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Be in your JOY while learning to swim!
We teach swimmers 6 months old to adults
Year round private swim lessons in Oahu, HI
Seasonal private swim lessons in Virginia Beach, VA
Meet our Experienced Swim Instructors
Rorie-HI & VB
Hi I am Rorie. I have been swimming all my life.
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My mom ran a swim program teaching swimmers in our backyard when I was growing up. So I started teaching with her when I was just 8 years old.
I was a competitive swimmer, swim coach and continued teaching swimming lessons. I have done a lot of other things: Artist, Art teacher, Mom, Fitness Professional, Wilderness Instructor, creator of and run camps, Divinity sessions, facilitated women's retreats and would still always teach swim lessons. I have created swim programs and taught in Guam,California,Texas, Georgia, New York, Bali,Florida and currently in Virginia and Hawaii. I truly am part mermaid. Pretty much anything water calls to me. I absolutely love being in my JOY and sharing the water world with others. I can't wait to meet you in the pool!
Margaret-HI & VB
Aloha, I’m Margaret, you’ll find me involved with all aspects of the business including swim instruction, recruiting, marketing, social media, and finding ways to create a joyful environment for our teams and swimmers! I want to insure plenty of support for our new swimmers, teaching them to be safe and have a healthy respect for the ocean.
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I love the joy of working with parents & tots and children! Especially, how excited they are when the training clicks, and they begin to swim on their own for the first time. I have a compassionate and grounded approach that helps those who are nervous. Sometimes I introduce breathing techniques from my yoga teacher background to calm and support swimmers.
Fun fact: I used to own a scuba diving business in NYC and have been able to explore and dive with sharks, dolphins, sea turtles and sea life in the Hawaiian Islands and throughout the Caribbean Islands.
Sierra - VB
Hi swimmers!! My name is Sierra.
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I was born and raised in Ohio, and that's where I began my swimming career before I could walk. Started coaching at 12 and haven't stopped! I've taught private lessons for all ages and all different types of personalities! I moved to Virginia in 2017 and have two beautiful daughters that I've shared my love of swimming with. Looking forward to teaching your little ones this summer!
Tony HI
Aloha, I'm Tony, born and raised on Oahu, a local waterman. When I was younger, I swam competitively for 5 years at Punahou and swam in college. During the summer breaks I was a lifeguard, trained in pool and ocean by Myra Aikau, Red Cross leader. I also taught swimming at Leahi Swim School for 3 years and taught Akido for 12 years, working with both younger children and adults.
My professional background as a chef for 25+ years includes owning 2 restaurants in Honolulu and working in some of the finest restaurants here, in San Francisco, Washington DC and Philadelphia. I'm taking a break from the culinary world and going back to my roots as a teacher, especially since the schools are not teaching swimming here on the island anymore. I want to make sure that all the keiki can swim and respect the ocean.
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Mary aka Mermi
Hi, I'm Halie. I have been teaching for my mom (Rorie) and a wide variety of other programs for twenty years. I have also worked as a lifeguard, swim team coach, and aquatics supervisor. I love sharing my joy of the water and my passion for the pool with all my swimmers. I also recently graduated with my master's and now work as a librarian.
Ashley-HI
Aloha, I’m Ashley :) For me, water, and even more specifically the ocean, is a space for healing,
understanding, and exploration.
Swimming has provided me such amazing opportunities to explore the water all over the world. My partner, Miles, and I spend a lot of our time scuba diving and seeking out new underwater adventures.
The oceans make up 71 percent of our planet. Becoming a safe and confident swimmer unlocks an additional 71 percent of our world for anyone to discover.
I grew up swimming at a very young age, eventually becoming a lifeguard and teaching swim lessons.
I cherish sharing my love and respect for the water by
creating a compassionate and safe environment to learn to swim. Thank you for letting me share my love of the water with you!
Wendi-HI & VB
Aloha my name is Wendi and I am so grateful for the element of water . It has brought so much Fun, Clarity, Healing, a Sweet Kinship or Positive Purpose or symbiotic relationship to my life. I am appreciative to have my own hydrotherapy business Hearts As One LLC where I swim animals who rehabilitate in the water on Oahu Hawaii. My mom started the Otter swim TeamWhen I was 4 years of age and she ran Crandall Swim Lessons with my sister Rorie and myself in New York for over 30 years. We are a water OHANA (family). I am also a huge fan of surfing, swimming and dancing in the Ocean . I am looking forward to dancing/swimming w/ InJoy clients this summer. I appreciate this opportunity to bee in the water w/ kids again.
Kylor- VB
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Hello, my name is Kylor, and I have been around water since the beginning. I started helping with In Joy Swimming when I was 9 and have been a full-time instructor for over 10 years. I grew up next to a pool or a beach, constantly running around in the summer in swimsuits. There is so much joy and magic getting to play in the water, and learning how to swim can truly change people's lives! Between growing up next to the beach, swim teams, and teaching swim lessons, I ended up making water a part of my professional career too, as a marine ecologist!
Halie VB
Hi, I'm Halie. I have been teaching for my mom (Rorie) and a wide variety of other programs for twenty years. I have also worked as a lifeguard, swim team coach, and aquatics supervisor. I love sharing my joy of the water and my passion for the pool with all my swimmers. I also recently graduated with my master's and now work as a librarian.
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