Our Management Team

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Alexa is a rising sophomore at Virginia Tech and this is her first season working for LetSwim. She learned how to swim as a toddler and swam on the Broadlands Piranhas CSL swim team for 5 seasons. She has been in leadership positions in sports and activities throughout high school and loves teaching others. Alexa is excited to teach your kids proper swim technique and how to be comfortable and confident in the water. As Dory once said: just keep swimming, just keep swimming! 

    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.  

Adrian began swimming at age 6 and has found a passion for working with children. He is interested in a career in education and cannot wait to extend his passion to the pool. He is a “people-person,” which has come in handy as a military child that’s constantly on the move. Adrian is a rising senior at Rock Ridge High School, and throughout his school career he has strived to work with children whenever possible. Last year, he tutored a struggling fourth grader in reading and literacy comprehension, and helped him jump five reading levels. He is on the Track and Field team, and strongly believes fitness is key to an enjoyable lifestyle. Instructing allows Adrian to encourage the start of a fitness journey and potentially help someone discover a passion along the way. He aims to teach young swimmers a valuable life skill whilst making it a fun experience!

    Nicole is a 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 share her passion for swimming with them. Nicole joined LetSwim this past summer and had a blast. Nicole swam competitively for 8 years with the Lenah Run Froggers and NCAP. She gave private swim lessons for two years prior to joining our team.  She is very excited to meet the Dominion Valley families and work with your swimmers. 

Lacey is a junior at Battlefield High School and has grown up loving anything aquatic. She has always looked forward to her pool opening every summer for as long as she can remember. Lacey loves working with children and is looking forward to transitioning from a lifeguard, which she has done the past two summers, to sharing her passion of the water with your children. She is excited to be working with LetSwim!

Annika started swimming at the age of 3 at South Riding and since then has followed her passion for swimming! She swam for both Cub Run and Claude Moore, and competed on the Lenah Mills Marlins Swim Team for 7 years. She was also a part of her schools Varsity team, representing Lightridge High School. While competing on swim team, she worked as a Junior Coach preparing lesson plans, leading practices, creating team building events, and taught group and private lessons with swimmers of all ages. She has a passion for working with children. In addition to being a swim coach, she worked as a Camp Counselor at Merritt Academy Summer Program, where she taught rising middle schoolers. She hopes to inspire young swimmers to follow their passion and wants to teach them to perfect their technique. Above all, she believes in safety first and having fun!

Charlotte is a rising Senior 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 is one of their assistant head coaches. Charlotte swam year around on SNOW Swimming since she was 10. Now, she swims for Machine Aquatics. 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.

Cynthia is a rising Senior at Freedom high school. She has a lot of experience working with children as she was a scout leader in her hometown. She enjoys babysitting her younger cousins and finds joy in being a positive mentor in their lives. Cynthia loves helping them develop and learn new skills, so she is excited to teach swim lessons and touch so many young lives. She loves sports and all types of water activities from swimming to fishing and boating. She understands the importance of being safe around the water and wants to make sure your children are prepared to enjoy all their summer water activities. She is looking forward to having a great summer and helping your children fall in love with the water too!

From the neighborhood pool, swim lessons at an early age and a cousin that lived on the beach, Caleb has always been surrounded by the water. Caleb began swimming around the age of 2, and hasn't stopped 15 years later. Caleb himself took lessons as a child and seeks to impart the same love of swimming and 

being in the water to others. A very experienced swimmer, Caleb was taught all kinds of strokes, from backstroke to butterfly. Most notably, in order to kayak, Caleb has passed the North Carolina official swim test three years in a row and is comfortable in water of any kind. Be it the rivers of Asheville North Carolina, off the pier at Virginia Beach, or just his backyard pool, Caleb is happy to submerge himself and swim around. Outside of the water, Caleb is a friendly and laid-back guy who's always happy to help answer or work with any concerns children or parents may have. From babysitting and volunteering, Caleb is experienced and happy to help people of any age and all walks of life. Most of all as a swim instructor, Caleb believes in making sure children enjoy learning to swim just like he did and will do his best to make sure everyone he teaches leaves happy that they chose him.

