Meet Your Instructor

Certified Water Safety Instructor · Certified Lifeguard · CPR/AED Certified · First Aid Certified · Insured ·          Level 2 Background Checked 

LeeAnne has been connected to the water her entire life. She began swimming lessons at age four and went on to compete as a club swimmer in Sarasota from ages nine to sixteen. With a mother who taught high school PE and coached girls' high school swimming, the pool has always been part of her family's foundation.

Before launching Pinellas Poolside Swim School, LeeAnne spent 30 years in corporate America. During that time, she developed the organized, people-centered approach she now brings to every lesson. After three decades of building a successful career, she chose to pursue her lifelong passion: helping others feel safe, confident, and capable in the water.

Her teaching style is steady and confidence-building. She works with swimmers 18 months through adult, tailoring each lesson to the swimmer's comfort level and learning style. Her safety-first mindset and ability to help even hesitant swimmers feel supported and proud of their progress is what sets her apart.

For LeeAnne, swimming has always been more than a skill — it's been a lifelong source of joy, mental clarity, and physical health. Her goal is simple: to help every swimmer discover the same confidence and love for the water that has shaped her own life.