10/09/2026
๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐ง๐๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ โ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐๐
Coach Jessika coaches our Learn to Swim squads at Aqua Fast Swim School, helping swimmers develop the skills and confidence they need to eventually transition into competitive swimming.
She's also the Head Coach of Swartland Aquatics, where our swimmers who are ready to take the next step into competitive swimming continue their journey.
Jessika is incredibly passionate about swimming and has a clear vision for where she wants swimmers to go. She has a knack for seeing potential a million miles away, long before the swimmer or parent sees it themselves.
๐๐๐ง ๐ง๐ข ๐๐ก๐ข๐ช ๐๐ข๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐๐
๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ผ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐๐ถ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด?
My dad, Coach Riaan, made me water safe at an early age in our pop-up swimming pool at home. I started Learn to Swim in Malmesbury at the age of 5.
โค๏ธ ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด?
Seeing swimmers develop from a scared, unsure kid into someone who is confident in themselves, their abilities and believes in themselves.
Not only in swimming, but in life.
Every swimmer develops in their own time and at their own speed. Seeing each swimmer reach their own potential, in their own time, is the main goal and it makes me incredibly happy.
๐ ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต?
Backstroke.
๐ ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ด๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ?
Mmmmโฆ there's two:
Swimmers coming late and swimmers not listening! ๐
๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ?
Well, talent can definitely take you somewhere. But I've seen too many swimmers with so much talent, but not the right mentality to understand how much hard work it takes to improve and reach their full potential.
Unfortunately, in swimming, there are no shortcuts.Talent alone won't take you very far. Hard work makes the world go around.
But talent combined with hard work...
That's the recipe for success. ๐โโ๏ธ๐
Thank you for your hard work Coach Jessika ๐