Water flows throughout swim instructor’s foundation for life

From guiding whitewater expeditions in Alaska and Canada to surfing in the Great Lakes and canoeing through Patagonia in Chile, Ione White says that water has been at the foundation of almost every part of her life.

The water has even led her to her husband, where the two met canoeing in Northern Minnesota, and she has lovingly donned the middle names of River and Lake upon two of her sons.

“I realized that I've never taken any vacation, any trip, or made any major decision in my life that hasn't had to do with water,” White said. “I'm just water all the way. It makes me happy.”