend Charleston school of Law...
Emma is a rising freshman from Charleston, SC. Living on the coast, she has always had a love of the water. She has been swimming competitively for over 10 years on both year-round and summer teams...
Kel is from San Diego, California, and has been in the water since day one! She competed on her high school swim team in freestyle and breaststroke events...
Elin is from Toledo, Ohio where she grew up in and around the pool and participated in a local swim team. She is currently entering her senior year of high school at Pinewood Preparatory School, where she enjoys running varsity cross country, track, and playing varsity soccer. Elin is a three time state champion with Pinewood’s soccer team...
Susan is a College of Charleston graduate that is currently working in Mt. Pleasant as an early childhood/elementary school educator. Growing up on a lake in Pennsylvania, her love for swimming...
Madison is a recent alumni from the College of Charleston. She studied Communication as well as Environmental Sustainability...
Lauren is a current student at MUSC Physical Therapy Program. In her free time, she enjoys working out, surfing...
Johnna has a Bachelor's degree in Public Relations and a Master's degree in Business Communications. She has a diverse work history that includes: Community Relations/Volunteer Coordinator for Hospice; Community Development Director for local government; and has love for training others. A sampling of the courses she has developed...
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 5 years..
Alissa lives in Cave Creek Arizona. She has degrees in Justice Studies and Program Management. Previous employment included more than 15 years in Social Services, including working on several County and Law Enforcement task forces, coached developmental gymnastics...
Kaitlyn was born and raised in Oregon before recently moving to Charleston. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Oregon where she majored in Family and Human Services and Minored in Nonprofit Management. For the past seven years she has worked in the human services sector...
Sarah was born and raised on the Jersey shore. She has an associates degree in Humanities with a focus in Business Administration. She is also a Certified Reiki Master and Crystal Healer. Sarah is passionate about human rights and social equity...
Brooke lives in Summerville, SC. She has an associate degree in Business/Administrative Management from Excelsior University. She has worked in a variety of fields and brings years of customer service experience to our team...
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