Jon S.

I have coached/taught lessons for all levels of swimming for 10 years. I have my WSI which stands for Water Safety Instructor. I completed this in the Spring of 2014 through the Red Cross. This specific certification means that I took a class (at the University of Indianapolis) that taught how to teach any level of swimmer. This ranges from zero experience and terrified of the water - to competitive racing. I have my red cross certifications in lifeguarding, CPR, AED, as well as bloodeborn pathogens. I recently completed my USA Swimming coaches membership (and have always been a USA member.

I have coached/taught at Warren central, Franklin central, perry meridian, southport, center grove and greenwood high schools, YMCA (x2) and la fitness.

I competed at the Division II collegiate level, at the University of Indianapolis. I lettered all years here and set a school record as a member of the 400 freestyle relay this year. I am on the "top ten all time" records for the 50 and 100 freestyle. I attended Franklin Central High School where I qualified for the state meet all 4 years and placed either in the top 8 or top 16 all four years. I was an Academic All American for swimming. My senior year was the highlight where I earned "All State" honors. I competed with Team Indiana in Arizona my junior year of high-school. There I experienced high altitude training at 6-7,000 feet above sea level. As an age group swimmer, I also made the state meet many times. My greatest honor was swimming at the Indianapolis Grand Prix in 2011 and 2012 where I placed 40th in the 50 meter freestyle. This is out of 800 plus athletes. Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, and Amanda Beard swam at this meet while I was there.

There are two types of sessions I can provide. The first being a lesson where we work together on the stroke mechanics of any stroke. This ranges from the 4 competitive (Freestyle, Butterfly, Backstroke, and Breaststroke) to the resting stroke (elementary backstroke and side stroke) to even Starts and Turns in the pool. Whichever YOU as the client tell me what you want to learn specifically -- I can teach you drills and techniques to learn anything for the pool. The other would be a training session. This ranges from a Sprint based, to Distance based, to Stroke based, to Triathlon based practices. NAVY? ARMY? I am here to help you. Military Side stroke is a must! Here YOU as the client are trained for a specific event.

Both lessons can range from a half hour, to 1, to 1.5, to 2 hours long- based on availability of pool space wherever a pool can be used. Typically LA Fitness will be used- or any outdoor pool with lap swimming.