Sailfish Swim Lessons

SANTA BARBARA

OUR COACHES

Emily Heller, Location Manager: Santa Barbara, Head Instructor

Competitive Swimmer

First Aid/AED/CPR Certified

Lifeguard Certified

Emily Heller was born in Los Angeles, California. Emily has had a love for competitive swimming since she was 7 years old and continues to swim for her high school. Emily's favorite strokes are freestyle and butterfly. Her love for teaching children new things grew when she volunteered at Agoura Stingrays, a program in which she taught children with disabilities to swim and play water polo. Other than swim, Emily enjoys hanging out with friends, swimming in the ocean and being with her family. She has worked for as a Senior Instructor for the Sailfish Swim School in the San Fernando Valley for 2 years. She now manages our Santa Barbara Branch.

Bella Favazzo , Swim Instructor

Competitive Swimmer

First Aid/AED/CPR Certified

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Bella Favazzo was born in Burbank, CA. She swam competitively for 7 years. Bella's favorite strokes are breaststroke and freestyle. She began teaching lessons for her old swim coach, prepping young kids ages 3-10 for competitive swim. She was raised going to the beach, and swimming with her cousins. She enjoys, surfing, playing basketball, and spending time with her huge family. Bella is going to play basketball at SBCC.