Sabrina Jameson (Sydney Hamm) is the main villainess from the 2022 Lifetime film, Swim Instructor Nightmare (alternately titled, Psycho Swim Instructor; airdate February 20, 2022).
Backstory & Introduction[]
Sabrina Jameson is a budding professional swimmer, with her backstory revealing that swimming had been her passion ever since she was a child. She was often taught by her father, who left his wife (Sabrina's mother), Khloe Jameson, at some point during her childhood. Sabrina blamed Khloe for her father's departure, and in adulthood, she developed crushes on older men, who would ended up nearly being killed by Sabrina if her advances were rebuffed.
The film's opening showed Sabrina auditioning for Coach "Sharky" Wallace, who later informed Sabrina that she didn't qualify. Sabrina attempted to seduce and flirt with Sharky, who turned down her advances and reminded the villainess that he was married, which was followed by Sabrina pushing Sharky into the pool and attempting to drown him, only for Sharky to escape.
Events[]
Sabrina's disguise while destroying her mother's body
A year later, Sabrina was hired as a swimming instructor for young Ashley Scott, with Khloe expressing pride in her daughter for her gig. While Sabrina was dismayed, her demeanor changed when she met Ashley's father, Parker Scott (the film's main protagonist), who introduced Sabrina to Ashley. Sabrina instantly became smitten with Parker, and saw an opportunity after learning that his wife (and Ashley's mother), Ellen Scott, was in rehab to deal with her alcoholism. However, while Sabrina was on her laptop fawning over a photo of Parker, she was caught by Khloe, who had known about Sabrina's psychotic habit and admonished her for attempting to continue her cycle with Parker.
Sabrina, in response, pleaded with Khloe to not "ruin" her chances, only for Khloe to attempt to call Sabrina's therapist. After Sabrina snatched the phone away, Khloe saw Parker's number and attempted to call him about Sabrina, who later grabbed a skillet and bludgeoned her mother to death. The deranged madwoman placed Khloe's body in the bathtub, where she later destroyed the body with sulfuric acid, but prior to this, Sabrina was dismayed by the sudden presence of Ellen, who was out of rehab. Though she acted cordial to Ellen and Donna Dean (the latter being Ashley's newly hired instructor), Sabrina was devising a plan to get Ellen out of the way, with which later saw the villainess bake a batch of cookies and lace them with Rohypnol before presenting them to Ellen at her home.
Ellen felt the effects of the drugged cookies and passed out in her bed, after which Sabrina took Ashley swimming in her pool before leaving her. As a result, Parker arrived home and saw his daughter swimming on her own, as well as Ellen passed out, leading him to believe that Ellen had relapsed. The ruse also included Sabrina leaving a bottle of whiskey under the sofa, and it led to Ellen being sent back to rehab. Later on, Sabrina ended up confronted by Donna, leading to a relay race that Sabrina won, only for Donna to later reveal the truth about Sabrina. While Sabrina claimed to be practicing for the Summer Games, Donna ended up revealing Sabrina's past attempt to seduce Coach Sharky, with Sabrina later blurting out that she had to teach Sharky a lesson. Having realized that Sabrina attempted to kill Sharky, Donna attempted to report her, only for the evil Sabrina to toss Donna in the pool and drown her.
Climax & Arrest[]
Sabrina looking bad while preparing to kill Donna
Sabrina portrayed Donna as a user of anabolic steroids, and she later spent more time with Parker and Ashley, much to the villainess' delight. All the while, Ellen (who had already been suspicious of Sabrina) began to figure out more of Sabrina deception after hearing another patient mention a killer shark, leading to Ellen calling Coach Sharky, only to be hung up on. Ellen's visit to Sharky saw her learn the truth about Sabrina's psychotic tendencies, and it was in the climax that Ellen informed Parker about what she had learned about Sabrina. Once Sabrina entered, Parker asked the villainess about her practice regimen for the Summer Games, only for Parker to reveal that Sabrina had been lying about everything.
Sabrina attempted to deny everything, but after being confronted about her past with Sharky, the maniacal villainess claimed that Sharky tried to kill her before presenting a photo of the Scott family with her face pasted over Ellen's. Parker's attempt to eject Sabrina saw him attacked by the villainess, who later attempted to drown Parker, only for Ellen to arrive and knock out Sabrina with a golf club. Sabrina ended up falling into the pool, but she was saved by Ellen before being handcuffed and arrested.
Victims[]
- Coach "Sharky" Wallace (attempted to drown to death, failed)
- Khloe Jameson (bludgeoned on a skillet, destroyed her body with a sulfuric acid)
- Donna Dean (drowned)
- Parker Scott (attempted to drown to death, before being saved by Ellen, failed)
Trivia[]
- This was Sydney Hamm's first overall acting role.
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