Rhyse Wiebe

Pool School Coordinator

poolschool@laserswimming.ca

Rhyse has been involved in the Aquatic Communtity for as long as she can remember.  Rhyse was a competitive summer swimmer for 13 years and swam for the Hanna Seals Swim Team in Alberta.  She also coached for the same team for two years before moving to Saskatoon in 2016.  She then was involved with the Saskatoon Sharks swim team as a swimmer for two years and coached for three years.  Rhyse was also a lifeguard with the City of Saskatoon for six years.
Rhyse's favorite thing about swimming would have to be the enviroment and community that surrounds swimming and that everyone is there to build each other up and support each other.  The reason she loves coaching is the opportunity to support swimmers lives and introduce them to something she fell in love with as a little girl.

Shelby Newkirk

Para Learn to Swim Coordinator

shelby@laserswimming.ca

Shelby started swimming in 2011 and has since become a multiple time World Champion, World Record Holder and Paralympian.  Shelby first started coaching in 2015 with an all Para Swim Team in Manitoba as the assistant coach and continued coaching when she moved to Saskatoon in 2016 with both of the Lasers Para and Pool School programs.

Shelby, as a para swimmer herself, has always been very passionate about helping people find their love of swimming and work towards reaching their individual goals.

Shelby has a Bachelor's in Education with a major in Physical Education as well as a Diploma in Disability and Community Support.  Shelby completed her Swimming 101 while in Manitoba and loves coaching swimmers of all ages and abilities.  She continues to train full time as a part of the Lasers Swim Club and our Para National Team. 

While not at the pool, Shelby runs two small businesses, is a public speaker, speaking at events throughout the province and across the country to share her story and talk about the importance of inclusion and accessibility in and out of the sporting context.