Meet Audrey

Welcome! I'm so happy you're here.

I was eight years old when I jumped into my first swim lesson wearing my favorite bright pink swimsuit with a giant plastic butterfly across the front.

I still remember the feeling.

I couldn't tell which way was up or down. I'd turn my head to “breathe” and end up swallowing half the pool. Freestyle didn't feel natural. It felt confusing, awkward, and hard.

But I loved the water—and with the help of a great coach, I figured it out.

By my teenage years, I was training alongside some of the fastest swimmers in the world and learning from Olympic swimmers and coaches in Texas.

For much of my career, I coached competitive swimmers, triathletes, and athletes chasing the next second off the clock. I carried those lessons with me for decades.

Then the shift happened.

I discovered Watsu®️ aquatic bodywork and improvisational dance. Over the following years, I became a Watsu therapist, gave hundreds of Watsu sessions, and spent countless hours exploring movement through improvisational dance. During that time, I developed a completely different understanding of how the body moves in water.

From then on, my focus shifted. I became just as interested in awareness, breathing, balance, relaxation, and trust as I was in technique itself.

Now I'm 60… you can do the math.

That's a lot of mornings in the water. A lot of hours on pool decks, in lakes, and in the ocean. A lifetime of conversations with swimmers—and with the water itself.

When I returned to coaching swimmers, I saw the water through new eyes.

I realized that every struggle was carrying information. Lifting your head. Sinking legs. Holding your breath. Feeling exhausted after one lap. They weren't just problems—they were messages.

That realization became the foundation of 4toFreestyle.

Today, I help adults build a freestyle that feels good—not by working harder, but by understanding what the water is trying to teach them.

My goal isn't simply to improve your stroke.

It's to help you become your own coach.

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