Tami Kellar, owner of JUMP Infant Aquatics, LLC, has over 35 years of experience in aquatics and a passion for teaching. Her extensive background includes competitive swimming, coaching, and numerous certifications. Tami recently co-authored the book "The Things You Can Do, When You Learn How To Swim" with her daughter.

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From a very young age, Tami and her family enjoyed the water. In 5th grade, Tami started competitive swimming and went on to swim club, high school and college. As most swimmers do, Tami became a lifeguard and swim instructor at the age of 15. Through college Tami coached swim team and taught private swim lessons at the Balboa Bay Club and Newport Shores in Newport Beach, CA and Mesa Verde Country Club and Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, CA. In 2005 Tami started working at the YMCA in Albany, OR as the Aquatic Director and Swim Coach of the Tiger Sharks Swim Team. Even when Tami moved on to other positions in the YMCA, Tami kept aquatics close to her heart.

Tami holds a bachelor's degree in social and behavioral science from Linfield College, has 35+ years of aquatics experience and holds numerous certifications. In early 2021 Tami spend 6 weeks in Longmont, CO being trained as a survival swim instructor. Tami has also been trained as a YMCA and Red Cross swim instructor. Tami holds lifeguarding (LG), lifeguarding instructor (LGI), lifeguarding instructor trainer (LGIT), ASCA Level 2 Swim Coach, CPR, AED, First Aid, Safety Training for Swim Coaches, YMCA Competitive Swimming & Diving certifications and is a  YMCA stroke and turn judge as well as a certified pool operator.

Tami's passion and love for the water and swimming is tangible, and shows in each lesson she teaches. Her experience teaching swimming spans deep and wide. Tami believes a new world of aquatic possibilities is open to those that are strong, confident swimmers and recently wrote a book with her daughter Makenzie Kellar called "The Things You Can Do, When You Learn How To Swim.