Great instruction begins with great instructors. Every member of our team is trained to see swimming the way we do — as movement — and to teach with the precision, patience, and care that philosophy demands.
Founder & Head Instructor
Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Candidate
Co-Founder & Instructor
Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Candidate
Instructor
Jannah, our Founder & Head Instructor, is a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) candidate, and Demi, our Co-Founder, is also a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) candidate. Their education in human movement, motor learning, and individualized progression shapes how every instructor at Beyond the Waves is trained to teach.
That perspective — understanding how bodies move, adapt, and learn — is why Beyond the Waves exists: swim instruction built on movement science, not just repetition.
Not every Beyond the Waves instructor needs to be a physical therapist. But every instructor is trained to teach through the same movement-informed philosophy.
Through The Beyond Standard, our instructors learn to consider the swimmer's movement, comfort, ability, goals, communication, progression, and confidence — not simply whether a skill was completed.
This is what makes Beyond the Waves different — a team that teaches from one shared, movement-based standard, no matter who's in the water with you.
Whatever brings you to the water, our team is ready to meet you where you are.
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