Matt has been teaching swimming since 2003 and at Goldfish since 2006. He was a high school swim coach from 2003-2011. He loves swimming and helping kids have fun in the pool! He graduated from the University of Michigan in 2003. matt.watson@goldfishss.com (616) 275-3086

Will has been swimming since he was one year old. He has been teaching lessons at Goldfish Swim School since 2006. He also swam for Eastern Michigan University for four years. will.alberts@goldfishss.com (616) 275-3086

Brie has lived in Michigan all of her life, except for the first two years, as she was born in England. She has been swimming and coaching since she was 10 years old and has always loved distance freestyle. She graduated from Grand Valley State University with a Degree in English Education. Her dog Tilly is her world and they do almost everything together.

Lauren grew up in Royal Oak on the east side of the state, where she started working at the Birmingham Goldfish, in 2010. She joined our Grand Rapids team for our opening in 2012 and loves her job! Before Lauren worked at Goldfish she attended Cosmetology School. Now she cuts Mr. Matt and Mr. Will’s hair. Lauren has a dog named Barkley that she absolutely adores. She adopted him in 2013 and they have been soul mates ever since. lauren.ledford@goldfishss.com (616) 275-3086

Laura graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in Kinesiology. She swam in high school and started teaching swim lessons in 2011. She is a Big Ten Champion!

Amber is currently going into Sonography Ultrasound. She loves spending time her family and friends. She coaches 8th grade volleyball at Lowell Middle School. She also loves spending time with the kids at Goldfish Swim School.

Gabby is a sophomore at Cornerstone University and is studying Communications. In her free time, she sings, dances, or watches musicals. Her favorite color is purple!

Ms. Olivia is a student at Aquinas College. She is studying to become a child life specialist. She swam competitively until she started college and loves working with kids. In her free time, she enjoys vegetarian cooking, traveling and going to concerts. She has a BIG dog, a fluffy cat, and TWO goats!

Ms. Tammy grew up with a pool in her backyard and she loves to swim. She also loves working with kids. Ms. Tammy has 9 kids of her own, her youngest daughter is a senior in high school. One of Ms. Tammy's favorite things to do is watch her daughter play basketball. In 2018, she went to Florida to play and won the championship! Ms. Tammy also has a dog named Paisley.

Ms. Carrie grew up in Grand Rapids with 2 younger brothers! She teaches piano lessons and loves music. Last summer she got to visit Ireland! The best part, when she grows up she wants to be a pirate!

Mr Colin is 19 years old and not in college even though all of his friends are. He hopes to be a famous singer one day! It should come as no surprise then, that music is his favorite thing in the whole world! Mr Colin's favorite animal is a coral snake!

Ms Dana is a diver and a rower. She was born in Orange County, California!

Ms Elena is a Junior at Forest Hills Central High School. She has swam competitively for 6 years. She loves to draw and paint. She would like to go to Hope College.

Ms Emmy is a student at Michigan State University, pursuing a career in nursing! In high school, Ms Emmy played soccer, volleyball and a little basketball. She has 2 sisters, 2 brothers, 2 dogs and 1 cat! One of her favorite things to do is spend time on her boat or at the beach.

Ms. Gabby loves cooking, drawing, and nature walks. She is usually hanging out with friends or shopping online! She LOVES swimming! Her favorite animal is a snake.

Ms Ivana has been swimming since she was 8 years old! she is fluent in Spanish!

Ms Jasmine is a student at Forest Hills Central High School! She enjoys hanging out with her friends and swimming! Ms Jasmine has a carapoo puppy names Charlie who is 6 months old! Her favorite type of candy is chocolate. If you add caramel to it, it's even better!

Katie has been dancing since she was little and she enjoys theater and drawing. One day she hopes to be an animator. Her favorite color is blue and her favorite animal is a monkey.

