Teaching Swimming was Emily's ideal student job and helped fund her studies to become a Primary School Teacher. Emily, 20, from Somerset, became a swimming teacher to part-fund her studies. She’s since found it to be a rewarding and worthwhile job that will help in her pursuit to become a primary school teacher.   Emily says: “My mum used to be a swimming teacher and that gave me the idea that I too could do the training. Whilst

Nancy, 17, gained her SEQ Level 1 Assistant Swimming (teaching) qualification with the Institute of Swimming earlier this year, and is working part-time at Active Nation’s Quays Swimming and Diving Complex, whilst studying for her BTECH in Sport and Coaching at sixth form college. For Nancy, swimming is her happy place.  She has been actively involved in swimming throughout her childhood and into her teenage years, with both her

Waleed Ghafoory, 20, is a university student who is part-funding his education through his swimming teacher job   As a young child, Waleed was scared of water and hated being splashed in the face.  It was this fear that made his mum determined he would learn to swim and get over his water anxiety.  He went to swim school and when he was 12 he joined the Ealing Swimming Club in Chiswick, London.   Waleed says: “In my

Share why you teach swimming for the chance of winning free training and membership for a whole year! #WhyTeachSwimming Being a Swimming Teacher is an incredibly rewarding career and we want to hear why you love it or why you want to teach swimming. To enter, share a video of yourself on social media saying why you teach, using the hashtag #WhyTeachSwimming. Not on social media? You can email your entry to ioscommunications@swimming.org or

Becoming a swimming teacher is an incredibly rewarding career, teaching an essential life skill to others. Once qualified, you’ll be able to find employment opportunities that are flexible around your lifestyle, not to mention you’ll be sharing your love of swimming with others. At the Institute of Swimming, we see people from a range of backgrounds training to become swimming teachers. Here are the top reasons why becoming a swimming

"You don’t have to be an expert swimmer to be a great swimming teacher!" Keiran, 45, retired from HM Armed Forces in 2019 after serving for nearly 25 years as a Communication specialist for the Royal Logistic Corps. On retirement, he and his family moved and bought a home in Worcestershire. For the next couple of years his priority was looking after his ten-year-old son and working on their home, which needed a lot of alterations and