Who Am I?

That's a valid question. Well, I'm Christy Tanner, the owner of TKO Swim in Austin, TX. I have been working in the sports education business since 1999 when I got my first job as a swim instructor at a premiere swim school in the Houston area. After gaining some experience there, I was asked to coach basketball and water polo at my alma mater, St. Agnes Academy, a private high school in Houston. I spent two years coaching there before I began working for another swim school in the River Oaks area of Houston. My four years at that swim school gave me the experience I needed to run a swim school, which I did when I moved into the Aquatics Director position at Sea Star Swimschool (http://www.seastarswimming.com/) The three years I spent running Sea Star prepared me for my next venture, starting my own swim lesson business. I moved to Austin to be with my fiancé and have now started the process of building my company.


Another valid question is "What is TKO Swim?" It is the name of my swim lesson business that I am starting in Austin. My last name is Tanner and my fiancé’s last name is Kargbo-Okorogie hence the T. K. O. I will be offering water adjustment classes and swim lessons to Austin area clientele in my backyard or theirs (I travel!) My classes start for children as young as 6 months and I train up through competition level swimmers who are looking for stroke correction and time reduction. However, my forte is with young children (2.5 - 5 years) who need to learn basic water safety skills and swimming techniques. I teach the roll-over or swim-float-swim method (I'll go into greater detail on this method in a later blog). I will be offering primarily private lessons (as I feel students learn best in a one-on-one environment) but will also offer group lessons to those clients who are interested.

I am excited to begin this blog to keep track of the growing process for TKO, but also as an outlet for safety tips, fun pool ideas, general thoughts on child-rearing and teaching, and anything that I think could be helpful to potential clients. I would love any comments you may have. Thanks for reading!!

TKO Swim is registered with the United States Swim School Association (USSSA)

http://www.usswimschools.org/

Shout out to Kristin Shoffner (soon to be Kristin Tanner) who is working on creating a logo for TKO. The above TKO graphic is from the business cards she is printing for me. Thanks, K!