Gloria Bach-Koch gloria_bach@yahoo.com
I most enjoy teaching intermediate stroke development, advanced, and higher level beginners who are comfortable putting face in the water. I also love to work with with special needs people. (kids, teens & adults) I'm not professionally trained in this area but have had good experience with special needs people at the Y this year and really enjoy it.
Maral Asik (she/her) mma228@cornell.edu
I'm a college student originally from Massachusetts. I love teaching swim and have been doing so for the past five years. I have experience teaching swim lessons to students of all ages and ability levels but prefer teaching children ages 2-6. I'm looking forward to a great summer!
Alice Clapp alicesclapp@gmail.com
Alice is joining us this year for the first time. She is a high-level competitive swimmer with Ithaca High School and also with a year-round private club. Alice will be co-teaching beginner, intermediate and advanced group lessons with both Gloria and Ivalee (who are returning from last year). She will also take requests for private lessons during her free time.
Veronica Guiry vguiry@gmail.com
Veronica is a returning favorite from last summer. She's been teaching lessons at the Y all year and is looking forward to another fun-filled summer of lessons at the Swim Club. Her favorite levels are ages 5+ beginner & intermediate. She's also very good with adults.
Terri Hoppenrath terrihoppenrath@gmail.com
Terri is a high-level masters competitive swimmer with level 1 coaching certification. She's been teaching kids and adults at the Y this year and is looking forward to the outdoor season with our Swim Club. Her favorite levels are intermediate and advanced for kids, teens and adults.
Jim Avery jimavery42@yahoo.com
Jim is a returning veteran from last summer with life-long coaching experience. He's been teaching intermediate and advanced kids and adults at the Y during the past few months and is looking forward to returning to swim club. His favorite levels are highly advanced kids & adults. He's also good with intermediate.
Ivalee Bascom ivalee.bascom@icsd.k12.ny.us
Ivalee is one of our star teachers returning from last summer. She (along with Alice) is a high-level competitive swimmer with Ithaca High School and with a year-round private club. She's been honing her skills during the winter by teaching private lessons to kids at a home pool. Ivalee will be teaching group lessons along with Alice and Gloria this summer. She's also available to schedule privates in her free time. She is really good with all levels, probably best with ages 5+.
Olive Fitzpatrick fitzpatrickolive@gmail.com
Olive has been teaching at the Y during the school year and is super good with kids of all ages. Last summer she had extensive experience working at IC3 and became an expert at relating to kids. She's also had experience participating on swim team at both the Y and our Swim Club. Last summer she helped us coach a swim team session when we were short -handed and quickly became a favorite. Olive is a favorite instructor who is loved by kids of all ages. Her favorites are kids of all ages and abilities. She'll be helping with swim team as needed also.
Frida Brown fridabrown55@outlook.com
Frida is a returning veteran from last summer who was well-loved by all kids fortunate enough to have experienced lessons with her Her favorite levels are beginner and intermediate ages 4+
Oleksa Vatamaniuk olevatamaniuk@gmail.com
Oleksa is a returning veteran from the past 4 years (and probably more)! He is well-loved by all kids fortunate enough to have experienced lessons with him. His favorite levels are beginner and intermediate kids ages 4+.
Julia Madrid madj0318@gmail.com
Julia is a first-time private instructor and certified lifeguard this year. She is going into her sophomore year at IHS. She has been a babysitter for five years and is excellent with younger kids. She took private lessons at the Ithaca Swim Club when she was 5 and knows how scary learning to swim can be. With that, she will make lessons fun as well as productive. Julia is a perfect fit for beginners ages 2-8.