Teaching
Eurovision inspired games to bring the party atmosphere to your swimming lessons
Eurovision madness is coming to the UK so it’s time to bring out your dance routines and make your swimming lessons sing. Musical Floats If you can have music on the poolside then you can do this swimming version of musical statues. If not you can still play by calling out ‘dance’ and ‘float’. You … […]
Abu Bakr is a lifeguard turned swimming assistant, who has found teaching to be an incredibly fun job
Abu Bakr is a lifeguard turned swimming assistant, who has found teaching swimming to be an incredibly fun job. Here he talks with us about his journey from being a lifeguard, how swimming teaching fits with his studies, and the importance of representation. The change came at the perfect time as Abu Bakr started to … […]
Habiba became a Swimming Teacher after learning to swim and falling in love with it
Habiba became a swimming teacher by chance. It wasn’t something she had been thinking of or planning, but she’s very pleased she did. Habiba says: “I started taking some swimming lessons as an adult to improve my stroke and technique, and slowly but surely I realised how much I enjoyed being in the water. It … […]
Top tips for returning to swimming teaching with a splash
Lots of swimming teachers return to the pool after a break. Many of us qualify to support our studies and then, years later, find ourselves yearning for the joy and fulfilment that teaching gave us. A recent survey of Institute of Swimming Members found that 96% of swimming teachers love their job so you are … […]
Teaching swimming has taken Carly from her local pool, to travelling the world
Carly Gates, TUI Academies Team Leader and Swim Coach has travelled the world with her swimming teacher qualifications. She started her career as a swimming assistant and lifeguard at her local leisure centre and now works for TUI where she can see the world, and help holidaymakers learn a life skill whilst having fun. “I … […]
Swimming Teachers Take Note: New Webinar on Teaching Diving in Swimming Lessons
SEQ Level 1 or 2 Swimming Teachers looking to improve their skills and knowledge can now take part in a new 3-hour webinar: ‘Introduction to Teaching Diving for Learn to Swim’. Delivered via Zoom, this Continuing Professional Development (CPD) course is designed to enable swimming teachers to teach diving entries within a Learn to Swim … […]
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 … […]
Key Swimming Teacher skills to highlight to your university applications
Summarising all the skills you have in a UCAS personal statement or university interview can be a struggle, especially in the 4,000-character limit! We’ve shared a few helpful ideas and suggestions for you to think about including on your application, because, as a swimming teacher, there are so many transferable skills you’ve developed that can … […]
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 … […]
Lisa is becoming a swimming teacher after discovering a passion for open water swimming
Lisa, 52, is on her way to becoming a fully qualified swimming teacher. Here she explains how she discovered swimming and how she plans to use her Institute of Swimming qualifications to inspire others. Lisa works full time as a psychology teacher and is a Year 12 lead in a secondary school in Milton Keynes. … […]
Miles is becoming a swimming teacher after a devastating diagnosis forced him to rethink his career
Miles, who is 20 years old, is on his way to qualifying as a Swimming Teacher. The qualification comes after a devastating rare cancer diagnosis forced him to rethink his future. Here, Miles tells us his inspirational story, how brain cancer changed his life and how he is rebuilding his future, with positivity and hope. … […]