Ms. Kennedy is a pre-med student at Grand Valley State University. She wants to be a pediatrician to make sure kids grow up safe and healthy! Ms. Kennedy says all 6 of her siblings are pretty cool. She also really likes cats, especially the three super fluffy ones she has at home!

Ms. Kenzie is currently a student at Grand Valley State University! She can speak Spanish and loves french fries!

Ms Maddie loves swimming and graduates from high school this year! She has a pet turtle named Lenny and two birds named Leo and Blue. Her favorite color is blue like the ocean!

Mitch is super excited to be a swim instructor! He graduated from Wayland High School in 2015 and has attended Calvin College for the last 4 years. He will be graduating in the spring with a degree in interior design. Rock climbing, kayaking ans wake boarding are some of Mitch's favorite things to do in the summer! In the winter, he likes to snowboard as often as possible. Mitch has an AMAZING Irish Golden Retriever (same as normal but she has white fur) named Lily and she is crazy! He also has a purple Beta fish named Your Highness.

Noel is a student at GRCC, majoring in psychology. She loves sports and is a big time college basketball fan Her favorite color is red and she loves the movie Pride and Prejudice!

Mr. Reid is going to school to become a Psychiatric Nurse. His favorite animal is a jellyfish and he enjoys concerts and music festivals.

Saskia has 2 puppies, 1 fish, and 4 chickens! She loves the outdoors, traveling and going on mission trips! She currently attends North Pointe High School. Her favorite thing to do is sing and she loves snakes because of how cool they are.

Sydney swam on the RAYS swim team and in high school for a couple of years. She has been playing the violin for 7 years. At Forest Hills Northern High School, Sydney is in the Chinese Immersion program!

Ms Taylor is a student at Forest Hills Central High School. She loves spending time with her friends and family and has enjoyed making new friends at Goldfish Swim School! Ms Taylor has two dogs, a 7-year-old Maltese poodle, and a 1-year-old great Pyrenees. She loves to run and participate in Cross Country at school!

Mr Cade has been swimming for 12 years! He enjoys sports and is on a lacrosse team. Biking, disc golf and video games are some things he does for fun. Mr Cade can sing! He has been in recitals and musicals. There are 5 kids in his family and he is the oldest!

Ms Hannah is a student at Forest Hills Central High School. She has two dogs named Heidi and Holly and she loves chocolate!

Ms Jade loves working with people. She used to swim in middle school and thinks butterfly is the best stroke; she also played water polo! Currently, she is a student at the West Michigan Aviation Academy.

Ms. Jewel is a student at Byron Center High School. She is a part of the National Honors Society as well as many other clubs and programs. She is an extremely optimistic person and enjoys helping whenever she can. In 2018, she went to the State Championship swim meet as an alternate for her favorite stroke - breaststroke! She loves art and anything to do with a creative outlet. In fact, she sells custom made popsockets that she hand-paints.

Ms Veronica was a gymnast for 12 years and loves to workout! She loves all animals but her favorite are pigs. Ms Veronica is still in high school but she would like to study fitness in college. She currently competes in Olympic Weightlifting and she is vegan!

Ms Adrianna is a Junior at GVSU, studying Communication Sciences and Disorders for Pre-Speech and Language. She would love to work in an elementary school. Her favorite color is pink and she loves riding her bike when she can. A special talent she has is the ability to lick her elbow!

Clarissa love to swim with her son at Goldfish. She graduated from the University of Michigan. Clarissa favorite color is sea foam green and she love bearded dragons. Clarissa has a cat named Acorn and one named Squash.

Ms. Jordyn is from Marinette (a very small town in Northeastern Wisconsin). She moved to Grand Rapids so she could attend GVSU and pursue a degree in Criminal Justice. Her favorite animal is a corgi! In her free time, Ms. Jordyn loves to draw and paint.

Carianne recently graduated for GVSU. She is originally from Canton, on the east side of the state. She has an identical twin and her biggest fear is birds!