Lucy - Founder, Owner
& Swimbabies instructor
Rio - Swimbabies Instructor
"Hello there, I am Lucy, founder and owner of Swimbabies. I take
care of the administration and photography, but most importantly the
teaching. I have three small children who have all been through an
underwater Swimbabies programme, but the number of children that have
learned with me must now go into the thousands!
I hope you enjoy your time with Swimbabies..."
Swimbabies - The story so far
Swimbabies was born in January 2002. I wanted to create a haven for parents and carers where they could attend quality classes and motivational sessions. The classes were an immediate success. We started off with 15 Swimbabies and have ended up filling six days a week with lessons, so you could say it has gone swimmingly well!
We have fast gained a brilliant reputation in West Sussex through word of mouth and personal recommendations from our happy clients. Many parents return with their new babies and all this has resulted in a waiting list as the telephone enquiries come in fast and furious...
Lucy - Founder & Owner
Our mission statement
We will deliver a progressive, ongoing programme that will benefit the baby and parent / carer in a calm, professional and sensitive environment.
Our instructors
All our instructors are Baby Swimming trained, have enhanced disclosure, ASA qualified (Level 1 , 2 in teaching aquatics,and ASA Adult and Child, and in teaching disabilities) and hold paediatric resuscitation certificates.We are all RLSS NPLQ Lifeguards,hold NVQ 2 in Swimming and Coaching.We are CIEH Risk Assessment trained, members of Institute of Swimming teachers and coaches, and most importantly we are all Licensed ASA Teachers.
We are registered with the Data Protection act 1998 Reg. No. Z7916718.
We are very proud of or little club, and as it continues to grow and develop we are constantly evaluating and updating our work to keep on delivering our top-quality baby swimming courses.
Rio
"Hi I'm Rio! I found out about Swimbabies when I started to take my daughter Heidi to classes when she was five months old. I started to see the many benefits of baby swimming and Heidi and I have created a very close bond through swimming together. When I found out that Lucy was looking to train a third instructor, I jumped at the chance and started training in September 2006. Since then I've passed my ASA Level 1 & 2, St Johns Ambulance, Lifeguard course and Swimbabies training and I got an NVQ 2 in sports.
I update my RLSS NPLQ (lifeguards) every 2 years with Lucy.I am currently studying for my NVQ 3 In Swimming and Coaching.I recently achieved my ASA Disabilities Certificate
I enjoy the rewards of teaching baby swimming and I feel very privileged to work for such a fantastic company!"
