RC Swim and Dive Lesson Instructors
At RC, we have exemplary instructors on staff to help meet the individual needs of our young swimmers and divers. Lessons can be arranged as private lessons (one student) or semi-private lessons (2-4 students).
Lessons are only available for RC Members.
To arrange a private or semi-private swim/dive lesson, please contact your instructor of choice directly, and they’ll work with you to schedule your lessons.
If you have any difficulties with getting a lesson arranged and need assistance, please contact Mada Montgomery, our swim lesson coordinator, or Aquatics Director Brad Huttenga.
If you’d prefer RC assigns an instructor, please fill out this form and we’ll get back to you shortly: Lesson Request Form
*If you need to cancel an already scheduled lesson, please contact your instructor ahead of time. No shows for scheduled lessons will be charged at full price.
Swim Instructors
Mada Montgomery
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Savannah Farmer
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Hello, my name is Savannah Farmer and I will be a freshman at the University of Michigan this fall. I’ve swam competitively first at Racquet Club, CW, and through high school at Pioneer. I lifeguarded at RC last year and am excited to be a swim coach this summer! This winter I was an assistant coach/manager for the boys season at Pioneer as well. I am excited to share my love of swimming with kids of all ages, from getting comfortable in the water to perfecting stroke technique.
Lizzie Kinsey
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My name is Lizzie Kinsey and I’m from Ann Arbor. I just finished my second year at the University of Michigan as a Naval Architecture and marine engineering major. This is my fifth year as a lifeguard and swim coach. During the school year, I work in a marine hydrodynamics lab and am the alumni chair for my stem sorority, Phi Sigma Rho. In my free time, I enjoy swimming, painting, and cooking!
Reagan Marinucci
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My name is Reagan Marinucci, and I just finished my sophomore year at the University of South Carolina! I began competitively swimming when I was 8 years old for the Farmington Glen Aquatic Club, and participated throughout high school for Club Wolverine as well as the Father Gabriel Richard High School team. During the school year now, I am on the Gamecock Club Swim team, where I mainly do backstroke and freestyle. This is my first year teaching private lessons, but in the past I have helped my young nieces and nephews learn how to swim. I am excited for this summer season to begin, and would love to show your children the ropes of swimming!!
Aubrey Baumhover
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Hi y’all, I’m Aubrey Baumhover and this is my 5th summer working at RC! I’ve been swimming for 15 years and currently swim on the Auburn club swim team! I can teach any age and level and I also help coach on the swim team here at RC!
Ashley Paterson
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Hi! I’m Ashley Paterson. I just finished my 4th year swimming and playing water polo at Huron High School. I love spending time outside and in the water. I spend lots of time taking my dog on walks and hanging out with my family.
Alexander Heberlein
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Hi, I’m Alexander. I have 9 years of experience with competitive swimming through Club Wolverine, and I’ve been on the Racquet Club team since I was six years old. I currently swim on the Pioneer High School State Team where I swim Butterfly and the 200 IM. I also play varsity water polo at Pioneer. I love working with kids and aim to help swimmers build confidence, improve their technique, and have fun in the water.
Maddie Pale
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Hi! My name is Madeleine Pale, and I am a rising senior at Huron High School. I swim and play water polo, and this is my second year lifeguarding at RC! I love kids (I have three little siblings) and I’m super excited to share my love of the water.
Alex Hannah
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Hey! I’m Alex Hannah, an incoming senior at Pioneer High School, and I’m excited to share my love of swimming with your kids! I’ve been swimming competitively since age 7 (Club Wolverine, Saline Swim Team, Huron Valley, Racquet Club, and Pioneer High School) and am lifeguard certified. This summer, I’ll be lifeguarding at the Racquet Club, and I’m passionate about making swimming fun and can work with all ages. I’m reliable, organized, and great with kids—can’t wait to help them feel confident in the pool! Feel free to reach out!
Tessa Rober
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Hi! My name is Tessa Rober and I am a lifeguard and swim instructor at racquet club. I am sixteen years old and am a sophomore (incoming junior) at huron high school. I do swim and dive team every summer at racquet, and in my free time I love to hangout with my friends and play volleyball!
Kailey Paterson
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Hi! I’m Kailey Paterson. I’m a rising Junior at Huron High School, where I swim and play water polo. This is my 2nd year lifeguarding and I’m excited to teach swim lessons this summer
Max Greineder
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Max is currently a rising senior at Huron High School. He had been swimming since a young age and likes working with kids. He plays both school and club water polo. In his free time, he enjoys hanging out with friends, photography, playing the viola, riding his bike, and watching movies (don’t feel like you need to use all of those unless you want to).
Dive Instructors
Brad Huttenga
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Brad’s been the Head Diving Coach at RC for over 20 years, and has experience with divers of all levels. His focus at RC is using diving to help kids learn a variety of skills, build confidence, and enable more bodily awareness.
Will Brenner
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Hi, my name is Will Brenner. I was a diver for 17 years, and am currently the head dive coach at Oakland University. I started at Orchard Hills, then started to take diving more seriously when I started diving with Brad Huttenga at Huron High School and Racquet Club. From there, I was able to get a spot on The University of Iowa Swim and Dive team, where I competed for 4 years. Since then, I have been coaching kids of all different skill levels and age groups. I’m really excited to be back at Racquet Club and share what I have learned about this sport over the years. Hopefully, we will have some fun along the way as well.
Kendall Greca
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My name is Kendall Greca, and I will be a freshman at Eastern Michigan University this fall to study elementary education. I coach middle school dive, as well as this being my second year at Racquet Club. I love coaching swim and dive at all age and skill levels and I am so excited to continue working to create confident and passionate divers, all while having fun!
Alexis Lumaj
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Hi! I’m Coach Alexis— I studied Psychology at the University of Indianapolis and spent over nine years as a competitive diver. I trained with Club Wolverine and Legacy, then continued diving in college, where I was named an NCAA DII All-American, two-time Diver of the Year, and a national finalist.
I’ve been coaching for two years now, and I’m so excited to bring my love for the sport to the Racquet Club.
