Meet Laura.
Laura Bashista
Laura has been married to her husband Brian since 2010 and is the proud mom of five, three of whom have completed swim survival skills training. She was born in Hawaii, raised between Virginia and Florida, and became a Delaware resident in 2009. Growing up on the East Coast meant being surrounded by water activities. She was always on the boat, in the pool, at the beach, or at the lake. Prior to moving to Delaware, Laura spent several years serving as a volunteer emergency medical technician. Her love for the water combined with her experiences as an EMT has made her passionate about the importance of aquatic skills for children. She has been an advocate for survival swim training and has actively worked to bring needed training to her area. When Laura’s oldest daughter was just six months old, she began her search for an instructor. She could not find any instructors or programs close by that would teach the exact skillset she was looking for. She spent time contacting instructors and reaching out to programs, asking them to come to the area. She eventually enrolled her daughter in traditional group lessons and semi-private lessons but realized that these classes only gave her young child a false sense of security around the water and not the true skills she would need to save herself. Laura was finally able to convince an instructor to travel to the area to teach survival swim training. She intently watched as her two young daughters learned a swim-float-swim technique and became independent in the water. She knew that the area was in need and began the certification and education process to become a trained instructor. She is proud to serve families in Delaware and the surrounding areas providing life-saving aquatic lessons.
Telephone: (302) 538-3969
Email: laurabashista@swimsprout.com
