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
Simone Steiner
Head of Administration & Marketing
Brevet: BLS-AED-SRC Complete (Samariterverein Luzern), Pool Plus (swimsports) in training
Education/experience: 9 years in the swimming school area, including administration, course planning, customer service, marketing, etc.
Lessons : Swim Coach for baby/toddler swimming
Profession : Head of administration + marketing at small Foot – Die Schwimmschule, event planning at small Foot AG, family woman and mother of 2 teenage girls
Hobbies: cooking, baking, reading, camping
Office
Robin Koller
Swim Coach & Office
Brevet : Basic Pool (SLRG), BLS-AED First Responder
Education/experience:Competitive swimmer
Lessons: Swim Coach for Kids
Profession: Swim Coach, Logistician
Hobbies: cooking, travel, swimming
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
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
Orsolya Fischer
Swim Coach in training
Brevet: Basic Pool, Plus Pool & BLS-AED
Education/Experience: Swimming teacher in training
Lessons: Swim Coach for baby and toddler swimming (in training)
Profession: mother of 2 children
Hobbies: swimming, surfing, yoga, hiking, cycling, travelling
Sina Lang
Swim Coach
Brevet: Youth brevet (passed in 2016), Basic Pool, Plus Pool & BLS-AED-SRC complete course
Education/Experience: SLRG, disabled sports club Kriens Kids (swimming), swimming school Kriens & swimming school Lucerne
Lessons: Swim Coach for children
Profession: Swimming teacher
Hobbies: Motorcycling and driving a car, swimming, surfing, playing football, general fitness & cooking and baking.
Nada Kojic
Swim Coach in training
Brevet: none filed yet
Education/Experience: Currently training children’s swimming
Lessons: no experience yet, currently training children’s swimming
Profession: prophylaxis assistant
Hobbies: Skiing, fitness, swimming, hiking, shooting, reading, discovering the world, cycling
Beata Grzesik
Swim Coach
Brevet: SLRGBrevet Basis/ Pool Plus, BLS-AED-SRC (Spring/Summer 2022)
Education/Experience: Naval Academies in Poland with a bachelor’s degree (crisis management and administration), training as a baby/toddler 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
Larina Wüst
Swim Coach
Brevet: Basis Pool (SLRG Luzern), BLS-AED (Rettung Bern). SLRG Brevet See (SLRG Sempach)
Education/Experience: Training as a children’s swimming teacher, active swimming lessons, J&S training Blauring and skiing.
Lessons: Swim Coach for children’s swimming
Profession: Student at the Bern University of Applied Sciences in training to become a nursing specialist
Hobbies: skiing, swimming, blue ring, spending time with friends and family
Nadine Erni
Swim Coach
Brevet: Basis Pool and Plus Pool (SLRG),
Expert Pool (course instructor for Basic Pool and Plus Pool certification), BLS-AED, Lake module, River module
Education/ Experience: J&S Swimming/Lifeguard Recognition
Lessons: Swim Coach for baby and toddler swimming
Profession: Kindergarten/lower school student at the PH Luzern
Hobbies: Swimming, hiking, cooking (and eating 😉), meeting family and friends, spending time in nature
Heidi Preuschoff
Swim Coach
Brevet: Basic Pool (SLRG), Plus Pool (SLRG), BLS-AED-SRC
Education/Experience: Y+S head of children’s sport
Lessons: Swim Coach for children’s swimming
Profession: Specialist secondary school WAH, medical practice assistant and mother of 3 children
Hobbies: skiing, swimming, piano, reading
Robin Koller
Swim Coach & Office
Brevet : Basic Pool (SLRG), BLS-AED emergency aid
Education/Experience: Competitive swimmer
Lessons: Swim Coach for Kids,
Beruf: Swim Coach, Logistician
Hobbies: Cooking, Traveling, Swimming
Jana Marmari
Swim Coach
Brevet: BLS-AED-SRC Complete Course (SLRG), Brevet Pool Basic (SLRG), Brevet Pool Plus (SLRG)
Education/experience: Completed training as a swim coach for children and toddlers, various teaching experience in private lessons and group lessons in English and German as well as various swimming courses attended with my own daughter.
Lessons: Swim coach for child/toddler swimming
Profession: self-employed in tourism, snowboard and ski instructor for children, Ayurveda therapist, mom
Hobbies: Everything with water and snow, traveling
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.
Andrea Grüter
Swim Coach
Brevet: Basic Pool (SLRG), BLS-AED (First Emergency Response – Underwater Vision Diving School Utila, Honduras) SLRG recognized, Divemaster (Underwater Vision Diving School Utila, Honduras), Plus Pool (SLRG) à was canceled due to Corona. I will re-register once the new course dates are set.
