SIP 089: Safe children that LOVE swimming with Julia Johnson

Swimming Ideas Podast

Teach better Parent Tot, Parent and Infant classes with Julia Johnson.

Show notes here: https://www.swimminglessonsideas.com/blog/sip-089-safe-children-that-love-swimming-with-julia-johnson/

Julia Johnson grew up in Michigan where she learned to swim during summer swim lessons by going to beaches and pools.

She swam competitively in high school and then completed a few aquatrathons, sprint triathlons and a 5k swim in the years after graduation.

Julia studied mental health and social work in college and realized that her passion was building mental health through swimming and coaching.

Over the last 17 years she has worked for country clubs, community education programs, schools, athletic clubs and finally found her way to the YMCA of Memphis and the Midsouth.

During the last 17 years she's been coaching and leading staff, program design, launching new programs, teaching swimmers 3month-adults in their 90s, adaptive lessons, coaching middle school, age group swim team, and masters.

Julia is passionate about the physical and mental benefits that evolve from swimming and especially enjoys helping the youngest of our learn to swim participants and their parents.

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