I  have worked in the Leisure industry now for 8 years; I started as a Lifeguard and was quickly promoted to the Sports & Leisure Manager position within Park Resorts. My main duties were to run the swimming pool, manage staff and coach children in a wide range of sports.

I decided to start teaching swimming as I enjoyed swimming myself and enjoyed coaching. I also want to give something back to my community

For the last 5 years I have taught swimming for Northumberland county council and North Tyneside Council on a regular basis.

I now run Aim to Swim full time and this is a great challenge for me to run a Swim school and would like to thank all the parents for their great support.

I have been a lifeguard for over 5 years and a swimming teacher for 4 years. I am a ASA level 2 swimming teacher and took part in the American red cross safety water course and instructor training. I come from a swimming background, I have swam up til the age of 19 reaching the national finals, I then went to university to study sports science.

I currently work at waves in Whitley Bay as a Lifeguard and swimming teacher and I am also a volunteer for the RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution).

Deryn Johnson I recently qualified as an ASA Level 1 Swimming Teacher. At the end of the course I finally decided on what I would like to be when I grow up. As a Swimming Teacher I have been working at Waves teaching classes from school and also at Tynemouth Pool as an NSVL (North Sea Volunteer Lifeguard) trainer. Thanks to Aim to Swim I have been able to use the skills I have learnt & put them into practice. I love every aspect of swimming & feel very privileged to be able to share my enthusiasm with babies, children & adults. The most important part of teaching swimming to me is to pass on the love of water. I believe that anything can be achieved in the water once the fundamentals have been mastered through fun.

I am currently a memeber of NSVL (North Sea Volenteer Lifegaurds) and work as a volenteer swimming teacher in the club one night a week. I have done this for about 2 years before being employed by Brian at the end of 2009. I am a qualified Beach Lifegaurd and have had much involvment in this for years before I became old enough to gain my qualification. I have experiance with working with young children,recieving a A GCSE qualification in child development, and most importantly i enjoy it thoroughly, being the energetic and outgoing person that i am.