Meet the Charleston Swim Family | #1 Ranked Charleston Swim School

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Meet Our Charleston Swim Family

Amy

Amy Yvonne 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 Reasons

Sarah is from Naperville, Illinois. She loves swimming, yoga, and turtles! She studied at Indiana University. Sarah loves her job..

Brea Fields

Brea is from Ottawa Hills, Ohio. She 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...

Vicky Onopriyenko

Vicky is from East Rockaway, NY. She graduated from St. John’s University. She has been a swim teacher for many years. Vicky loves traveling, elephants and spending time with her family, especially with her dog Lola.

Jerrica Exum

Office Administrator

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...

Amani Dunston

Alissa Scott

Billing Specialist, Office Administrator

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 Kiers

Office Administrator

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 Touchton

Office Administrator

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..

Jack Burden

Jack was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, and has been swimming competitively since he was six years old. After teaching youth aquatics in high school, he moved to Charleston to study Psychology at the College of Charleston.

Lynn Walsh

Lynn lives in Summerville but is from Lititz, Pa and grew up in Cockeysville, Maryland. She has 20+ years of professional experience working with children. Her background in Special Education, with a primary focus on autism.

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Interested in joining our team? Please send your resume with a cover letter to charlestonswimlessons@gmail.com