Devaansh is an experienced swim instructor with a passion for teaching and mentoring. He is proud to have begun his swim training at LetSwim, which provided an essential foundation for his growth as a swimmer. He swam for his community summer team, the Dulles Farms Devil Rays, as well as Dragon Club Swim team. He also swims for the Lightridge High School varsity team, which was undefeated this past season. LetSwim holds a special place in his heart as it instilled in him the fundamentals of swimming, and he is thrilled to impart this same knowledge and passion to his students. His approach to instruction is both effective and nurturing, and he takes great pride in helping his students achieve their goals. In addition to his love for swimming, he is also a successful tech entrepreneur having interned at top colleges, including UVA, Columbia, and George Washington, gaining valuable experience in leadership and mentorship. With his wealth of experience and dedication to excellence, he knows his students will become confident and accomplished swimmers.

Diya is a rising senior at Rock Ridge High School and the Academies of Loudoun. She has been swimming since she was five years old and continues to swim every summer when given the chance. With a passion for water safety and a love of teaching, Diya has worked with young children who wished to learn to swim for the first time along with kids who wish to improve. Through patient and personalized instruction, Diya aims to create a supportive and fun environment where students can learn at their own pace and feel comfortable in the water. Whether teaching group classes or one-on-one sessions, she strives to make each lesson

Gabby is excited to return to LetSwim this summer after her first year of college at Xavier University. Gabby has a passion for working with children and is thrilled to be able to teach them how to swim. She is eager to see all of her swimmers again and help them develop their swimming skills in a fun and safe environment. She believes that swimming is an essential skill that every child should learn and is dedicated to providing the best possible experience for all of her students.

Gabriel is a rising sophomore at Stone Bridge High School. He believes that participating in athletic activities is an essential part of a well-rounded life. Swimming is one of his recreational passions. His love of water was born of his many family vacations and year-round as part of his quest to maintain good health. He brings a patient and encouraging teaching style to his lessons, and knows many approaches for motivating kids to perform at their best. Gabriel is part of a large extended family and is familiar with kids of all ages and how they like to have fun. He looks forward to safely teaching this important life skill to encourage a lifetime of enjoyment!

Isabelle is a rising sophomore at NC State University and was been part of her community swim team from ages 5 to 17. She has had experience working with younger kids while babysitting for the past five years for her neighbors and cousins. She is very excited to work with your kids this summer and help them develop their skills and love for swimming. This is Isabelle's 4th summer working for us and she is teaching this summer at our Landsdowne location.

Jacob is a rising sophomore at Tuscarora High school. He is on the track team and the Tuscarora wind ensemble. He has always been involved in swimming one way or another. Whether it be swimming at summer camp or swimming in the pool in his backyard. He believes that swimming is an important life skill that everyone should know. It can be used to just have fun with your friends or save your life. At his Tae-kwon-do dojo he helped with the younger students. Over the few years he spent there he developed skills to keep kids in check and happy.  He is excited to teach swimming this summer and ensure his students have fun in the process to!

Leah is a rising senior at Virginia Tech. She has been swimming since the age of two and this is her third summer with LetSwim! Leah swam competitively for 12 years for her club swim teams, OCCS and NCAP. She has also coached at the summer swim team level. On her high school swim team, she was the team captain and MVP for two years in a row. Leah is lifeguard certified and has been lifeguarding for several years. She has lots of babysitting experience and is passionate about helping kids learn how to swim and reach their goals. You will find her at Dominion Valley this summer.

 Bella is a rising senior at Independence High School who always loved to swim. She regularly went swimming throughout her childhood at beaches and community pools in the various countries she has lived in. She openly enjoys interacting with children and providing assistance with those in need, which fuels her desire of becoming a teacher or counselor. Hoping to gain experience working with children here at LetSwim, Bella is ecstatic to be part of our team and aims to create lasting memories for both students and their parents. She aspires to provide a fun and exciting experience in her lessons that will encourage kids and boost their self-efficacy for swimming as well as other activities they are passionate about. Swimming is a very important life lesson and Bella is determined to help educate kids on how to swim and reinforce everything they need to know to flourish. 

Rylie is a rising Junior at Lightridge High School. During the school year I enjoy participating in sports like Field Hockey and Track and Field. Ever since a young age I have been enrolled in swim classes, which has fostered my love for the water. In the past, I have been apart of the Willowsford Waves Swim Team and last year worked as a lifeguard at the Willowsford Lodge pool. Because of my love for my young siblings and my experience babysitting, working with kids is also a passion of mine. I am very exited to merge my two passions and work for Letswim this summer!

