Swim Lesson Coaches
Swim Lessons at the Elks Pool
Whether young or old, now is the perfect time to learn to swim and we have the coaches for you! Below is a list of coaches we know and trust. The Boulder Elks does not provide lessons, but we are more than happy to recommend these coaches to you. Please feel free to contact any of them and get started on your swimming journey.
Meet the Coaches
Lauren Sampl
Lauren grew up in Ft Collins, CO and began swimming at an early age, competing in summer league, year round, high school and then at the division I level. She graduated from CU Boulder in 2010 and began coaching and teaching lessons in 2011. Lauren has coached all ages and levels, from learn-to-swim to Olympic trials qualifiers. She has mainly coached in the Boulder area with Mesa Swim Team, Fairview and Monarch High Schools, RallySport Aquatic Club and Colorado School of Mines, in addition to teaching 15 years of private lessons. Lauren now works as a registered nurse and teaches lessons on the side, helping swimmers find enjoyment in the sport while improving their technique and endurance. She is passionate about helping others and would love to help you or your child with swimming.
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You can contact Lauren by email at: lauren.sampl@gmail.com
Taylor Schmidt
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Taylor has been teaching swim lessons and coaching since 2013. She has coached for multiple BVSSL summer league swim teams and also was Aquatics Coordinator and the Head 12 and Under swim coach at RallySport. She has worked with swimmers of all ages and abilities including adults and loves helping swimmers reach their goals. Taylor was born and raised in Boulder and began her love for swimming at the age of 6 when she began swimming competitively for the Boulder Country Club's summer swim team. She also swam for Fairview High School. Taylor received her bachelor's degree from CU Boulder in Physiology and Psychology in 2011 and received her Master's degree in Education and Human Development from CU Denver in 2019. Taylor looks forward to continuing to provide private swim lesson instruction at the Elks and to share her passion for swimming.
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You can contact Taylor by email at: swimmertay11@gmail.com
Jen Lavely
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Jen is a Colorado native - experienced athlete and coach - who credits her success to the influence of athletics in her life; specifically a positive and healthy relationship with sport during her formative years. She swam competitively through college at Willamette University and there began competing successfully in triathlons. Running became her primary sport during graduate school at Yale University School of Public Health. Thereafter, she returned to Colorado; formed and coached for 10 years the Peak to Peak Swim Team (youth and masters swim teams), and worked as a county public health director.
She worked full time for seven years as a coach for athletes of all ages and needs on Peak to Peak Swim Teams, Indian Peaks Running Club, Boulder Track Club, Fleet Feet, Nederland Middle and High School Cross Country, Track, and Field teams, and Boulder Valley School District's Nordic Ski Team. She has also worked as a PE teacher at Chinook West and privately to clients around the world.
Jen believes anyone can do anything so long as they are willing to try. She is eager to meet athletes at this crossroads of curiosity and momentum, and feels the best motivation is positive. Her coaching philosophy, which she keeps fresh by constant study of and participation in sport, is simple. 1) The 1 or 2 hours every athlete spends with her should be the best hours of their day; 2) It is always fun while tackling the learning curve; and 3) Every athlete gets the same, positive, dignified, and empowering attention from their coach regardless of ability, needs, or goals. She genuinely feels that the bright spot in her every day is the opportunity she has coaching YOU!
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You can contact Jen by email at: jen@lavely.net