
Our Coaches
Carly Lobdell
Meet the founder Carly Lobdell! Carly graduated from UGA with a degree in Marketing and International Business as well as a minor in Spanish. She is very passionate about swimming and has been coaching for 7 years! She has been swimming since age 5 and was a coach on her neighborhood team, the Laurel Springs Piranhas during high school. She is excited to pursue her passion for teaching everyone to swim. Her favorite part of the job is bonding with her students. What makes her proud is seeing her once timid students’ confidence shine!

Caroline Prince
Meet Coach Caroline Prince! She is a sophomore at Oconee County High School and has been a competitive swimmer for 8 years. She started coaching 2 summers ago for the Oconee County Stingrays and loved it; so she is super excited to be teaching all year! In her free time, she loves to travel, hang out with friends, and swim of course. Caroline is excited to teach kids safety in the water and watch them make progress and become more independent and comfortable with each lesson!

Lauren Powell
Meet Coach Lauren Powell! She is a Senior at the University of Georgia studying psychology and Spanish. She has taught private lessons and coached competitive swim teams for the past 10 years in the Gwinnett County Swim League. She loves trying new restaurants, exploring any town with a beach, and adores anything related to butterflies. She has a passion for helping kids realize their potential and achieve new goals in and out of the water, and hopes to help your swimmer do exactly that!

Aubrey Land
Meet Coach Aubrey Land! Aubrey is a Sophomore at Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville, GA! She is majoring in Mass Communications with a minor in Marketing. Aubrey is originally from Roswell, GA where she worked at Goldfish Swim School as an instructor and lifeguard! She is a Younglife leader in Milledgeville and loves working with kids! Her favorite part about coaching swim is seeing kids excited for the water and teaching them water safety!

Gaby Delliponti
Meet Coach Gaby Delliponti! She graduated from UGA in 2022 & swam competitively most of her life. When she’s not swimming she manages hospitality for the Georgia Theatre & works on music with friends! Her favorite part about coaching is helping kids build confidence while having fun in the water!!

Savannah Pakebusch
Meet Coach Savannah Pakebusch! Coach Savannah is a third-year Political Science and Religion honor student at the University of Georgia. She is originally from Argyle, TX where she has been coaching individuals with special abilities for the Special Olympics for the past 8 years. She is so excited to help kids gain confidence in the water! Her favorite part about teaching swim is watching the kids grow stronger every week and seeing their pride in their personal accomplishments!

Kailyn Fallows
Meet Coach Kailyn Fallows! Kailyn is a student at Oconee County High School, going into her junior year. Kailyn loves working with kids, and has a background volunteering at schools and working at her church day camp! You can find Kailyn the happiest spending time with friends and family, making cherished memories. Kailyn hopes to help the kids get comfortable with the water while also ensuring the parents of their safety. She can’t wait to work with kids and see them thrive in the water!

Caleb Heiple
Hi everyone, I’m Coach Caleb! Caleb graduated from UGA with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology but is currently focusing on his career in the music industry, playing with several local bands and studying audio engineering at Tweed Recording. Caleb gained his swim instruction experience while working as a WSI, LGI, and Lifeguard at several pools for Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation throughout high school. His favorite part about coaching is seeing kids take concepts they’ve learned and apply them to the outside world, showing that they’re gaining more confidence in the water and that the instruction is resonating with the student.
