small Foot – the swimming school

Our swim school is run by partners with great experience in the swim school sector as well as former competitive swimmers.

As in our concepts in the area of family childcare, we also emphasise holistic support and a positive pedagogical attitude in the water. With this guiding principle, we have developed our own concept in which learning objectives are not only developed and trained in the water, but also on land.

Management

Anuschka Starkloff

Head of Children’s swimming, HR, Swim Coach & Office

Brevet: Pool Plus (SLRG), BLS-AED (SLRG)

Training/experience:Aqua Basic, Aqua-Baby, technique with a difference – children (swimsports), former competitive swimmer (free swimmers Düsseldorf, D)

Lessons: Swim Coach for children’s swimming, Swim Coach for adults, Swim Coach for baby and toddler swimming

Profession: hotel worker, lecturer, mother

Hobbies: travelling, reading, swimming, sewing

Carmen Kälin

Head of baby/toddler swimming & shop

Brevet: BLS-AED (SLRG), Infant First Responder, Basic Pool (SLRG) (SLRG), Plus Safety (swimsports) in training

Education/experience: specialist care EFZ, certificate leadership SVF, training baby/toddler swimming (dwarf mouse), 6 years of lessons baby/toddler swimming teacher

Lessons: Swim Coach for baby/toddler swimming

Profession: Management of babies/toddlers at small Foot – Die Schwimmschule, specialist care at small Foot AG, family woman and mother of 2 boys

Hobbies : Hiking, cycling, being creative, baking and reading

Office

Monika Kayser

Office

Education/experience: Many years of experience in customer service, administration, personnel support; most recently in a swimming school

Profession: Administration at small Foot – The swimming school, family woman and mother of a daughter

Hobbies: I like being in nature, stand-up paddling SUP, hiking

Fabienne Egli

Marketing

Brevet: Pool Pasic (SLRG), Pool Plus (SLRG), BLS-AED (SLRG)
Education/experience: Vinyasa Yoga Teacher 200h, StandUp-Fitness (Group-Fitness on water), Yin Yoga Teacher Training Basic
Lessons: Active Float Instructor
Profession: Yoga teacher, marketing freelancer, mother & family manager
Hobbies: Yoga, biking, hiking

Swim Coaches

Stefan Meier

Swim Coach

Brevet: igba PRO & SLRG PRO Pool BLS-AED SRC

Education/experience: Swim teacher Swiss Aquatics, J+S-Trainer competitive swimming, swimming trainer adault sports ESA, J+S-Leader children’s sport, International Diving Certificate SUSV-FSSS, Triathlon coach IRONMAN University, federation coach IAAF middle/long distance running, running leader adult sports, J+S coach competitive sports athletics, CAS Nutrition EHSM Magglingen

Lessons: Swim Coach for baby/toddler swimming

Profession: Chemist, computer scientist, sports coach

Hobbies: Dogs (swimming Dog’s), sports, the mountains and the sea

Karin Amrein

Swim Coach

Brevet: Pool Savety, Brevet Plus Pool, Modul BLS-AED

Education/Experience: Aqua-basic (swimsports), Aqua-baby (swimsports), Aqua-family (swimsports) for baby and toddler swimming

Profession: primary school teacher

Teaching: swim coach children and mermaiding

Hobbies: swimming, snow boarding

Regula Baggenstos

Swim Coach for baby and toddlers

Brevet: Brevet Basis Pool, Brevet Plus Pool, Modul BLS-AED (Pediatric Advanced Life Support)

Education/Experience: J & S Gymnastics and Childsport, SVEB 1, PALS 2023

Lessons: Swim Coach for baby and toddler swimming

Profession: Dipl. Expert emergency care pedriatics

Hobbies: staff Ludothek, Responsable Gym Gymnastics (Fun-GeTu), Crossbow shooting

