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Meet the Instructors
Becky Schulz
Hometown: Westbrook, MN Major:
Nursing Siblings: Matt: 28, John:
24, David: 20 Which swimming levels do you most like
to teach? Parent Tot, Tots, Preschool, Levels 1-6. ALL
of them! :o) I like being able to teach skills that can be used
for a lifetime! Favorite place to swim:
the ocean--I love riding the waves. Dream job:
Besides nursing, I would love to be a National Geographic photographer.
How old were you when you learned to swim? I've
been swimming since I was a little baby.
Jenni Wilkes
Hometown: Savage, MN
Major: Biology
Which swimming levels do you most like to teach?
Level 1
Siblings: One 15-year-old sister
Favorite place to swim: The Gulf of Mexico
Dream job: Pediatrician
How old were you when you learned to swim? 6 months
Lexey Horkey
Hometown: Heron Lake, MN
Major: Government/International Affairs
Which swimming levels do you most like to teach?
Levels 3 & 4 - easy interaction with students at an enjoyable
age
Siblings: Lacey: 23
Favorite place to swim: Windom, MN outdoors during
the summer.
Dream job: Corrections Agent for the US government
How old were you when you learned to swim? 2 years
old
Laura Wiebelhaus
Hometown: Hartington, NE
Major: Elementary Education
Which swimming levels do you most like to teach? Preschool-
They're fun and so excited to be there and ready to try and learn.
Siblings: Jamie: 25, Cal: 23, Phil: 17
Favorite place to swim: In Hartington at the pool.
:o)
Dream job: I would love to be a stay at home mom
with a greenhouse in the summer.
How old were you when you learn to swim? I've
been in the pool since I was little--mayble 4 years old.
Libby Frost
Hometown: Red Wing, MN
Major: Psychology/ Sociology
Siblings: Grant: 19
Which swimming levels do you most like to teach?
Preschool 1 & 2 - I love to see little kids getting excited
about swimming & skills. Also level 3- teaching front crawl
and the basics for other strokes.
Favorite place to swim: The water park I work
at in Red Wing.
Dream job: a host on the Today Show
How old were you when you learned to swim? I have
been around the water my whole life!
Zac Deutsch
Hometown: Sisseton, SD
Major: Nursing
Siblings: Josie: 21
Which swimming levels do you most like to teach?
I don't have a favorite. I love kids and helping them become good
swimmers.
Favorite place to swim: the ocean
Dream job: to be a pediatrician and run a children's
hospital
How old were you when you learned to swim? 4 years
old.
Sarah Peanasky
Hometown: Faribault, MN
Major: Nursing
Siblings: Jenna:16, Alissa: 14
Which swimming levels do you most like to teach?
Toddlers and level 6...All of them really!
Favorite place to swim: the Faribault Family Aquatic
Center
Dream Job: become a Broadway actress
How old were you when you learned to swim? 4 or
5 years old
John Maisenbach
Hometown: Spencer, IA
Major: Political science with a minor in History
Siblings: Ben: 21
What swimming levels do you most like to teach? 3
& up- I enjoy teaching the technique of the strokes.
Favorite place to swim: Lost Island, IA
Dream job: trophy husband
How old were you when you learned to swim? 1 year
old
Beth Singleton
Hometown: Moorhead, MN
Major: Religion & Philosophy
Siblings: 2 brothers, ages 18 & 22
What swimming levels do you most like to teach?
Toddlers & level 5 or 6- Little kids are so fun, but I like
working with the more advanced swimmers too!
Favorite place to swim: Turtle Lake
Dream job: being a pastor at an inner-city church
How old were you when you learned to swim? 4 years
old
Stuart Hughes
Hometown: Sioux Falls, SD
Siblings: Evan: 15, Elliott: 19
Which swimming levels do you most like to teach?
Level 1 because the kids listen the best.
Favorite place to swim: Pacific Ocean
Dream job: professional baseball pitcher
How old were you when you first learned to swim?
