Our Team
Darby Hurst
I am a teacher, with a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education. I have been teaching swim lessons in Austin since 2018. I am CPR certified and have my Red Cross Water Safety Instructor Certification. Teaching children to swim is my favorite thing and I feel so blessed to share my love of water with children and families in Austin!
I learned to swim at a young age and swam on our neighborhood summer swim team for many years. My family spent countless hours at friends’ pools and on the lake. Being raised around the water, it has always been my happy place!
My husband is an Austin native and we have two amazing sons. We love hiking, traveling, food, and all things water-related!
I am so glad you are here and would be honored for our team to teach your children to swim!
Instructor: Hannah Boone
Hi! I am so excited to join alongside Darby teaching swim lessons. I have been teaching for the past 8 years in Austin and prior to that spent lots of time babysitting and around kids. I am an owner and teacher of an outdoor preschool program called The Paravel Project, am both CPR and First Aid Certified.
My favorite place to be other than outside is in the water! I grew up going to the beach all the time with my family and am found often at swimming spots around Austin in the summer.
I am so happy to get to combine two of my favorite things, teaching and water!
Instructor: Amy Johnson
Hi, my name is Amy, and I am really excited to join the Swim With Darby team as an instructor! I truly love kids, and have six nieces and nephews (with the seventh on the way) who are my favorite little humans in the world.
I have diverse experience with children, from teaching kiddos about butterflies and insects at our local state park to tutoring kids in foster care here in Austin.
I am CPR certified and an advanced open water scuba diver. Being underwater is one of my favorite places to be; from Indonesia to the Galápagos, I’ve been lucky enough to explore some of the ocean’s wonders. I am thrilled to teach kids how to swim and prepare them to enjoy adventures in the water as well.
Operations: Carolyn Bright
As a mom of four kids, I have personally witnessed the impact that Swim With Darby’s instruction can have on little ones in the water. This firsthand experience has ignited a passion and determination to support our instructors in their teaching roles while overseeing the day-to-day operations of the business.
I love getting to use my skills from previous jobs in the finance and tech sectors to ensure our students have a great experience in the water. When I’m not working on business operations, I enjoy exploring the outdoors with my husband and kids, swimming nearly every day of our long Austin summers, reading good books, and running around the Town Lake trail.
I am so honored to be a part of this team and I look forward to working with each of you!