Meet the team

I have always loved swimming and from a young age swam for Poole Swimming Club and Dorset county.  I want to pass on to the children the fun and freedom of being able to swim and to be confident in water.  

Pool swims at Sedbergh help me to relax and keep me physically and mentally in good health. I also enjoy swimming outdoors feeling the smooth glide of cool water from local rivers and lakes. Swimming is also a great way to meet swim buddies and supportive friends.  

I have been involved with Sedbergh Swimming club for over 10 years and have a variety of roles including chair, lifeguard secretary, lifeguard and teacher.  I love to see our swimmers progress. 

I have enjoyed swimming since a very young age both in the pool at Sedbergh and in the outdoors.   I enjoy taking part in triathlons and swimming events across the county and qualified as a swimming teacher in 2016. I love teaching the local kids to swim and hope they too will develop a love of the water.

Swimming has always been a major part of my life - & I first qualified as a Lifeguard in 1974!! I especially enjoy Scuba Diving.  Learning to swim early has given me so much confidence in the water - it feels like a natural environment for me

I co-ordinate and promote the annual programme of continuing professional development for the Club's swimming teachers, lifeguards and volunteers. Developing in-house learning is important and ensures our staff are up to date with training and development.  I also assist with the induction of new staff. 

I am a swimming teacher and teach people of all ages and abilities to develop swimming skills, technique and confidence in the water.   I love teaching the little ones,  I also lifeguard and have responsibility for safeguarding for the club.

I will be lifeguarding the sessions as a life saver qualified with RLSS’s Emergency Response Swimming Pool award.

I also love to swim, mountain and road bike.

I have been involved with the club for over 9 years and enjoy my role as lifeguard.  I also provide CPD in first Aid to the other members of the team on a regular basis.   

All  three of my children have been taught to swim by the swimming club, as was I .  I really enjoy giving a little back through my role. I enjoy swimming, listening to music and spending time with my family. 

I have a lifetime love of swimming.  I enjoy teaching at the club,  creating a positive and fun environment in which to motivate and encourage children and adults to swim. 

I have been a swimming teacher for over 30 years. I have worked in schools and the leisure industry spending time teaching swimming from toddlers to pensioners. 

I learnt how to swim at Sedbergh Swimming Club as a child.  I relearnt my technique through the club again as a source of fitness and fell in love with it all over again.  So much so that I have trained to teach swimming 

I have taught school swimming for over 20 years in a variety of locations across Cumbria.  I have also provided coached sessions in Kendal and Carnforth. In my spare time I enjoy pool and outdoor swimming.