Nick is a rising Sophomore at Lightridge High School and has been swimming since he was a child. He’s been a member of the Kirkpatrick Krakens swim team since he was eight. Nick enjoys spending his free time with his family and friends. He is a Boys Scout working towards the rank of Eagle Scout, and currently holds a leadership position in his troop. In addition, Nick enjoys martial arts and holds a black belt, and is a former national karate champion. He looks forward to sharing his love of swimming with your children.

Surya is a rising Junior at Briar Woods High School. He has been swimming since he was just 2 years old, and he loves the water. Surya swam year round for Snow Swimming for 7 years. He now swims year round at Machine Aquatics. He also swims on the Varsity team at Briar Woods where he went to the State Championships this year.. He also has experience with taking care and providing for children. He is Lifeguard certified and believes that safety in the pool is the number one priority of any instructor. He also believes that learning how to swim is a great memory to make and important skill to learn. Surya can’t wait to teach your children how to swim this summer!

Tanishaa is a rising Junior at John Champe High School and has been swimming her whole life. She currently swims on the JCHS Varsity swim team. Tanishaa is very passionate about swimming, passing on her knowledge to younger generations, as well as meeting new people. This is her 2nd season working with LetSwim and we area glad to have her back! She has worked with kids of many ages, whether babysitting or teaching kids taekwondo or how to swim. She 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!

Jazzy is a rising Sophomore at Dominion High School and can't wait to be a part of your kids swimming experience. She learned how to swim at SwimKids when she was a toddler, and began swimming for their Stealth competition team at the age of 9. She loves teaching and being around kids. That is why she volunteered last summer at the Meadowlark Botanical Gardens Summer Camp as a CIT.  Jazzy is a natural leader and finds herself in many leadership roles. She wants to make sure everyone she teaches is comfortable, safe, and feels included. She can't wait to meet your kids and help them along this wonderful journey.

Varsha is a rising sophomore at TJHSST, she has been swimming for 6 years including time on her community summer team, the Loudoun Valley Viperfish and on a year round team. She loved her time as a tutor and working with children on the Spectrum. She loves to teach kids, and she loves swimming; so why not do both! Varsha is looking forward to helping them learn an essential life skill and to make a difference by sharing her passion with the children in LV II this summer!

Meet Yash, a dedicated swimming instructor. Yash has been swimming since he was a child and has always been passionate about the sport; he now wants to share his knowledge and love for swimming with others to make swimming an enjoyable and safe experience for everyone. His teaching style involves breaking things down into simple steps and working on the foundations, something he does frequently as a cadet NCO in the Civil Air Patrol and as a former TaeKwonDo instructor. Yash is committed to providing the best possible experience and is always working to improve himself. Yash will help your child build their confidence in the water and reach their full potential as a swimmer!

 Anthony is a rising junior at the George Washington University who has been swimming ever since he can remember. With two years of volunteering experience at Jumpstart and a passion for teaching children, Anthony believes that swimming is a crucial life skill. Drawing inspiration from experienced instructors at LetSwim, Anthony strives to create a positive and supportive environment, helping each child become the best version of themselves. Parents can trust Anthony's dedication to safety and his friendly nature, making him an approachable and trustworthy swimming instructor. Join him at LetSwim and let your child embark on their swimming journey with confidence. Anthony's commitment to fostering a love for the water ensures that every child's experience in the pool is enjoyable and rewarding. 

Mayrin is a sophomore and goes to Riverside High School. She has been doing swim for many years now and has been doing it as a sport. I love being involved in any swim activities and events. She loves working with children! She have two of her own sisters and she loves volunteering at her church and helping out with Sunday school lessons. She has a lot of different experiences working with children. She very excited to work with kids and teaching them how to swim!

Mira is a rising junior at riverside high school. She is patient, kind, and skilled in the water. She understand the importance of teaching children how to swim, and she knows how to create a safe and fun learning environment. She has experience working with children and knows how to tailor the teaching style to meet individual needs. She’s  been swimming ever since she was five years old mostly in the summers. She loves swimming and enjoys being around children.