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 the operational swimming school, 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
Fabienne Egli
Marketing
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
Arjeta Aradinaj
Swim Coach for babys and toddlers
Brevet: Brevet Basis Pool, Brevet Plus Pool, Modul BLS-AED
Education/Experience: Swimcoach for babys and toddlers
Lessons: Swimcoach for babys and toddlers
Profession: retail chef, Sports teacher kindergarden and primary school
Hobies: Knitting, Swimming, Part time influencer
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
Lieven (Levan ) Kirschkowski
Swim Coach
Brevet: Pool Basis, Pool Plus, Pool Pro, Modul river, Modul lake, Modul Hypothermie, Modul BLS-AED
Education/Experience: Aqua-basic (during 2025), children and adult sports and trainings
Lessons: children swimming
Profession: life guard & swimming teacher
Hobbies: Thai boxing, Swimming, Fitness, DJ, Ableton Live Musik Produktion, Miliz fireman, Diving, Skiing
Hobbies:
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
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 Birrer (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
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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