Amy Linkous

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I have been involved with teaching and coaching swimming for over 30 years. I have worked in all facets of various swim programs: age-group swim coach, summer league swim coach, co-director of swim lesson programs, parent/tot instructor, group lessons, adult lessons, private lessons and special needs lessons.

I absolutely love the water and I am passionate about teaching all children and adults how to swim and be safer around the water. I have a special interest in teaching those with special needs. As the mother of a son with special needs, I am dedicated to making swimming safer and more enjoyable for all those with learning or physical differences. No matter your experience level in the water I will tailor my instruction to fit your needs. I am a one woman swim instruction program and I strive to make your swim experience rewarding.  


Coach Amy's Bio
Amy Linkous, owner and coach of Swim For All, is a certified adaptive swim instructor and a Level 3 certified Swim Whisperer® through the Swim Angelfish® Methodology. Amy loves the water. She has worked in all facets of swim programs and has been involved in teaching and coaching swimming for over 30 years. She is passionate about teaching swimming to persons of all ages and all abilities, and is dedicated to making swimming safer and more enjoyable for all those with learning or physical differences.

Coach Amy’s swimming career began at age 9 in Nashville, where as a youth she first competed in summer swim league and then later joined the nationally-renowned Nashville Aquatic Club team as a year-round competitive swimmer. She continued her swimming career through high school and college, competing as a member of the University of Notre Dame's varsity women's swim team. Amy started her coaching career as a summer league swim coach in Nashville and Memphis, and then later joined the coaching staff at the Phoenix Swim Club as co-director of the Club’s summer swim lessons program and as a competitive age-group  swim coach. She later served as the head instructor for the Southern Methodist University summer swim program in Dallas. Amy founded Swim For All in 2015 to provide swim instruction to persons of all abilities in the greater Austin area.

Out of the pool, Amy graduated with her B.A. and M.S. in Education and has 18 years of professional teaching experience, primarily as a mathematics instructor for grades 4 through 8. She is the proud mother of two strong-willed boys, including a competitive age-group swimmer and a talented special need teen.

Credentials
  • Certified USA Swimming Coach and ASCA Swim Coach
  • Certified Level 3 Instructor of the Swim Angelfish® Methodology - Swim Whisperers® Program
  • Certified Adaptive Swim Instructor
  • CPR & First AID Certified
  • Certified USA Swimming Stroke and Turn Judge
  • Certified Texas Teacher for grades 1-8

Swim Instruction Experience   
High school
* Lifeguard, Swim Instructor & Summer League Co-Coach  
        Nashville, TN
* Lifeguard & Swim Lesson Instructor 
        Clarksville, TN 

 College        
 * Summer League Head Coach              Nashville, TN            
 * Summer League Head Coach              Memphis, TN            
 * Private Swim Instructor                        Clarksville, TN          

Post College
* Swim Instructor                                                    University of Alaska                          
* Coach &Co-Director of Swim Lessons         Phoenix,AZ                      
* Head Swim Instructor                                        Southern Methodist University  
* Swim Instructor/Deck Supervisor                 Cedar Park,TX                              
* Private Swim Instructor                                     AZ, OR, TX