Michelle Lang

Michelle is the creator and founder of Relaxation Based Swimming. Michelle is a world-class swim instructor, certified Reiki practitioner, black belt martial artist, and mother of three children. Over the past fifteen years, Michelle has taught over 10,000 swimming lessons, has been WSI (Water Safety Instructor) certified by the American Red Cross, and is the author of the Amazon bestselling book, “A Mermaid’s Guide: Empower Your Child in Water and in Life.” 

Michelle has a wide range of celebrity clientele and teaches exclusives and immersions for the elite of Los Angeles, as well as traveling internationally to give exclusive on-location lessons.

Michelle started her swim journey in London, where at the young age of 6 months, she was assisting her mother teach swim classes at the Queen Mary's pool.  Several years later, Michelle moved to Colorado Springs where she continued to compete and train at the Olympic Training Center.  In Wisconsin, Michelle ranked as one of the top in the state swimmers in breaststroke, as well as competing in freestyle and the 200 IM. She went to Northwestern University in Chicago where she studied communications and children's theatre. 

In addition to spending much of her youth in the pool, Michelle grew up with a child-psychologist mother who toured the USA (with Michelle in tow) teaching teachers how to teach.  Michelle helped her mother teach swimming and dance since she can remember.

 Michelle loves all things soul-nurturing and empowering. She and co-founder, Ian Nelms, are married and have three children.