Brooke Teller’s love of swimming started as a child. Through lessons and swim teams, she spent hours at the pool, eventually becoming a lifeguard, swim instructor, and coach.

Driven by the impact that the COVID pandemic had on young people who did not have access to swim lessons for several years and a growing need among communities of new Mainers for access to pools and basic water safety skills, Brooke became recertified as a lifeguard and instructor to help create opportunities for more swim lessons. Dedicated to creating a water safe community, Brooke formed Maine Community Swimming to help lower the barriers and bridge gaps to accessing water safety and swimming education. After working in the Portland Public School system for seventeen years and two years at St. Joseph’s College of Maine, Brooke is now concluding twenty-nine years in the education field to dedicate her time fully to leading Maine Community Swimming.