Swim Instructor Ben Odell | One With The Water®

instructors

Kenneth Rippetoe
Swim Instructor, Special Needs & Adaptive Sports

Silke Rogatko
Olympian, Swim Instructor & Program Manager

Alissandra Hurdelbrink
Swim Instructor & Triathalon Training Specialist

Christopher Pelant
Swim Instructor & Triathalon Training Specialist

Ben Odell
Swim Instructor & Technical Expert

Lysandra Carter-Aaron
Swim Instructor, Special Needs & Adaptive Sports

Mallory Mead
Swim Instructor & Open-Water Program Manager

Elizabeth Moore
Open-Water & Triathalon Training Specialist

our experience

For the past 27 years, we have taught thousands of students how to swim. Our goal is to teach you or your child to swim in ten lessons or less. The approach we use provides 100% success, regardless of age. The methods we use to teach have been used by many instructors teaching over 100,000 kids to successfully swim. Our number one goal is to teach water safety and the life skill of swimming.

our credentials

We maintain our certifications and our physical condition, to ensure you get the best instructors in the business. Mallory, Kenneth, Ali, Lysandra and Ben continue to compete at the professional and amateur level, and they competed at the collegiate level. We are prepared to train and instruct all swimmers to help them reach their goals, whether it be just a fitness activity or to compete as well!

Coach Ben

Coach Ben and his certifications

Coach Ben is a lifelong swimmer and surfer. He grew up swimming in the Pacific and eventually competed for Team Santa Monica and Loyola High School (where he was a CIF champion and high school All American). He went on to swim at Harvard College, where he qualified for Senior Nationals in the 400 I.M.

Ben loves working with everyone from new swimmers to seasoned competitors — he's equally at home playing water games with kids or discussing hydrodynamics with adults. Ben has taught swim lessons for 20 years, including volunteer coaching with the Special Olympics. Trained as a yoga teacher, Ben's coaching combines anatomical precision with sensitivity to the breath, mind, and emotions. He believes that you are your own best teacher, and if you listen to the water, it will teach you everything you need to know.

Like all of the instructors at One with the Water, Coach Ben never gives one-size-fits-all instruction. Every lesson is customized to fit your background, personality, strengths and challenges.

Certifications held by Coach Ben

American Red Cross:
- CPR/AED for Lifeguards (Adult, Child, Infant)
- First Aid

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