Institute of Swimming
Former forensic nurse breaks down culture barriers through teaching swimming
Vicki, 53, retrained as a swimming teacher in 2020 after deciding to leave her long-term career as a Forensic Mental Health Nurse for the NHS. The Institute of Swimming has caught up with Vicki to see how she is finding being a swimming teacher after training through the Institute of Swimming Recruitment Academy. … […]
Catherine found swimming shaped her childhood, teens and future
Catherine, 18, has been announced as the Youth Volunteer of the Year at the Swim England National Awards. Catherine, originally from Leighton Buzzard, shares with us her volunteering journey and how her love of swimming has made a profound difference to her life. Catherine says: “Swimming has been such an important and constant in my … […]
Peter teaches swimming as a side hustle to his main career
Peter, 56, from Hastings, is working towards his Level Two Swimming Teacher Qualification. Here he talks about his love of swimming and how he will be using his swimming teaching earnings to support his other freelance income. Peter says: “I’ve always loved to swim. I used to work in an architect’s office and every … […]
Swimming through her Career, Wendy shares her passion
For Wendy, swimming is her life. She has been involved in the sport since she was five years old and now, aged 56, she continues to make an impact in aquatics. Wendy says: “I started swimming with Eastbourne Swimming Club as a child. Fast forward a few decades and I’m still here. I continue to … […]
Bethany is becoming a Swimming Teacher to help fund her Masters
Bethany, 21, is mid-way through her SEQ Level 2 Teaching Swimming Qualification. Here she explains how being a swimming teaching assistant has helped with her studies and how she will be using her Level Two Qualification to continue her formal education. Bethany says: “I’ve always loved swimming and as a child I was given ‘free’ … […]
Lucy became a swimming teacher after leaving London and her career as an investment banker
Lucy, 48, has been a swimming teacher for the last 12 years, owning her own swim school, The Grange Farm Swim School. Lucy explains how her love of swimming helped develop her business after a career change. Lucy has always been involved in swimming; as a teenager she was a competitive club swimmer, winning awards … […]
#LoveSwimming research finds teaching swimming is one of nation’s most rewarding careers
Swim England’s chief executive has urged people to reflect on how happy their career makes them as new research reveals that teaching swimming is one of the nation’s most rewarding and fulfilling careers. The national governing body has joined forces with leisure operators to showcase the benefits of becoming a swimming teacher, as part of … […]
Mark changed careers and now loves combining being a swimming teacher and the main carer for his family
Mark Burns, 49, is a stay-at-home dad who was working part-time in a call centre before undertaking his SEQ Level 1 and 2 Swimming Teacher training through one of our Swimming Teacher Recruitment Academies. He recently won a year’s free training and membership with the Institute of Swimming, after entering a ‘why teach swimming’ competition, … […]
Institute of Swimming and Swim England Charity launch support for Ukrainian Swimming Teachers
Ukrainian swimming teachers who have been forced to flee the invasion are being offered the chance to gain a world-renowned qualification free of charge. The Institute of Swimming and Swim England Charity have launched a two-part initiative to help resettle those who have arrived in the UK as part of the Homes for Ukraine and … […]
Tom teaches swimming whilst studying for his PhD in Drowning Prevention and Applied Environmental Physiology
Tom, is currently undertaking a PhD in Drowning Prevention and Applied Environmental Physiology at Leeds Trinity University. He also works part time as a swimming teacher for Trafford Leisure. Tom explains how drowning prevention has become his mission and his passion… He says: “I have always been a competent swimmer and briefly swam for … […]
Chloe used her passion for swimming to become Assistant Swimming Coach and Teacher at 16
Chloe, 22, has been an assistant swimming coach and teacher since being a teenager. Here, Chloe explains how swimming has had a fundamentally positive impact on her life, her studies and her future career. Chloe says: “I come from a swimming family. My mum and both my grandparents were swimming coaches. I literally grew up … […]
Being a swimming teacher has gone far beyond Jackie’s expectations
Jackie, 17, has been working as a swimming teacher since August 2021, whilst studying for her A Levels at college. She says: “I’m so pleased I made the decision to undertake my Institute of Swimming training – as being a swimming teacher is a fantastic job. It has helped me to grow in confidence, … […]