Our Team
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Sam
I have been teaching swimming and working with children with additional needs for 14 years. I thrive on building confidence and joy in swimming, with a holistic focus on the child behind the stroke.
I am responsible for the swimming class structure, content and course design.
I am also a world class procrastinator and massive geek.
My favourite stroke is breaststroke and when I grow up I want to be an astrophysicist!
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Charlotte
I am responsible for the behind the scenes work as well as assisting with classes. I have experience as a project manager and am a trained primary school teacher and yoga teacher, meaning I can bring different skills to the table. We have a saying at Aqua include, if you want something done, go to Charlotte!
My favourite stroke is front crawl and when I grow up, I want to be an actress!
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Debra
I assist with delivery of the lessons, helping the children feel confident in the pool and enabling them to explore what they can do in the water.
I began teaching swimming as a student, and have spent the last few years working in healthcare and being a mum to two lively girls.
My favourite stroke is breaststroke, and when I grow up I want to be a photographer.
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Ivanna
I teach Parent&Child classes of different ages: from babies to preschoolers. I got my swimming teacher qualification in 2016 and have been teaching since then. I have thought children&adults of different ages and abilities which helps me to find the best approach that will fit my students needs.
I like to create fun environment for learning and work on building up stamina in swimming.
I love that special water connection that I have with my swimmers and hope that one day one ( or maybe all ) of them will win gold at the Olympics.
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Alison
I’m Alison and I’m a retired school secretary, so organisation and greeting people is something I have lots of years of practise! I work front of house at Aqua Include. I love welcoming our families to their lessons and make sure everything is ready for them to enjoy and make full use of our wonderful facilities. You will often see me with a mop, making sure everywhere is spotlessly clean!
My favourite stroke is breast stroke and I love body boarding too– but in a wet suit and in the sea!
I suppose I am grown up already, but I am still always ready for a challenge and love keeping active.
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Emily
I am responsible for assisting and helping children swim. I have alot of experience at swimming and love to help everyone learn to swim. I learnt to swim at a very young age and i absolutely loved it and I hope I also bring that joy to other people!
My favourite stroke is Breaststroke and when I grow up I want to be an architect!
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Harry
Hello! I’m Harry! I have been swimming teaching for the past five years for children as young as three all the way up to eighty year old adults.
I pride myself on delivering lessons with energy and enthusiasm and love to support lessons at aqua include.
My biggest swimming achievement is completing the English Channel distance in a pool in one go for cancer research. It took over 11 hours continuous swimming.
When I grow up I want to be a superhero!
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Charlotte
I teach swimming across all ages and abilities from pre-school to adults. I have experience teaching swimming for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Social Communication difficulties. I teach swimming for a special needs school as well as 1:1 lessons. I also have personal experience as a parent caring for a child with special needs and I have three young children! I used to be a swimmer when I was younger and loved it! My favourite stroke is freestyle and fly and when I grow up I want to be a master swimmer.
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Suzanne
I’m Suzanne and I’m a retired secretary and receptionist, so organisation is one of my key skills, together with greeting people.
I work front of house at Aqua Include. I love welcoming our families to their lessons and make sure everything is ready for them to enjoy and make full use of our wonderful facilities. Like Alison, you will often see me with a mop, making sure everywhere is spotlessly clean!
My favourite stroke is breast stroke.
I suppose I am grown up already, but my young grandchildren keep me young at heart and very active!
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Karen
Hello, my name is Karen, I am very happy and excited to be working here at Aqua Include. I work with lots of amazing people and support them to do lots of fun things, best of all swimming! This has been my main job as a support worker for over 15 years.
I am a level 2 swimming teacher, I help children and adults with special needs learning to swim making it fun and enjoyable.
My hobbies are yoga, swimming, crystal gem stones and nice walks with my dog Woody.
I love animals, I have 1 dog, 1 cat, 2 tortoises, 4 snakes and 2 fish.
When I grow up I want to be an astronaut and land on the moon!
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Mel
I have been a primary school teacher since 2013 and involved in school swimming since 2022, and I also teach a community cookery course for parents and kids. I try to make my lessons fun and love watching children gain confidence and improve their skills!
I have three young children, one who has autism and ADHD so I have experience with SEN parenting, as well as supporting children with additional needs through my school teaching.
I swim regularly, love HIIT workouts, bake whenever I can and paint watercolours too - when I get the chance! My favourite stroke is front crawl and when I grow up I want to be a florist!
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Louise
I have been teaching for 15 years. During that time I've taught a 6 week old baby and her dad right up to a 78 year old man. I love teaching and I'm very enthusiastic!!
I absolutely love Harry Potter, spending time with my family and paddle boarding.
My favourite stroke is front crawl.
When I grow up I want to work in the Ministry of magic!!!!
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Linas
I am a dedicated and compassionate professional with a background in working with children with additional needs. Currently, I work as a tutor, where I provide personalized support to help students overcome learning challenges and build their confidence. I hold an undergraduate degree in physiotherapy, which has equipped me with a deep understanding of physical movement, muscle function, and how to adapt activities for individual needs. While I am new to swimming assistance, my experience in education and physical therapy allows me to approach teaching swimming with patience, care, and an emphasis on developing each child's physical and emotional well-being in the water. My favourite stroke is front crawl.