Elisa Duong

Swim Coach

Brevet: Basis Pool, Pool Plus Brevet (SLRG) Kurs, BLS- AED-SRC

Education/Experience: Swimming teacher

Lessons: Swim Coach

Profession: pharmacist

Hobbies: activities in the nature , cooking & baking and for sure swimming

Orsolya Fischer

Swim Coach for baby and toddlers

Brevet: Basic Pool, Plus Pool & BLS-AED

Education/Experience: Swimming teacher

Lessons: Swim Coach for baby and toddler swimming

Profession: mother of 2 children

Hobbies: swimming, surfing, yoga, hiking, cycling, travelling

Nada Kojic

Swim Coach

Brevet: Brevet Basis, Brevet Pool Plus, AED-BLS-SRC

Education/Experience: children’s swimming

Lessons: children’s swimming

Profession: prophylaxis assistant

Hobbies: Skiing, fitness, swimming, hiking, shooting, reading, discovering the world, cycling

Alishia Lushtaku

Swim Coach

Brevet: Basis Pool, Pool Plus Brevet (SLRG), BLS- AED Komplettkurs

Education/Experience: Swim Coach for children’s swimming

Lessons: Swim Coach for children’s swimming

Occupation: retail sailes woman

Hobbies: biking, playing violin, drwing and walking with the family dog

Beata Grzesik

Swim Coach

Brevet: SLRGBrevet Basis/ Pool Plus, BLS-AED-SRC

Education/Experience: Naval Academies in Poland with a bachelor’s degree (crisis management and administration), baby/toddler/children swimming teacher, active swimming lessons

Lessons: Swim Coach for children’s swimming and baby/toddlers

Occupation: Steward on board Viking River Cruises

Hobbies: Swimming, exploring the world and making sweets

Hana Ježková

Swim Coach for children and baby/toddlers, aquafit

Brevet: DLRG Silver (german swimming badge, equal to SLRG Brevet Pool Plus and Brevet Basis), Modul BLS-AED

Education/Experience: Aquafitness Trainer, Non swimming teacher, Aqua Baby and toddler coach, training manager C for childrenand youth and DOSB License

Lessons: Swim Coach for children’s swimming and baby/toddlers, aquafit coach

Profession: Swim Coach for children’s swimming and baby/toddlers, aquafit coach

Hobbies: swimming and hiking

Jana Manganelli

Swim Coach for children and baby/toddlers

Brevet: BLS-AED-SRC, Brevet Basis & Brevet Pool Plus (SLRG)

Education/Experience: education in Germany as well in swiss swimming school (regulations of swimsports.ch), swimming teacher

Lessons: Swim Coach for children’s swimming and baby/toddlers

Profession: swimming teacher

Hobbies: Exploring nature with my dog, swimming, snowshoeing

Regula Matter

Swim Coach for babys/toddlers

Brevet: BLS-AED-SRC-Komplettkurs (SLRG), Brevet Pool Basis (SLRG), Brevet Pool Plus

Education/Experience: not yet

Lessons: Swim Coach for babys/toddlers

Profession: baker

Hobbies: baking, cooking, carnival, meeting friends, Unterägeri fire department

Larina Wüst

Swim Coach

Brevet: Basis Pool (SLRG Luzern), BLS-AED (Rettung Bern). SLRG Brevet See (SLRG Sempach)

Education/Experience: children’s swimming teacher, active swimming lessons, J&S training Blauring and skiing.

Lessons: Swim Coach for children’s swimming (Summer courses)

Profession: nursing specialist

Hobbies: skiing, swimming, blue ring, spending time with friends and family

Julia Portner

Swim Coach

Brevet: SLRG youth brevet, youth ABC brevet / ABC brevet 1 / ABC divers – brevet 1, head of camp sports/trekking youth sports (water), BLS-AED-SRC complete course, WK Pool Plus

Education / Experience: Swim Coach for Kids, Swim Coach for baby and toddler swimming

Lessons: Swim Coach for Kids, Swim Coach for Baby and Toddler Swimming

Profession: Social worker, respiratory therapist (ORB) AFS, nature worker (Firebird), kids sport,

Hobbies: music, singing, handball trainer, swimming, biking, hiking,

Adelina Lushtaku

Swim Coach

Brevet: Aqua-basic, Basic Pool, Plus Pool, BLS-AED-SRC,

Education: Dental assistant, children’s swimming teacher, prospective prophylaxis assistant

Lessons: Swim Coach for children’s swimming

Profession: dental assistant

Hobbies: Motorcycling, hiking, music, baking, reading, gardens, handicrafts.

