Our Management Team

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   Abby is finishing her senior year at John Champe High School and is headed to the University of South Carolina this Fall. She enjoys working with children and is excited to get the chance to help your child learn to swim! This is Abby's 2nd Summer with LetSwim and she worked with us all year at our indoor communities. She began swimming at a very early age in the LetSwim program and has swam competitively for the Lenah Run Froggers. She has enjoyed her time in her Early Childhood class, learning all about the development of children. Abby also volunteered at Misty Brae Farm, teaching children to clean, tack, and ride horses. She loves helping children learn and grow, especially such an important life saving skill as swimming! .

Sam has been an avid swimmer all his life. He learned to through LetSwim starting in Parent Tot at the age of 2. He joined the Lenah Run Froggers at the age of 4 and never stopped. He swam year-round for Snow Swimming and John Champe HS where he still holds the Virginia High School record in the 500 Freestyle. For the past two years he has competed at the collegiate level with the Auburn Men’s Swim and Dive team. This is Sam's 5th Summer teaching at LetSwim.  He also coached for many years for the Froggers. He loves swimming and hopes to help your children also gain a love for the water. He can't wait to see you on deck!

    Ola K. Alghazzouli is an ACE certified personal trainer, Red Cross BSI swim instructor, and a functional fitness specialist. She is a podcast host of the Purposeful Fitness with Coach Ola, and she has been helping clients through personal training and teaching group fitness classes at George Mason University. She has been swimming since age 6 years and teaching swimming since Fall 2019. She launched her social media campaign in summer 2020 #Swim4Akhirah to speak about swimming for the Muslim community to bring her passion for the swimming and water aerobics to educate, inspire, and motivate more families into the sport of swimming and benefits of the sport! She joined the track and field team in her junior and senior years in high school, and has participated in multiple 5k, 10k, and half-marathon races. She also worked with Soccer Shots where she helped young children ages 2-8 years to learn developmental skills and introduce the sport of soccer. She is thankful that she is able to share her passion for fitness with other people to become active, healthy, and fit with a purpose.  

   Lauren's lifelong passion for swimming comes from her many years on summer league, club, and high school swim teams. In high school, Lauren spent four summers as a summer league swim coach and private instructor with the Belmont Sharks in Ashburn, Virginia. When she is not coaching with LetSwim, Lauren works in global health and recently graduated with her Master's in Public Administration and International Development. Lauren is passionate about helping swimmers of all ages reach their goals and develop their own love for swimming!

 Paulette has been actively involved in water safety and swim lessons throughout her life.  She started in swim lessons at a young age and had intensive swim training during middle school.  She has four children of her own that have all taken swim lessons and are terrific swimmers.  Her love of adventure and aquatics led her to get certified as an open water scuba diver and she has logged several types of dives.  Her most memorable diving experience was a week-long trip of 25 dives in Roatan, Honduras.  She is currently a certified deep-water lifeguard and licensed pool operator for several local pools.  Her motherly way with kids encourages them to be excited about swimming at all ability levels.  This is her first year with LetSwim and we are enthusiastic about her joining our team!

 Gowri is a rising sophomore at John Champe High School in Aldie. She is a very passionate swimmer and is in her first year with LetSwim. Gowri is a certified lifeguard and is very comfortable in the water. Gowri also swims competitively throughout the year for both her high school and club teams. Outside of the water, Gowri enjoys watching football, crocheting, and is an avid reader. She also has experience working with kids through the Adapted Aquatics program, which is a program created and run in Fairfax County for children with disabilities. Gowri is very excited to be part of the LetSwim team this year!
 

Kimmy is returning for her sixth summer working with LetSwim. She is a rising senior at the University of Iowa majoring in English and Creative Writing with a publication track and minoring in News and Media Literacy. She enjoys working with all ages of children. During her years of working with LetSwim, she has worked with a variety of different levels either that be getting your child comfortable putting their eyes in the water or doing laps of freestyle and other strokes. Kimmy is excited to teach lessons this summer and looks forward to meeting new and returning students.

