Jeannine Zoch
(Orange, CA)
Jeannine Zoch is a 16-year old honor student at Orange Lutheran High School in the city of Orange, California. Although Jeannine was born in Columbia, Maryland, she moved to California when she was three years old. Jeannine immediately fell in love with her beach community.
Jeannine started taking swimming lessons when she was just six months old. Over the years, through hard work and dedication, she developed into a competitive swimmer. She trained and competed with the So Cal Aquatics Swim club and participated in the Huntington State Junior Lifeguard program. Recently, Jeannine was employed by the City of Orange as a Life Guard/Swim Instructor. To qualify for this position, she earned her CPR, First Aid and Water Safety Instructor certifications.
Jeannine also enjoys wake boarding and wake surfing. She learned of Shallow Water Blackout from her college counselor who lost her son to this silent killer. She was surprised to discover how easy it is for recreational and skilled swimmers, divers and water polo players of all ages to succumb to Shallow Water Blackout. Since finding out about SWBP, Jeannine has worked to spread awareness to other life guards and her school and community, in order to prevent another life lost to Shallow Water Blackout. She looks forward to meeting and becoming friends with SWBP Ambassadors from around the country so that they can collaborate and share ideas in order to prevent more tragic drownings from occurring.
Maile Lyle
Maile Lyle is currently a sophomore attending Corona Del Mar High School. She was born and raised in Newport Beach, California and has spent her whole life exploring local and faraway beaches, lakes and pools; playing water sports and enjoying the beautiful outdoors with friends and family.
Maile is a Hawaiian name; given to Maile to celebrate her special part-Hawaiian ancestry. Her family visits their extended family in Hawai’i often which always means discovering prominent sandy beaches, snorkeling, and body surfing with cousins.
Maile started participating in the Junior Lifeguards program at the age of 9 at Laguna and then Newport Beach, where for four summers, Maile learned beach and water safety protocols. This instilled a love in Maile for the beach!
After recently learning about Shallow Water Blackout tragedies, Maile had a natural connection to this important cause and wishes to generate change in her community by spreading awareness about the dangers of simply holding your breath. She is looking forward to becoming an effective messenger and leader for the Shallow Water Blackout Prevention organization.
Welcome to the team, Maile and Jeannine.
We are so glad to have your support!