Ryan Straka

Instructor

SwimBox - Arlington, VA

Ryan graduated from George Mason University this past summer with a Bachelors Degree in Kinesiology.He grew up locally in Oakton, VA where he started his swimming career in middle school and went on to specializein sprint freestyle and butterfly while swimming for local club swim team Machine Aquatics, high school James MadisonVarsity Swim Team, and eventually onto Marymount University Varsity Swim Team. During this time Ryan was also a swim instructor at Lifetime Fitness where he taught kids how to swim and fine tune their strokes. From workong in his degree Ryan found he had strong passion for understanding biomechanics and how that connected to his favorite sport or swimming. He enjoys discussing the technical aspects of swimming, learning different ways to reduce the chance of injury both in and out of the water, as well as enjoys working with clients to achieve their own peronal swim goals. Whether that’s teaching someone how to swim for the first time & get comfortable with the water, or to help athletes improve their swim technique & performance, Ryan looks forward to continue further developing himself as a swim coach at SwimBox.