Sophie – Swim School Owner
Sophie is the founder and owner of Seahorses. She has been teaching for over 18 years, and swimming is her true passion in life. Sophie competed at county and regional level as a long-distance breaststroker as a child/teen. The opportunity arose to create her own swim school in 2014, and she hasn’t looked back since! She has enjoyed every step of the way and absolutely loves teaching, running a business, and training her fantastic team of teachers.
Outside of the pool, Sophie loves animals (she has three cats, two degus & fish), is an avid paraclimber, and does a lot of travelling.
Michelle
Michelle has been teaching for over 15 years! She is incredibly experienced with all ages and abilities. Teaching is a massive part of who she is and she loves being able to make a difference in each individuals journey – no person or day is the same! Michelle has been with Seahorses for many years now and is one of our core full time teachers. She is also our Swim School Co-Ordinator.
Outside of the pool Michelle trains in Ariel skills, Ariel hoop, kickboxing and crossfit. Michelle also has a gorgeous little boy who she loves bringing to his own lessons.
Kelly
Kelly has always loved the water and used to be a synchronised swimmer. She trained up to teach swimming over a decade ago and absolutely loves her job! Kelly has been with us for many years now and is a huge asset to our team. Her swimmers love her classes and she is absolutely fantastic with our little ones. Kelly teaching our baby & toddler and preschool classes.
Outside of work she is kept busy by her three children… they all love the beach (come rain or shine!) and enjoy being outdoors in general. Kelly loves music and spending lots of time with her family and friends.
Lucy
Lucy completed her full teaching qualifications and our extensive training programme, and has worked incredibly hard over the last 8 years to become the amazing teacher she is today. Lucy has expanded her skill set over this time to include a diverse range of classes including baby & toddler classes. Lucy has always loved swimming and it’s a true passion of hers. She returned to work after taking a career break to raise her sons and realised swim teaching is the thing she really wants to do!
Outside of the pool Lucy is a mum to two teenage boys and enjoys exercising and socialising.
Molly
Molly has been teaching with us for around 6 years now, and her swimmers love her classes. She has always been very involved in sports, and when she’s not in the pool you can find her having a kick around with her football squad. She has two young children herself, and loves bringing them to their own classes. Molly is now back from maternity leave and loving seeing all her swimmers again.
Joe
Joe had a background in water… but in the quality and monitoring side… much less glamorous than teaching! He finally took the plunge and retrained as a swimming teacher, and has loved every minute of it. As a keen triathlete in his younger years, he loves being back in the pool, and enjoys the constant variety and surprises that teaching brings. Outside of the pool Joe is a fantastic rock climber and yoga enthusiast.
Emily
Emily joined us a couple of years ago, has been completing our intensive teacher training programme, and has grown into a fantastic teacher. She is incredibly kind and nurturing, having worked with children with additional needs for many years. She loves working with swimmers of all ages and abilities, and has taken additional qualifications in baby & toddler swimming. Outside of the pool Emily is mum to a teenage daughter, and is also a dog-mum.