About Hydra Swim School
Hydra Swim School is a unique learn-to-swim program, but not just for beginning swimmers. Our curriculum is designed to provide a pathway that leads each swimmer towards success at the competitive level. Starting as young as age 3, from water safety to learning how to swim strokes the right way, our highly trained instructors will provide your swimmers with high quality swim lessons tailored toward building a solid foundation with the goal of swimming competitively with the Houston Hydra Swim Club.
Once your swimmer has completed our curriculum, they will be eligible to join the “Intro to Hydra” group on the competitive swim club. Here, they will continue to gain knowledge of all the strokes and continue perfecting their technique to a higher level.
Meet the Hydra Team
Jenna Foster - Director of Management
My journey with swimming started when I was 4 years old. I have been with the team since 2017. I started as a Learn to Swim instructor and before that, I swam competitively with the team while I was in Middle School as well as High School, previously known as Team Yes. I’ve truly enjoyed seeing this team thrive, while we continue to nurture the supportive and inclusive culture that makes us who we are.
I graduated from Texas State University with a Bachelor Degree in Business Management. After college, I got married and now have 2 beautiful kids. We are so blessed to have planted our roots in Cypress, home to Hydra’s Swim School!
I can't wait to meet you and your swimmer!
Matt Hone - Director of Operations
Swimming has been my life since I was a small kid learning to swim on my neighborhood swim team. After swimming through high school, the neighborhood team that originally taught me to swim gave me the opportunity to coach and I’ve been hooked ever since.
After coaching summer league for a few years, I graduated from Sam Houston State in 2006 with a degree in Kinesiology and Spanish. I started my USA Swimming coaching career at Fleet where I started as a learn to swim instructor and progressed to being the Lead Developmental Coach for the club. Many of the swimmers I coached have gone on to become successful college athletes and some have even qualified for the Olympic Trials. A few of my former swimmers are on the Hydra coaching staff!
I got married and started my family in 2010 and soon after decided to go a different direction and start my own swim school which I had for over 10 years. During this time I developed a highly effective teaching curriculum for learning to swim at all levels as well as a baby program that starts at the age of 6 months. I have a beautiful family with 3 kids and we are very grateful for this next chapter with Hydra and the opportunity to help develop the learn to swim program into a unique, family oriented swim school that will help build the foundation of Houston Hydra as a whole. From learning to swim the right way, to providing the team with well prepared, skilled and happy swimmers.
Looking forward to seeing you on the deck!
Alexis Dao - Instructor
Tamson Doan - Instructor
Christi Contreras - Instructor
Noah Lopez - Instructor
Zade Adi - Instructor
Ariel Mueller - Instructor
