I have been swimming for twelve years, competitively for six. My favorite stoke is the backstroke. I’m an aquatic instructor at BAC and I’m seeking a degree at Western Washington University, where I am studying communications and journalism. I love to write, read, and play music, I’ve played the French horn for eight years!
Aquatics
Meet Brittany
I’ve been a swimmer my whole life – My Mom likes to joke that her prenatal water aerobics made me the swimmer I am today! I swam competitively for 10 years, and have been teaching for 11 years. I started working at BAC teaching and lifeguarding in 2014, and in 2016 I took on the role of Aquatics Director. I love all of the ways this position allows me to interact with students, parents, members and other instructors! There’s truly something magical about helping someone learn this important life skill. When I am not in the pool, you can find me in other departments at BAC, helping out in membership and front desk, as well as putting together our monthly newsletter. In my spare time, I can be found writing about and analyzing film, catching up over coffee with friends, or exploring all of the splendor that the northwest has to offer.
Swim Safety Course
Happy Holidays Folks! We have all learned a lot this year! We’ve watched kids in our program grow in their abilities – from gaining the confidence to blast off the wall on their own for the first time to finally mastering their flip turns, all of our swimmers have “leveled up” their swimming skills. As the year winds down and our usual sessions come to a close, we have decided to offer a new type of course. This is a short, one-week Safety Course, open to all ages and skill levels! In this course, students will learn essential survival skills including survival strokes, breathing and stabilization skills, treading water, lifejacket safety, emergency preparedness, and a little bit of playtime! The course consists of two hour-long classes, and we will offer the safety course twice over the winter break. If your kiddos could use a brush-up on their safety skills or you’re just looking for something to do over the break, sign up at the front desk or give us a call at (360) 676-1800.
Safety Class
Session 1: December 18 & 20, 12:30-1:30PM
Session 2: January 1 & 3, 4-5PM
Cost: $20 Members – $25 Non-members
Signup Deadlines: Monday, December 17th (Session 1) & Monday, December 31st (Session 2)
* Note: Minimum of 5 students registered to run*
Family Fun at BAC
As Fall descends into Winter, come in with your family and have some fun; Racquetball, Basketball and some group exercise classes (check with your instructor as to suitability for kids) are available to our BAC families. Our pool is available for family swim MWF 3:30-5: 00 PM and 7:00-8: 30 pm and Weekends 3:00-5: 00 pm and 6:00-8: 30 pm, Fridays we have a preschool swim from 10:30-11: 30 am. Don’t forget Swim Lessons on Tuesdays and Thursdays. All of these are great ways to stay active and healthy as a family throughout the winter season.
Pool Policies
We have had a lot of pool usage lately and hope to clear up any questions you might have about exercising in the BAC pool. Children under 16 can use the pool during Family Swim times only (state requires us to have a lifeguard on the deck). Swim lessons are for all ages and run on Tuesdays and Thursdays. We have a variety of water aerobics classes throughout the week, including the reinstated Aqua Zumba. The pool is open to adults for swim and exercise starting at 5:30 am Monday-Friday and 7:00 am on Saturday and Sundays. Consult the pool schedule for lane availability throughout the day. Members may reserve a lane online if they’ve activated their Online Services account, or give us a call at (360) 676-1800. The reserved lane is the farthest lane from the door and locker rooms. See the diagram posted in the pool area for a variety of scenarios using the pool in the most efficient way. Please remember the pool is a shared space and be respectful of other swimmers and water exercisers. We have had some swimmers comment to water walkers and exercisers to the effect that they shouldn’t be using the reserved lane. All members pay dues and have the right to use the reserved lane and pool lengthwise. Please understand that all of our members are here to relax and get a workout, so be respectful of each other. If you have a problem with a fellow member, kindly talk to one of the management staff and let us handle it, that way you can avoid any uncomfortable feelings coming to the club. We welcome your suggestions!
Pool Heater Update
The parts are installed and the pool is heating!! Lap Swim will be offered tonight, Wed. Oct 31, 5pm-10pm No Water Aerobics or Family Swim. Thursday, November 1 the pool will re-open on schedule and all programs and classes will be operating!! It has been a tough few days for our pool and we cannot tell everyone how much we appreciate your patience and understanding!
Pool Heater Update
As noted, the projected date for parts and repair will be this evening or Wednesday morning. This means we will have to allow some time for re-heating. Our game plan is to re-open 5:00 pm-10:00 pm on Wednesday, Oct. 31st for Lap Swim only! No Water Aerobics or Family Swim. Pool Opens Thursday, Nov. 1st Regular hours and schedule. Again, thank you for your understanding and patience with this dilemma!
Pool Heater Update
At this time we are still awaiting one of the parts for repairing the pool heater. The water temperature has continued to drop and our pool repairman/expert has strongly advised us to cover the pool to slow the cooling process. He says: ” the cooler it gets the longer it takes to reheat”. So with that in mind, we have CLOSED THE POOL EFFECTIVE NOW. No lap lane swim, water aerobics or family swim. The Tuesday 9am-10am water aerobics class is canceled as well as all Tuesday swim lessons. Also no lap lane or family swim. Projected time of repair is late Tuesday to Wednesday mid-morning. We will keep you informed and post an email as soon as we know we are re-opening the pool. Sorry for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding!!
Attention Water Exercisers
All Water Exercisers: Water Exercise Classes and the first day of Swim Lessons are canceled this week (Oct 29 & 30th). On Thursday, October 25th our pool heater failed. I had our repairman in immediately and he has ordered parts, they have not all arrived at this time (Saturday) they have been in doing all they can to ready the heater so when the parts come they can quickly install and get the heater running again. It does mean the pool is very cool (that is in the cold sense). We usually keep the pool at 85 degrees, right now it is about 76 and falling. I believe the soonest it will be operational is Monday and it will take at least a day to come back up to temperature. If you are a vigorous exerciser the pool feels good, but if you have arthritis, or are sensitive to cool water please call before you come in. I apologize for the problem, know that we are working hard to get it resolved as quickly as possible.