Aquatic Adventures

Brandon started teaching with Aqautic Adventures in April of 2018.  He is a graduate of Towsend University in Maryland where he also swam all for years on a scholarship.  Currently Brandon is the Assistant Swim Coach at Roanoke College in Salem Va.  We are so excited to have Brandon as an addition to our staff.  He brings a great amount of swimming knoweledge along with lots of enthusiasm when working with kids.

Aislinn Kerr is the youngest of Mary's 4 children. She grew up in the Aquatic Adventures programs, learning to swim, then becoming a competitive swimmer for 10 years. Aislinn, like all of Mary's children has spent countless hours assisting in the programs before taking on the role of instructor. She loves working with children of all ages and abilities and like her older siblings, teaches at all levels.

Cynda has been with Aquatic Adventures since 2009. Originally from Kansas, Cynda found her way to the east coast and Aquatic Adventures where she quickly discovered was a perfect fit for her passions. Cynda spent much of her life in and around the water, swimming competitively, then many years teaching, lifeguarding and supervising Aquatic programs. Over her many years at Aquatic Adventures, Cynda has become one of our most prominent instructors, spending much of her day in the pool, teaching all levels. In addition to all of her great teaching, Cynda is also an instructor supervisor.

Kaitlin came to Aquatic Adventures in the Fall of 2015. With several years of teaching experience, she was very quick to learn our teaching technique and has proven to be a skilled instructor. In addition to teaching, Kaitlin also oversees the programs, keeps up with all the student progress reports,handles the scheduling of classes and is the supervisor for our Blacksburg location. Kaitlin is currently finishing her last semester for her Bachelors Degree.

Pat is co-owner of Aquatic Adventures and mother of program designer, Mary. Having raised 4 competitive swimmers, Pat's knowledge and understanding of swimming comes from almost 50 years in the swimming community as a parent, coach, administrator and now co-owner. A retired RN, Pat understands in so many ways how being able to swim can enhance and save lives.

Sarah Jane has been a part of the Aquatic Adventures team since January of 2013. Her history with our programs and swimming goes far beyond that date. Sarah Jane grew up as a competitive swimmer and swam for JMU on a scholarship. Having held many honors and records in the Roanoke Valley for years, Sarah jane feels a strong connection not only to swimming, but to our community. Sarah Jane and Mary met while working and coaching together in 2007 and have like minded visions of the value our programs provide to children. Now a mom herself, she has been witness to all sides of Aquatic Adventures and shares with others the importance of starting your children swimming early in life. Sarah Jane also has an MBA and works in the background of Aquatic Adventures helping us to understand how to meet the needs of our community and grow our programs.

Rhonda has been teaching with Aquatic Adventures since May of 2017.  Rhonda has proven to be a valuable asset to our team with her cheerful personality and easy way with people.  Rhonda works primarily with our younger children and they abosolutely love her!

Prior to Aquatic Adventures, Rhonda has had several great careers.  After graduating from college with a degree in communications, she worked as a Radio DJ in Kentucky, then spent many years in retail until she opend her consignment store which she ran successfully until she retired in 2012.  Rhonda found she the retired life did not fully agree with her and missed working with people.

We are so grateful Rhonda chose to come on board with us, she is loved by the staff, parents and children!