Emi
Emi grew up swimming at their families lake cabin in Montana and was always called a “water baby”. She was a lifeguard in high school and loved helping out with the swim lessons. She moved to Minnesota in 2018 to attend university, where they studied to become an English Teacher. While taking classes, Emi began teaching swim lessons and quickly fell in love. She loved working with the kids and seeing them become more confident in the water. She wanted to know more and do more and over her 5 year span, worked up to an assistant manager role. She graduated college with a B.A in English, is Red Cross Lifeguard certified, and is a Certified Pool Operator.
She values partnering with parents to find the best teaching styles for each kid. She strives to create a holistic approach to swim including safety, fun, and technique to each lesson. She loves working with toddlers and nervous swimmer and making kids feel safe and confident . In class Emi will be singing silly songs to the little swimmers and creating personalized fun for the older ones.
Lee
Lee has always been a Minnesota lakes kid and grew up spending every summer weekend at the cabin. They went to college for education, since they always knew they wanted to teach kids. They got into teaching swim during that time and continued into aquatics for the last 7 years. They have Red Cross certifications including Lifeguard, Lifeguard instructor, and Water safety Instructor. Lee is also Certified in the Swim Whisperers® Program Level 1 which is an advanced adaptive aquatics training empowers instructors with the required tools to effectively teach swimmers with Anxiety, Autism, Trauma, Discomfort, Physical Difficulties, Sensory Issues, Motor Problems and Delays.
Lee has a passion for the safety side of swimming and enjoys educating both kids and parents on the best way to have fun and stay safe! Their favorite classes to teach involve technical skills as well as working with kids who have anxiety around the water.
Lee Tribe is not affiliated with Swim Angelfish, LLC, nor endorsed by Swim Angelfish, LLC or any of its affiliates or members.
Who We Are
Emi and Lee have always had a passion for swimming. They met teaching swim lessons at “Big Swim Lessons” while in college. They spent all of their time swimming, talking about swimming, or teaching swim lessons. They began to realize the pitfalls in “Big Swim” programing and worried about the lack of care for families and students being treated like a number. They decided to leave, but still wanting to teach, they began working at a smaller swim company. Before long they realized small programs have their own faults, like not being backed in science or child development.
That’s when they decided to start Swimming Ducks! A swim company that is dedicated to working with all families to make sure their kids are safe and efficient swimmers that love the water! We mix child development, safety, and swimming physics to maximize the best learning potentials for your swimmer. No more “Big Swim Lessons” that only care about profit, or “Little Swim” that works against the way children learn, leaving them in the same levels for years. We genuinely have a passion for children, swimming, and safe practices! Come swim with us today!
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