Born and raised in Miami, Florida I grew up on the water.
Boating, surfing, diving, from an early age, I knew when I had kids I wanted them to love the water as much as I do. In 1999, when my first child, Jaya, was born, I had heard about survival swimming lessons for infants but was unable to find any instructors in Dade County. Eventually, in 2001, when my daughter was 2, I finally found an instructor teaching out of her home.

Even during the first week, I was amazed at not only at Jaya's progress but what even the infants were able to do. Watching 10 month old babies swim and float independently was shocking to me. I had to learn how to teach this. Always having a passion for teaching and working with kids, I realized there was a need for more instructors teaching these life saving skills. After a little persuasion, our instructor told told me how to get in touch with my future mentor.

Now almost 10 years later with the thousands of students I've taught, I couldn't have found a more rewarding career. Being a positive influence, and empowering children is something that will never get old for me.

At the age of two I almost drowned in a backyard pool. My mom and her friends were sitting at a table by the shallow end as I was racing around the pool. I fell in, bumped my head, and before anyone could react was at the bottom in the deep end.

By the time they got me out I had swallowed a lot of water so they rushed me to the emergency room to pump my stomach. The next day my mom brought me back to the same pool and got me in. She followed up by putting me in swim lessons. My mom would not let this experience be the defining one. This led me on the waterlogged path I'm on today.

I studied underwater archeology at Florida state university. In 2001, after 200 hours of hands on training, Scott and I started aquachild. I have a beautiful wife Ana and two amazing children Pixie and Raiden.

After 10 years of assisting off and on in the office and in the pool, I completed the 200+hours training in the swim float swim method, beginning of this year 2011. Now, not only do I get to interact with new and long time clients in the office, but I get to make an impact on their kids lives as well.

Seeing our own kids so comfortable in the water... swim team, water polo,surfing, and scuba diving (Jaya just got certified this year!) I fully appreciate the value of teaching the very lessons that enabled them to get to this level. Watching students progress and become so confident, I'm happy to know I've contributed to them being safer in the water and enjoying a lifetime of swimming.

As a young girl, I was a water baby. I loved the ocean, boating, and especially swimming. I went to the University of Florida and graduated with a Bachelors degree in Recreation. Through my work experiences, I  learned that I enjoy working one on one with children. When I discovered this type of swim lesson, I knew it was a perfect fit for me. I'm a mother of two and the importance of my children's  safety around water is extremely important. I've been teaching since 2007 with over 200 hours of in water hands on training. I'm a certified Water Safety Instructor, First Aide and Adult/Infant CPR by the American Red Cross.

Carlos Gonzalez has been at aquachild teaching infant survival swimming for 4 years, ever since he brought his own daughter in 2006 to take classes and was profoundly moved and motivated by the impact these lessons can have on a child’s life.  Seeing that this would be a great opportunity to do something meaningful, he began the process of certification with Brian and Scotty. In addition to doing a job, Carlos continues to make a meaningful difference in the lives of hundreds of children in South Florida by providing at-home lessons so that kids who cannot travel to aquachild’s location can still benefit from the life saving program.