Our Swim School Team
Amanda Sharples
As a keen swimmer myself, there is no greater joy than being able to share my love for the water by teaching others - both children and adults, to swim, and to see their confidence grow in the water and out.
Paul Dewey
As a swimming teacher and parent I recognise the relevance and salience of this important life skill. I find it particularly rewarding whether teaching a beginner or a more advanced swimmer to see the progress that individuals can make in honing their skills. There is no greater experience, as a swimming teacher, than watching a beginner flourish through their swimming journey and emerging the other side as a confident and capable swimmer.
Jen Schultze
I like to teach swimming as it's an important life skill and I love seeing the children progress in the water. It's rewarding and enjoyable to teach.
Jill Blake
I love teaching and seeing the children enjoy the water, having fun and learning at the same time.
Pollyanna Hatjimarkou
Fernanda Townrow
Swimming has always been second nature to me, and I absolutely love it. Being able to teach is great fun, and it's fantastic to see the swimmers progress, enjoy themselves and learn such an important life skill.
Penny Palmer
Swimming has always been a massive and passionate part of my life from swimming competitively as a child – reaching County levels – to gaining many medals as a Master swimmer with various Master swimming clubs - currently Redhill & Reigate Swimming club. I believe that together with both my parenting and swimming experience, I have the right credentials to lead our young future swimmers to become not just confident swimmers - but to also become as passionate as I am about all water-related activities throughout their lives. I thoroughly enjoy teaching my skills to your children, and I really hope you can see this through the lessons that I teach.
Matthew Crawford
Julia Dawes
I’m a swimmer turned teacher and I love the opportunity to see children learning this wonderful skill. I’m still competing so I keep up with the latest techniques which I use to help the more advanced swimmers and adult learners. In my opinion though there nothing like the first time one of your non- swimmers take their first “steps” in the water.
Sam Barford Allsopp
Christine Addison
I founded The Flipper Club in 1991, I still get immense pleasure seeing children grow in confidence and enjoy the water through carefully structured enjoyable, lessons.
Beth Simpson
I have been a keen swimmer all my life, and am now happy to be able to transfer this experience to new swimmers by teaching. It is lovely to see them progress and gain confidence in the water, through a varied and fun approach during their lessons. A skill they will use for the rest of their life.
Ella Lawrence
Sharon Martell
Richard Lyth - L1