In May 2015, The Swim School began offering private and group swim lessons in Manatee County for adults and children 6 months of age and older. In addition to providing quality stroke instruction for all ability levels, The Swim School expanded their services and started the Parrish Bull Sharks Swim Team in May 2018, a year round program for youth ages 5-18.
Jacie graduated from Manatee School for the Arts and attends SCF. Originally from Maine, she learned how to swim at a very young age. Jacie moved to Florida when she was seven years old and by the summer before entering middle school, she joined her first swim team with the Bradenton YMCA. After competing for two summer seasons, she fell in love with the sport of swimming and joined a year-round team at the Lakewood Ranch YMCA. She swam there until moving to the North River Rapids (now Parrish Bull Sharks) summer swim team in Parrish. In 2020, Jacie was hired as a summer camp counselor and lifeguard for the River Wilderness Golf & Country Club Sports Camp. She developed a swim program specifically for the camp participants based on their ages and abilities, and served as the lead swim instructor/coach for the camp for two summers. Jacie joined The Swim School in October 2021 and teaches both group and private swim lessons, as well as our Flying Fish swim club. She has a great passion for teaching swimming and helping children achieve new goals in the pool. Coach Jacie is Lifeguard, CPR/AED & First Aid certified.
Leah has been a dedicated public school teacher for the last 19 years and an enthusiastic swim mom for 12 years. She prides herself on understanding children, how they develop, and how best they learn. Her biggest accomplishment has been being a mom to her three daughters, Shyenne, Grace, and Auburn. She is excited to join The Swim School team!