Swim Instructors

• Red Cross Water Safety Instructor
• Certified Masters Swim Coach
• Skilled in instructing students ranging from total beginners to advanced swimmers preparing for swim team participation

Over 25 years of experience as a swimming coach and instructor

• Former member of Japan’s Junior Olympic program
• Mentored by Blair McMillan, Olympic swim coach for New Zealand
• Taught swimming for 10 years in Japan, catering to individuals and teams
• Proficient as a Personal Trainer, Dance Teacher, and Preschool Teacher

Red Cross Certified Lifeguard, CPR, First Aid

Private Swim Instructor

Kids, ages 3 to teens

Adults, beginners to stroke work

Experience with Neural Diversity especially ASD & ADHD

🌊 I am a passionate life-long swimmer and cannot even remember not knowing how to swim. I was a competitive college swimmer in Texas (breaststroke specialist) and am a Masters swimmer and Dolphin Club member, so yeah, one of those crazy people that swim in cold wild water in the Bay, mountain lakes & open water.

I have been teaching private lessons in Marin at Terra Linda Community pool, Mt. Tam Racquet Club & the JCC. I love working with individuals, tailoring their skill level, and teaching them what they need; helping them to be confident, competent, safe & fun-loving

Swim Instructor, Ages 2-12

Aahana is a junior at Redwood High School and a dedicated swimmer for both North Bay Aquatics and the Redwood Varsity swim team. As a proud big sister, she has experience with young children and has worked as a camp counselor and swim instructor. Passionate about water safety, she loves teaching children essential swimming skills and building their confidence in the water.

Paige has taught swimming for the past 10 years mostly for private clients. She has most recently worked for Sunsational Swim School for private clients as well as for YMCA in San Rafael. She grew up on a swim team, absolutely loves the water, enjoys helping kids be comfortable in the water to be safe and have fun.
Paige teaches our Aqua Aerobics class on Mondays
She is certified in lifeguarding, CPR and First Aid.

Paige is currently accepting new clients and is available Tues, Weds & Thurs: 2-7pm and Sat 1 – 6pm.

Ashley Vela is a Junior at Branson and serves as the captain of her high school swim team. She has been passionate about swimming since the fifth grade, making the pool feel like her second home. Ashley is patient and encouraging when teaching new swimmers, understanding the importance of trust not only between the instructor and swimmer but also between the swimmer and the water. As a native Spanish speaker, she is also able to teach swimmers in both English and Spanish, if needed.

Dr. Steven Katz, a lifelong athlete (including professional baseball, 45 times Dipsea and Double Dipsea runner, and triathlete) Steven has dedicated his career to the healing arts as a Chiropractic Orthopedist for the last 47 years. His passion for mindful swimming was ignited after experiencing a Total Immersion workshop in 2015. He experienced such immediate improvement in the ease, efficiency, and pleasure of swimming freestyle that he devoted himself to certifying as a Total Immersion coach and achieved coach certification in 2021. He believes swimming is ideal for safe and mindful fitness at any age. He loves both individual hands on instruction as well as group workshop which he offers to club members several times each year.