Coach Riley

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My swim journey started in 2019 when I moved from California to South Carolina. As a homeschooled kid in a brand new place, I was searching for connection and I found it in the water. I traded my surfboard for swim goggles and fell in love with competitive swimming in 2020.

 

Since then, I’ve had the honor of swimming on Y-Spartaquatics Swim Club’s National Team while also breaking records and earning MVP titles with the Forrester Woods SAIL team. I swam varsity for Woodmont High School, where I was a four-year MVP, all-region champion, state medalist, and still held 6 school records.

 

Now, I swim Division I at Rider University in New Jersey, where I am a 2026 conference silver medalist and team record holder, studying Exercise Science. I plan to continue my studies to become a Physical Therapist, open my own practice, and  continue to grow Freedom Swimming. While at school I'm also coaching for Whitewaters, a club team in Princeton, NJ. 

 

I founded Freedom Swimming in 2022 and have had the joy of coaching dozens of swimmers of all ages and skill levels. In 2025, I served as Assistant Head Coach for the Forrester Woods SAIL Team, and this year you will find me on deck at YSSC and out doing SAIL clinics as an assistant coach at the Middle Tyger YMCA. 

 

🏝️ **Where I Teach**  

I'm available at Neely Farm, The Sugar Creek Pools, and the Middle Tyger YMCA and I offer travel lessons for families who prefer lessons in their home pool,  neighborhood pool, or other. ​

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🛟 **Certifications**  

CPR & First Aid Certified