About The Swim School
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.
Steve was a competitive swimmer who has been teaching swimming for over 25 years. He was a swim coach for the Lakewood Ranch YMCA year-round swim team for several years and assisted in the development of numerous talented swimmers who competed at the national and collegiate level. Steve joined The Swim School in May 2019 as a swim coach for our Parrish Bull Sharks Swim Team as well as our Flying Fish swim club program. He enjoys using his years of experience to help swimmers improve and refine their stroke technique. Coach Steve is a certified Lifeguard and a USA Level 2 certified Swim Coach.
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.
Molli was born and raised in Palmetto, Florida and started swimming competitively when she was six years old. She swam year round on a local club team for several years and also competed for the Manatee High School swim team. For consecutive years as a Junior and Senior, Molli qualified for the Florida High School State Championships in the 500 yard freestyle event. After graduating high school, she attended Indian River State College for two years and graduated in 2023 with her associates degree in Arts. While a student at IRSC, Molli was also a member of the swim team. As a freshman, she won the 200 Yard Butterfly event at the NJCAA Swimming & Diving National Championships.