Who Am I?

Water is my happy place, my mission is to make it yours too!

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I have over 30 years of experience to share with you. I am a Scuba Diving Instructor, a Swim England Tutor, an Open Water Swimming Coach, a Swimming Teacher and first became a lifeguard at the age of 18.

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As A Swim England Educator I train the next generation of swimming teachers. I have educated over 2000 teachers, if they all teach 4 hours per week, this is indirectly up to 80,000 children per week that may be influenced by me. 

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Why I do what I do…

Unfortunately, the water can sometimes be a scary place, things can change quickly and what starts out as a fun day out can result in tragedy.  I suppose the law of averages states the more you do something, the more likely something going bad is going to happen.

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I have experienced the impact drowning can have on family, friends and emergency services. The key question I have always asked myself is could this loss of life have been prevented? What could have been done differently?

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I believe drowning can be preventable, if people make informed safe decisions, understand the risks, know how to float and what to do in an emergency.

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I have worked with a large number of professional bodies and organisations including the BBC, Swim England, PADI, UK Coaching, Activity Alliance, Sport Structures, CPSU, Level Water, River and Sea Sense

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Water Safety Matters looks forward to working with you.