Lessons Manager
Coach Lina began swimming at age seven participating in SAAA. Her love for the sport grew and she joined FAST in 2013. She started teaching lessons with FAST in 2016 and her coaching career began in the summer of 2018 with the Green Group. This team has played a major role in Lina’s life, as she also met her husband while swimming together in their teens.
Coach Lina has a passion for working with young swimmers. She enjoys teaching all four strokes and watching the athletes grow into talented swimmers.
Lina attended the University of Arizona and graduated with her bachelors degree in biochemistry and a minor in nutrition. She uses this knowledge to help her family and athletes live a healthy lifestyle.
Outside of the pool Lina is very family oriented and spends her free time with her husband and son. She enjoys being able to teach her son all of the wonderful parts of our beautiful city.
Lessons Administrator
Crystal has been involved with the Tucson swimming community since 2012. She has been working and/or volunteering with FAST since 2019. This is her second year as the Lessons Administrator. When not working with the lessons program, she is building her bookkeeping business or spending time with her family.
Lesson Instructors
AJ
My name is AJ, and I have been swimming for around 5 years. I swam on FAST through my high school career, and I am now a member of the University of Arizona club swim team. I am currently majoring in Pharmaceutical Sciences at the U of A. When I am not in the pool, you could probably find me at a Raising Canes. I love hanging out with my friends, watching Stranger Things, and spending them with my dog. During swim lessons, my favorite thing to do is engage with the kids and discover more about the things they love to do outside of swim.
CJ
Hi, I’m CJ! I’ve swam competitively for 9 years in Phoenix. I’ve taught swim lessons for now three summers and I’m now beginning my coaching career at FAST! I’m currently studying Game Design at the University of Arizona. If I’m not at the pool, you can find me at the gym, spending time with friends, and playing video games. My favorite part about swim lessons is seeing their growth and joy for swim!
Joe
I graduated from the College of Education at the U of A, and I am currently a pre-K teacher in Casas Adobes. I grew up swimming where I'm from in New Jersey but only recently got back into it as I've started to do some triathlons. In my free time I enjoy being active outside and cooking!
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For more information about our staff, email our Lessons Administrator, Crystal Mansell,
at [email protected].
