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Dan Berzansky founded Premier Aquatic Services in 2011. As a competitive swimmer, Dan taught swim lessons every summer throughout high school and college. In college, he swam on scholarship for Division I Stony Brook University in Long Island, New York. He was captain of the men’s college team his junior and senior year and is a five-time conference champion. After college, Dan was hired to open the aquatics program at the Jewish Community Center (JCC) of Orange County in Irvine. While there, he built a vibrant learn-to-swim program and started the OC Waves Club Swim Team, a USA Swimming sanctioned (USS) club program, which has produced scores of highly successful swimmers. In 2011, Dan graduated with his MBA from Pepperdine University and proceeded to leave the JCC.

In all, Dan has over 20 years of coaching and teaching experience, as well as over 14 years of experience in the recreation field with a focus on project management. In addition, he has over 17 years of experience as an instructor for the American Red Cross where he has taught classes ranging from CPR/AED classes, Professional Rescuer, instructor courses and lifeguarding and First Aid classes. In his free time, Dan is a Director for Stop Drowning Now, a drowning prevention education program which provides free drowning prevention education programs for children.

Dan currently lives in Laguna Niguel, CA with his wife and three young children.

Ryan began swimming for Hillside Aquatics when he was 4 years old. After swimming for over 15 years, Ryan was offered an athletic scholarship to Concordia University Irvine. There he obtained his Bachelors in Communications and his MBA. While attending school in Irvine Ryan fell in love with coaching and teaching swim lessons again. This led Ryan to pursue a career with Premier Aquatics in 2011. Ryan has now been teaching and coaching for over 15 years.

In his free time, Ryan likes to hang out with his friends & family, go camping, and travel.

Wally works as the General Manager for Premier Swim Academy. He has previously worked at Indiana University and Seattle University in their aquatic recreation programs and has been teaching swim lessons since 2012. While finishing his M.S in Kinesiology at Indiana University, Wally was able to focus on Aquatic Recreation and Underwater Physiology and has a passion to stay involved in the field!

Originally from Indiana, Wally’s first job was as a lifeguard on Lake Michigan and his involvement in aquatic recreation only grew from there. He continued to be a competitive swimmer for 6 years, only to switch sports and begin playing ultimate frisbee. He is certified through the American Red Cross as a Water Safety Instructor and Lifeguard Instructor, the Pool and Hot Tub Alliance as a Certified Pool Operator, through PADI as a divemaster and through AIDA as a 1-star Freediver.

Wally loves working with Swim Instructors on “soft skills” and continued education. If you can’t find him at Premier Swim Academy he’s likely with his dog, Naga and there is probably a disc nearby for at least one of them.

Hello, my name is Sal. I grew up in Orange County California where aquatic sports are a way of life. I started swimming and playing waterpolo competitively at 12 years old and continued through high school and club water polo in college. I have been teaching and coaching swimming for over 6 years now and there is nothing else I enjoy more than sharing my knowledge and experience to those starting out in the sport.

Hi! My name is Alana, and I am a Training Manager here with Premier. I help to develop and implement our curriculum, and train our instructors to become the best coaches they can be! I’ve been swimming for a very long time (from age 5, through college), and studied Kinesiology and exercise sciences in school.

I love every part of working here, but especially when I get to see our student’s smiling faces every day. If you see me around, come say hi!

Hi my name is Sierra, I work front desk and office admin for PSA. You will see me most of the time in the front desk evenings helping families out and greeting all the swimmers. If I am not a Premier I’m probably spending my night at Disneyland with my beautiful niece. Please don’t hesitate to ask me any questions, I am here to help! See you soon!

Hello my name is Matthew Chang, I am a Deck Manager and Swim Instructor at Premier Swim Academy. I have a background of 4 years of competitive swimming and 8 years of playing water polo. In my free time I love to run on trails and lift heavy weights. I am very excited to work with all of the different swimmers that come into our program and I cannot wait to get our swimmers water safe or prepared for competitive swimming

My name is Coach Sergio. A fun fact about me is that I can talk to animals….but they usually don’t talk back. My hobbies include roller skating, dance battling, eating, and daydreaming. Some interest of mine are music and physical fitness. My goals are to help you become comfortable in the water and have fun while doing it. I can’t wait to meet you!

Hi my name is Alina! A fun fact about me is that I have 4 cats. I love baking, spending time with friends and family, and reading in my free time. I am a part of the Health Science Academy at Chino Hills High school and aspire to work in the medical field in the future. I am so happy to share my love for swimming with you all! See you in the pool!

Hello! My name is Taylor and I’ve been working at Premier since September 2022. In my free time I enjoy reading novels, designing characters, and listening to music. I can’t wait to watch my students grow into amazing swimmers!

Hi! I’m Sara, and I’m a swim instructor here at Premier. I like to sing, dance, and surf! I love cats, and I have one named Peggy. She’s pretty chonky! Can’t wait to hang out and swim with you!

Hello everyone! My name is Emily and I am a swim instructor at PSA. A fun fact about myself is that I am studying animal science at Cal Poly Pomona with hopes of applying to vet school in the near future. In my free time I love going on adventures, trying new foods, and spending time in nature with my husky named Bella. Swimming has always been a huge passion of mine, so I can not wait to work with all of you!

Hey All! I’m Coach Julian and I’m a swim instructor here at PSA. My goal with my classes is to make sure everyone has a fun time and that we learn how to stay safe in the water. Few things about me include: I like taking walks on the afternoon so I can catch the sunset, I really enjoy watching movies and talking about them, and I love Iced Coffee. I look forward to meeting you all in my next class!

Hi, my name is Kira! Some fun facts about me are that I taught myself how to play bass and guitar. Some things I enjoy doing in my free time are playing guitar, listening to music, and playing video games. Some thing I find really interesting is sound engineering for live shows. My goal is to make kids great swimmers and have basic water safety knowledge. Can’t wait to see everyone!

Hi my name is Lauren and I am one of the after-school mentors! A fun fact about me is I love being involved on my university campus by being a part of different student organizations such as greek life and orientation week. My hobbies include art and watching anime! Hope to see you in our classrooms soon!

Hello my name is Leila. A fun fact about me is that I travel a lot. My hobbies include swimming and baking. Can’t wait to swim with you guys!

Hello! My name is Quinn! I love to go on walks on cold days and hanging out with my friends and family. A goal of mine in life is to always live in the moment and cherish the time I have with the people around me. I also enjoy spending my time getting to know new people and learn new things! I absolutely cannot wait to meet you!

Fun fact about me is I know how to play the pan flute. My hobbies include photography, thrifting, and writing poetry. Some of my interests are watching anime, horror movies, and playing video games. The biggest goal I have is to complete everything on my bucket list. I can’t wait to meet you all!

Hi my name is Celina, I lived in Hawaii for 2 years. I like to paint and sing. I am very interested in music and books. My goal is just to live a happy and fulfilling life. I can’t wait to meet you!