Meet WeAquatics Teacher Antoinee Ross
A lifetime within the water. Aggressive expertise within the pool. A dedication to pushing her college students to better and better heights. At present, we’re proud to function WeAquatics swim teacher Antoinee Ross.
Antoinee’s Background
Antoinee has been swimming since she was three years outdated. After spending practically her total life round water, her sentiments concerning the sport come as little shock.
“Swimming simply comes naturally to me. I really feel like being within the pool is my second residence,” she says. “I really like being round water. I really like being surrounded by water. Swimming is simply…every part.”
Becoming a member of the WeAquatics Crew
Antoinee has been with WeAquatics for about two years now. She was launched to the staff by means of her finest good friend and fellow teacher, Jared Miller.
Conscious that everybody has a distinct path and expertise with swimming, Antoinee brings her distinctive perspective to the pool and her college students.
“Round eighteen, I truly misplaced my ardour for swimming. I used to be doing it competitively, and I felt it was a variety of stress. Once I was simply doing it for enjoyable, although, it was a very totally different feeling. I realized to like it once more.”
Bringing her rekindled enthusiasm to educating, Antoinee most enjoys the variability teaching affords.
“Working for WeAquatics is a distinct expertise day-after-day. I like assembly new folks, from youngsters to adults. As a coach, you meet totally different characters. Totally different personalities,” she says. “Some days are difficult, however I like rising to challenges.”
Over her two years with WeAquatics, she’s all the time felt proper at residence.
“WeAquatics actually seems like a bit household. Everyone is aware of everyone, they usually all take care of one another.”
Being a Pressure for Good
Acknowledging how formative swim classes will be, Antoinee treats being an teacher as greater than only a job.
“Being an teacher means being the very best at what I do,” she says. “Having the ability to educate kids and adults security expertise, you’re presumably saving their lives. Or perhaps you’re simply creating a brand new passion for them. You by no means know.”
A wealthy, rewarding expertise, swimming is one thing Antoinee expects to be part of her life for a few years to return.
“For the remainder of my life, I’ll all the time be a swim teacher or coach of some kind,” she says. “When I’ve youngsters, they’ll be swimming too, so it’ll all the time be part of my life.”
What Form of Teacher Is Antoinee?
“Loads of my youngsters suppose I’m strict,” she says with fun. “I’m positively agency however pleasant.”
Within the pool, Antoinee’s aim is all the time to search out the steadiness between placing within the work and having enjoyable—all whereas sustaining security all through the method.
“Swimming is critical enterprise since you’re within the water, and something can occur. So, we’re going to play, however on the similar time, we’re going to get by means of the work.”
Serving to Swim College students Overcome Concern
Many individuals beginning their swimming journeys expertise concern. (That is one main impediment we frequently see with adults studying to swim.) It’s a pure response that the appropriate teacher might help coach you thru.
“I face a variety of totally different people who find themselves fearful of the water, however when you embrace your fears and take management, you may tackle the world,” says Antoinee. “Don’t let your fears restrict you. Don’t inform your self you may’t do issues as a result of you may. I all the time inform my college students, ‘You’re just a bit scared. You simply need to attempt. I’m right here, and we’re going to attempt it collectively.’”
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