Sibylle Flückiger

Swim Coach

Brevet: SLRG Brevet Basis/Plus Pool and BLS-AED-SRC

Education: Student at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSLU) / degree in Business Psychology with a focus on Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Experience: Childcare worker at Nannyland, volunteer at Projects Abroad in the “Care” aid project in Madagascar, long-standing / former head of the “Bienli” level and level leader of the youngest level “Biber” of the scouts Meggen (with J+S ID)

Lessons: Swim Coach for baby and toddler swimming

Profession: former HR clerk, currently full-time student, future business psychologist

Hobbies: Traveling the world and getting to know new cultures, doing sports (swimming, diving, hiking, cycling and university sports), experimenting with cooking and baking, quenching your thirst for knowledge with reading and documentaries

Marianne Rahm

Swim Coach

Brevet: Basis Pool (SLRG), BLS- AED (Samariterverein)

Education/Experience: diploma for infant water familiarization and baby swimming (Aquamagic Natascha Woithe, Germany), teaching for over 15 years

Lessons: Swim Coach for baby and toddler swimming

Profession: KWS pediatric nurse, mother and family woman

Hobbies: Sports, reading, camping, enjoying nature

Selina Rehm

Swim Coach

Brevet: Brevet Basis Pool (SLRG), BLS-AED-SRC complete course, SLRG Modul lake

Education/Experience: swim coach children

Lessons: swim coach children

Profession: interior design drawer, service assistant in gastronomy and childcare

Hobbies: meditation, scouts,

Lea Stirnimann

Swim Coach children, babys/toddlers

Brevet: Basis Pool and Plus Pool Brevet (SLRG), BLS-AED complete course

Education/Experience: swim coach children, babys/toddlers

Lessons: swim coach children, babys/toddlers

Profession: Swimming instructor, childcare worker in a family-complementary day structure and stand-in childcare worker at the company Eltern-Kind-Familie GmbH

Hobbies: Traveling, swimming, walking and spending time with my loved ones

Lisa Stocker

Swim Coach children, babys/toddlers

Brevet: Basis Pool (SLRG), Plus Pool (SLRG), See (SLRG), BLS-AED-SRC

Education/Experience: swim coach children, babys/toddlers

Lessons: swim coach children, babys/toddlers, Former club swimmer, scout leader and head of karate training for children and adults

Profession: Student of Health Sciences at the University of Lucerne

Hobbies: Karate, scouting, hiking and skiing

Michaela Suter

Swim Coach

Brevet: Basis Pool (SLRG), Plus Pool (SLRG), BLS-AED-SRC

Education/Experience: swim coach children, Swimsports Aqua basic, Aqua technic and Aqua Kids. SLRG Modul SLRG, Modul technic and Modul methodic. J + S EK trainer

Lessons: swim coach children and adultes

Profession: FMS student in the direction of pedagogy

Hobbies: Swimming, traveling, reading, hiking

Laura Wijngaard

Swim Coach babys/toddlers

Brevet: Basis Pool (SLRG), Plus Pool (SLRG), BLS-AED-SRC

Education/Experience: swim coach babys/toddlers

Lessons: swim coach babys/toddlers

Profession: FMS student in the direction of pedagogy

Hobbies: Swimming, dancing, playing guitar, traveling, reading

Diana Wüest

Swim Coach babys/toddlers

Brevet: Pool Plus (SLRG), BLS/ AED (SLRG)

Education/Experience: Aqua Basics (Swimsport Switzerland), Aqua Baby (Swimsport Switzerland), Aqua Familie (Swimsport Switzerland), Aqua Perfekt (Swimsport Switzerland), Crab + Seahorse (Schwimmschule Zwergmaus)

Lessons: swim coach babys/toddlers

Profession: Fabe child, mother of two teenagers

Hobbies: Enjoying nature in all its forms, whether in the water, forest or meadow, cooking, sewing

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