Coaches

  I have been a swim coach for 15 years and have worked with swimmers of all ages and abilities. Many of my clients have gone on to achieve amazing results and personal goals; phobics who are now confidently swimming in open water, athletes achieving incredible PB’s at IronMan level, successful swims in Lake Windermere, The English Channel and other long distance/endurance swims. I have loved being a part of their journey.

I was a keen junior club swimmer and came back to swimming after a career in banking only to find that I was experiencing the problems shared by many; exhaustion even from swimming short distances! I quickly understood that the issue was not fitness related, but to do with my technique. By implementing the principles of Total Immersion under the watchful eyes of Tracey Baumann I quickly transformed my swimming and decided to share my new found success with others by becoming a coach. I worked as Total Immersion coach for over 8 years. 

My desire to improve both my own swimming and my impact as a coach has more recently led me to embrace the principles of SwimMastery; once again with Tracey Baumann as my mentor, teacher and business partner at our swim studio in Emsworth, Hants. SwimMastery principles of teaching and learning enables faster and easier progression on the path to more efficient and effective movement through the water.

 I was born and raised in Zimbabwe and was a competitive swimmer during my school years, so swimming has been part of my life for as long as I can remember.

I began swimming coaching over 20 years ago, starting with the standard National Teaching Programme; coaching children and adults, both privately and in groups. I came across Total Immersion in 2002 and began transforming my own swimming using the ideas and principles. I then went through the Total Immersion coach training program and opened my own Endless Pools swim studio. I had many opportunities in my early days as a Total Immersion coach to assist at workshops all over the UK.

I then was very fortunate to meet Terry Laughlin early in 2012 which led to me training as a coach trainer and having many opportunities to run coach training courses all over the world, often with Terry. During these years of running coach training programs, working with and learning from coaches, and then becoming a member of staff of the company, I discovered my true passion.

Having now taught swimmers of all abilities, ages and with a wide array of goals in mind I have been lucky to witness some incredible journeys through the years. From someone swimming their first lap after starting out as a phobic, to the club swimmers receiving personal bests in all four strokes, to successful Channel swims, Gibraltar Strait, round Jersey, Jersey to France, the North Channel and many more. I am very excited to be working with two swimmers who will be swimming round Manhattan this year.

Along with Mat Hudson, I am a co-founder of SwimMastery and one of our primary Coach Instructors.

Training and mentoring coaches is so rewarding. To be able to be part of the coach’s journey and to watch them develop into incredible coaches and learn from them has helped me become the coach I am today. I look forward to that journey continuing on through SwimMastery.

I have been swimming since I was a baby, always in and around water scuba diving, snorkelling, water skiing and wake boarding. 

I was instantly in love with the principles of Total Immersion when I started to take my swimming more seriously as a young adult. 

The principles of SwimMastery have taken my swimming to a new level and I am anxious to share these principles with every child! 

I firmly believe all children should be given the opportunity to learn the important life skill of swimming; we occupy an island and water is never far from us, keeping them safe and giving them the chance to feel the pleasure of being in and around the water provides untold benefits for health (both mental and physical) and well-being.

First and foremost, our lessons are fun! Children learn best when they are having a good time. 

I love my job and the rewards it brings when each child achieves, conquers a fear or falls in love with swimming! 

As a former competitive swimmer I strongly believe all children should have access to swimming lessons where they can learn and grow in a fun and safe environment.

I have been working with children for 6 years and have combined my passion for swimming with my experience in child care to become a swimming teacher so I can spread the joy of swimming to others.

I am also developing my skills and knowledge to expand my teaching to include specialising  teaching swimming to children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.

I am so excited to announce that I have been very busy training up as a SwimMastery Instructor to add to my clutch of swimming qualifications.

I have always loved the water and played Water Polo for the South African national team. I now coach water polo at University.

SwimMastery has changed the way I think about swimming and has already improved my own strokes immensely.

AMAZING!

I have a passion for child development and love bringing this into the pool.

Swimming is an essential life skill but I believe swimming should also be fun and rewarding. I take pride in making sure all swimmers are engaged in the lesson and are having fun while learning.

I look forward to teaching every week and love to see the children having fun too.

I have had the privilege to coach 1000's of swimmers throughout my career since 2010.

From babies to top class professional swimmers across the globe.

I am an Advanced SwimMastery coach, part of an international group whose ethos is to teach swimming at the highest level.

I am also the SwimMastery Instructor Training 

Co-ordinator and train other Instructors around the world on how to teach children in a way that allows them to learn to swim with no floatation aids.

We understand how the body works, on land and in water, and everything we do is based around the bodies' natural movement.

I am a fully qualified Anatomy in Motion practitioner with a greater understanding of safe & healthy movements.

I am also an

 Oxygen Advantage Advanced Instructor

Reflex Integration Therapist Level 2