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All our teachers have undergone Basic Life Support training, and are going

through rigorous instruction through World Wide Swim School.

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Gab Dela Rosa

Teacher Gab is a former competitive swimmer who had his start in triathlon and aquathlon until making the full transition to varsity swimming in Junior High School. As a varsity swimmer in the past, he competed in both UAAP and National competitions. Swimming continues to take up huge space in his heart as he sees it is as a way to relax, reflect, and feel free within the water. Through swim teaching, he wishes to impart that very same love for the water that he had ingrained in him so many years ago.

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Gaby Relampagos

Teacher Gaby was a competitive swimmer for nearly a decade, training alongside national and international swimmers, and a medalist at several local and international swim meets. Under the FAST Ateneo Swimming Team, she competed for the UAAP and became co-captain of the girls' team. Upon completing a Diploma of Health Sciences in Australia, she transitioned into swim teaching and is a certified AUSTSWIM Teacher for Swimming and Water Safety. Since then, she has taught students with differing capabilities and ages. Outside the pool, Teacher Gaby also enjoys photography, and music. Alongside her teaching swimming, she also manages the marketing and coordination of The Noodies Swim School.

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Nicki Relampagos

Teacher Nicki is a former competitive swimming coach, training children and young adults for the UAAP and other national and international competitions. She graduated with a degree in Psychology from the Ateneo de Manila University, has a graduate diploma in Psychology from Deakin University, Australia, and a masters degree in Special Education from Miriam College. She previously worked as a behavioral therapist for Autism Partnerships Australia. She specializes in teaching children with special needs, as well as infants and toddlers. She also currently holds an AUSTSWIM teaching license for Swimming and Water Safety. Alongside working as a learning support teacher, she is also the Teaching Director for The Noodies Swim School.

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Ponchi Halili

Teacher Ponchi is a graduate of the University of Santo Tomas with a degree in Business Administration and is currently taking up further Theological studies. He is a former swimmer and team captain of the College of Commerce Swimming Team. Today, he loves sharing his passion for the water by teaching students of different ages to learn to swim.

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Sam Hain

Teacher Sam graduated from De La Salle University with degrees in Organizational Communication and Advertising Management. She was a member of the DLSU football team and has done several aquathlon races. She has had experiences in teaching children within the classroom, as well as other sports such as football. Aside from teaching swimming, she also works as a copywriter.

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Sofia De Castro

Teacher Sofia is a former competitive swimmer with seven years of national-level experience who participated in various competitions around the country. She is currently pursuing her undergraduate degree at the Ateneo de Manila University and is part of the Judo Varsity Team. In her free time, she enjoys staying active through outdoor activities like running and going to the gym. Passionate about sports and movement, she brings a fun, energetic approach to every swim class she teaches.

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Steffi Gurango

Teacher Steffi graduated cum laude with a degree in Special Education from the University of the Philippines and ranked top 8 in the 2013 Licensure Examination for Teachers in the country. She swam competitively, was a former captain of the UP Varsity Swim Team, as well as a former member of the Philippine Women's Water Polo Team. She has several years of teaching swimming to students with differentiating abilities as well as a few years of experience in coaching a swim team. She also holds three AUSTSWIM teaching licenses: Swimming and Water Safety, Infant and Preschool Aquatics, Aquatics Access, and Inclusion. Alongside being the Managing Director of The Noodies Swim School, she is also a full-time mother and homeschools her four children.

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Sydney Badiola

Teacher Sydney

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Stephanie Relampagos Gurango, more commonly known as Teacher Steffi, has always had a passion for teaching. She first discovered this when she taught at their church's Sunday School, assisting her father in the classroom. She then started teaching her own class and even helped in homeschooling her youngest sister. In 2003, she started competitive swimming and has since loved the sport. Inspired by the disabilities her siblings had, she then took up Special Education as an undergraduate degree. During her years in college, she would teach learn-to-swim over the summer break under the supervision of her coach. She then assisted the swim team, handling the younger children.

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Upon retiring both as a competitive swimmer and national water polo athlete, she started teaching academics in local public schools and started a swim team for one of the schools as well. Soon after, she also taught in an international school as a special needs assistant, also using the water as means to boost confidence and self-awareness. After seeing how the water had a strong positive impact on the social, physical, and even emotional well-being of the children, she decided to leave the academe, and teach swimming full time.

In July 2016, The Noodies Swim School started with only about 10 students. Since then, there have been over a hundred infants, children, and adults who have learned to swim through differentiated methods of learning.

 

Inspired by the nudibranch, The Noodies Swim School aims to teach differently-abled students how to swim in the way that they would best learn.

We believe that each child is uniquely colorful and that they can make an impact both inside and outside the water!

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