Siobhan is a rising sophomore at Independence High School. She babysat for two years, and once she stopped, she realized how much she missed working with kids. Siobhan loves swimming and has always been obsessed with going to the pool from an early age. Siobhan has worked with kids varying in ages from 1-7, and is very excited to be working with your kids this summer. She likes to teach kids new and different ways to think and see things as well as teach them that mistakes happen! Siobhan is always willing to lend a helping hand or two and be there to support your kids. We are excited to have Siobhan become a part of our team and cannot wait to work with her this summer! 

 Yashika is a rising second-year at the University of Virginia studying Commerce and Computer Science, and is returning home for summer to teach with us! She has been swimming since the age of 6 and has swam competitively for both club and high school teams. Upon going to college, Yashika realized how much she missed the pool and is super excited to get back in the water. She has worked with kids ranging in ages from 5-16 since she was a freshman in high school and loves spending time with them. She loves getting to interact with children and learn more about each one and their personalities. In her free time, she loves to paint, read, and play with her golden retriever. Yashika is excited to be back home working with everyone in the LetSwim community and helping kids find their passion for swimming! 

Tanishaa is a rising sophomore at Independence High School and has been swimming since she was a child. She is very passionate about swimming, passing on her knowledge to younger generations, as well as meeting new people. She has worked with kids of many ages, and strives to make everyone she's around the best version of themselves. She is very excited to meet everyone and help them begin their journey of swimming!

Nicole is a rising senior at John Champe High school, where she has taken 2 years of early childhood classes. Nicole loves working with children, and is very excited to be joining our team this summer. Nicole swam competitively for 8 years with the Lenah Run Froggers and NCAP. She has given private swim lessons for the past two years and wants to share her passion for swimming with others. This is her first year working with LetsSwim and she is very excited to work with your swimmers this summer!

Abigail is currently entering her senior year at Saint Paul VI Catholic High school. She began swimming at the age of 5 and has been swimming competitively for the past 10 years for the Potomac Marlins. This will be her first summer working with us, but she has coached with Lenah Run Froggers for 2 years. She loves swimming and hopes she can help share her love and passion for this sport with your kids !

Olivia is a rising sophomore and has been an avid swimmer since the age of 3. She swims competitively year-round on a club team as well as on her high school team. Olivia is well versed in all four strokes, her strongest being breaststroke, reaching AAAA time standards. She is ranked in the top 5% of national swimmers and top 2% of swimmers in Virginia in her age group. She was named MVP (2021-2022) for the John Champe Varsity swim team and was the first girl in years to make it to regionals. Olivia is a certified lifeguard, and has prior experience teaching kids how to swim. With her knowledge of swimming, she would love to teach your children to learn to swim as well!

Josie will be joining the LetSwim team for the first time this summer as an instructor. She swam on her local swim team for 5 years and has strong foundation in all the competitive strokes. Aside from swimming, Josie loves to sing, bake, read, and hike. Josie has worked a variety of jobs in the past, but her favorites are babysitting and tutoring. Through these jobs, she has discovered a passion for working with children, and more specifically, helping them overcome challenges while still having fun. Josie is graduating from Independence High School in June, and will be attending William and Mary in the fall as a Neuroscience major. Josie is also CPR and First aid certified. 

Charlotte is a rising Junior at Independence High School. She learned to swim at the age of 2 and has been swimming ever since! She swims for the Stratford Sea Otters summer team and started junior coaching last year. Charlotte has swam year around with SNOW Swimming since she was 10. She also swims for her high school team. Charlotte is lifeguard certified and believes water safety is crucial. She has lots of experience  working with children as well. She is a teacher in the Independence Early Childhood Education program and loves creating lesson plans to keep the kids engaged and excited about learning. Charlotte can't wait to teach your children this important life skill and share her passion for swimming with them.