Education/ Experience: Aqua-Basics (graduated on November 22, 2020), head of children’s swimming at Aqua-Vision GmbH
Lessons: Swim Coach for Kids, Swim Coach for baby and toddler swimming (in training)
Profession: Product Manager, self-employed
Hobbies: travelling, diving, swimming, hiking, yoga, sewing, music
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
Carla Klarer
Swim Coach
Brevet: Basic Pool incl. WM Water (SLRG), Modul Lake (SLRG), BLS AED (Samariterverein Luzern)
Education/Experience: Student at PH Luzern
Lessons: Swim Coach for baby and toddler swimming
Beruf: student, future teacher
Hobbies: Blauring youth club, various sports, music
Nadine Kreienbühl
Swim Coach
Brevet: Basic Pool (SLRG) Pool Plus (SLRG) in training, BLS-AED (Samaritan Association)
Education/Experience: Water shiatsu for over 25 years, Zurich Swimming Academy, Aqua basic-baby-kids safety (swimming), AquaFit, Aqua Yoga, Cert. Integral Coach, various further training massages, own coaching practice / water floating (lucky wave)
Lessons: Aqua Yoga, baby/toddler swimming (temporary)
Profession: Medical practice assistant, federally certified Pharmaceutical consultant, IG play group leader, birth preparer BGB with postnatal training, hypnobirthing, course leader for hypnosis training, family woman and mother of 3 children
Hobbies: Swimming, water floating, spending a lot of time in the water and in nature with family and friends
Basil Eberhard
Swim Coach
Brevet: Personal Survival 4 (International Swimming Teachers’ Association), Pro Pool (SLRG; pending), Pool Plus (SLRG), Pool Basis, BLS-AED (SLRG), Padi Open Water, Kayaking Proficiency (Singapore Canoe Federation),
Education/Experience: former competitive swimmer (Aquaducks Singapore)
Lessons: Swim Coach (kids and adults)
Profession: Marketing Clerk (Blizzard-Tecnica)
Hobbies: Crossfit, surfing, skiing
Michèle Bachmann
Swim Coach
Brevet: still in progress
Education/Experience: SVEB Module 1 (conducting learning events with adults)
Lessons: Baby and toddler swimming
Profession: computer scientist and mother
Hobbies: ballet, snowboarding, jigsaw puzzles
Dominik Lochmann
Swim Coach
Brevet: Pool Plus (SLRG), BLS-AED (SLRG)
Ausbildung/Erfahrung: Children’s swimming instructor, former competitive swimmer (Schwimmverein Kriens and Swim Team Lucerne)
Lessons: Swim Coach for children’s swimming
Profession: Pupil (Cantonal School Alpenquai Luzern)
Hobbies: swimming, fitness
Karin Amrein
Swim Coach
Brevet: Pool Safety, Brevet Plus Pool, BLS-AED module
Education: Aqua-basic (swimsports), Aqua-baby (swimsports), Aqua-family (swimsports)
Lessons: Swim Coach for children’s swimming and mermaiding
Profession: Student at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts
Hobbies: swimming, snowboarding
Selina Zimmermann
Swim Coach
Brevet: BLS-AED (SLRG), Basis Pool (SLRG), Plus Pool (SLRG), Brevet See (SLRG)
Sports studies at the University of Bern, STV children’s swimming canton of Bern, Active Float instructor (Aqua World AG), Aquafit instructor (swimsports), aqua-basics (swimsports), aqua-technic (swimsports), aqua-kids (swimsports), aqua-prim (swimming sports), federal recognized swimming instructor
Lessons: Swim Coach for baby / toddler swimming, children and adult swimming, Active Float instructor, Aquafit instructor
Hobbies: triathlon, canoeing, general sports Sport
Marco Milesi
Swim Coach
Brevet: Pool Plus (SLRG), Sea (SLRG), BLS-AED (SLRG)
Education/Experience: Swim Coach, 10 years competitive swimmer in the swimming club Kriens and later in the Swim Team Lucerne
Lessons: Swim Coach for children and adults swimming
Profession: student of agricultural sciences (ETH Zurich), in the summer also a lifeguard at the seaside resort of Lucerne
Hobbies: skating, snowboarding, swimming
Diana Wüest
Swim Coach
Brevet: Pool Plus (SLRG), BLS/ AED (SLRG)
Education: Aqua Basics (Swimmsport Schweiz), Aqua Baby (Swimmsport Schweiz), Aqua Family (Swimmsport Schweiz), Aqua perfect (Swimmsport Schweiz), basic swimming 1+2 (Schwimmschule Zwergmaus)
Lessons: Baby and toddler swimming
Profession: In training to become expert care child, family wife and mother of 2 teenagers
Hobbies: Enjoying nature in every form, whether in the water, in the forest or meadow, cooking, sewing
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
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