4 or 5 years old
Krista Bergner
Hometown: Maynard, MN
Major: Broadcast Journalism
Siblings: Heidi: 36, Nick: 24
What swimming levels do you most like to teach?
Preschool 2 & Levels 1 & 2 because they're starting to be
independent, not afraid of the water, and I can see real progress
every week.
Favorite place to swim: at the lake
Dream job: write for Halmark
How old were you when you learned to swim? 5 years
old
Kelsey Billeter
Hometown: Sioux Falls, SD
Siblings: Mike: 21, Kyle: 15, Brett: 13
What swimming levels do you most like to teach?
Any. It doesn't really matter to me.
Favorite place to swim: any ocean
Dream job: photography
How old were you when you first learned to swim?
3 or 4 years old
Stacy LaVoy
Hometown: Tracy, MN
Major: Spanish Education
Siblings: Mark: 16, Scott: 23, Suzanne: 26
What swimming levels do you most like to teach?
I love all levels. However, 4 & 6 are the most challenging!
I love that!
Favorite place to swim: lakes
Dream job: singer
How old were you when you learned to swim? Five
years old
Kacia Erickson
Hometown: Fremont, NE
Major: International Studies/ Sociology with a
minor in Modern Foreign Languages
Siblings: Callie: 21
What swimming levels do you most like to teach?
Level 3 and Level 6 because most of the stuff is improving strokes,
and there isn't a ton of new stuff to teach.
Favorite place to swim: Outer Banks, NC
Dream job: Landscape photographer
How old were you when you learned to swim? 2 years
old
Heather Hemeyer
Hometown: Gregory, SD
Major: Elementary Education
Siblings: Kyle: 18, Carrie: 16
What swimming level do you most like to teach?
I love the butterfly in Level 4, and I love working with the little
kids.
Favorite place to swim: Missouri River by Snake
Creek
Dream job: trainer at Sea World
How old were you when you learned to swim? 5 years
old
Brittany Preston
Hometown: Bancroft, IA
Major: Nursing
Siblings: Chris: 22, Brooke: 15
What swimming levels do you most like to teach? Preschool
or Level 1. It's fun to see how much they progress, and they are
always excited and have a lot of energy.
Favorite place to swim: at the lake or in the
ocean
Dream job: being a traveling nurse
How old were you when you learned to swim? 3 or
4 years old
Betsy Dyce
Hometown: Ghent, MN
Major: Communication Disorders
Siblings: Emily: 19, Evan: 17
What swimming levels do you most like to teach?
Preschool Level 1, Levels 4 & 5. They are fun ages, and I'm
used to them.
Favorite place to swim: nice, clean lakes and
Evan's Plunge
Dream job: scuba diver
How old were you when you learned to swim? 3 years
old
Margo Engel
Hometown: St. James, MN
Major: Social Work/Sociology
Siblings: Hilary: 23, Andrea: 20, Taylor: 14,
Connor: 12
What swimming levels do you most like to teach?
Preschool/ Toddlers because I love little kids!
Favorite place to swim: in the ocean in Australia
Dream job: school social worker or counselor
How old were you when you learned to swim? 3 years
old--and I cried the whole time!
Kaitlin Dunlavey
Hometown: Jackson, MN
Major: Biology
Siblings: Ryan: 27, Megan: 24
What swimming levels do you most like to teach?
Level 5 because they know most and of their strokes and are just
perfecting them.
Favorite place to swim: Fairmont Aquatic Park
Dream job: a dentist that only has to work 3 days
a week
How old were you when you learned to swim? I have
no idea.
Jamie Potts
Hometown: Welcome, MN
Major: Athletic Training
Siblings: Heather: 22
What swimming levels do you most like to teach?
The oldest levels.
Favorite place to swim: in a lake
Dream job: an athletic trainer at a clinic
How old were you when you learned to swim? 15
years old
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