Anna

Anna has accumulated an impressive professional background. With a three-year tenure as a pre-school teacher followed by a year as a primary school teacher, she demonstrated her commitment to education. Anna ventured into the realm of aquatics, amassing eight years of experience as a swimming instructor, first in Italy and then in Uk, across different swimming centers, enjoying working with kids from every age and background.
Anna's athleticism is noteworthy; she has a fervor for running, climbing, and, notably, swimming.
The decision to embrace the role of a Swimming Nature instructor underscores Anna's faith in our curriculum and approach. With her belief that prioritizing children's needs is paramount in teaching the straightforward yet crucial sport of swimming, Anna aims to ensure that correct technique and form are instilled from the very outset.

Henrique

Henrique, hailing from Brazil and fluent in both Portuguese and English, is a seasoned swimming professional with a rich background in the sport. His swimming journey began at the age of 4, marking the start of a lifelong passion. With qualifications such as SEQ Level 1 and SEQ Level 2 Teaching Swimming, Henrique brings a wealth of expertise to his role as a swimming teacher, boasting an impressive 15 years of experience in Brazil and recently transitioning to London.

Henrique's achievements in swimming extend to being the eighth best in the national championship in Brazil for the 100-meter freestyle. Beyond his personal accomplishments, he pursued a career in physical education, becoming a dedicated swimming teacher and coach. His coaching career includes guiding two Brazilian champion athletes and several state champion athletes.

Apart from swimming, Henrique enjoys running, playing football, and weight training. His multifaceted background, both as an athlete and a coach, reflects his comprehensive understanding of the sport.

Teaching the Swimming Nature Programme resonates with Henrique due to its personalized approach, enabling greater participant development compared to group classes. He particularly enjoys teaching individuals over 3 years old, emphasizing personalized attention.

Henrique's choice to become a Swimming Nature teacher is influenced by the recommendation of his former coach and the appealing methodology of personalized classes with a maximum of two participants per teacher. This aligns with his belief in the effectiveness of personalized instruction for optimal learning outcomes

Nadia

Nadia Barhoua, originally from England, is a multilingual individual fluent in English, Arabic, and French. She has a passion for swimming and has been actively involved in the sport since she was three years old.

Nadia holds qualifications such as the STA Award Level 2 Swim Teaching and STA Award Level 2 Lifeguarding. She recently became a qualified Swimming Teacher in April 2023 and started working in May 2023.

In terms of sporting achievements, Nadia participated in swimming competitions back in 2016-2017, where she achieved commendable results. Aside from swimming, her other hobbies and activities include football, which she plays regularly, and website creation.

Nadia has a diverse professional background in teaching and coaching. From 2016 to 2018, she worked with Fit For Sport, teaching children of different age groups and organizing activities, including swimming, during holiday camps. In 2018-2019, she taught children football through TheLittleFox. She also worked as a trampoline coach at Swiss Cottage Leisure Centre from 2018 to 2019, focusing on teaching proper techniques and ensuring safety.

In 2019-2020, Nadia pursued her passion for swimming by becoming a lifeguard to further enhance her knowledge of swimming techniques and promote safety. She eventually became a Lifeguard Supervisor at Virgin Active from 2020 to 2023, where she gained valuable experience in handling accidents and incidents and saving lives.

Driven by her desire to teach swimming and help others develop their skills, Nadia decided to transition into becoming a swim instructor/teacher. She values the opportunity to teach others the correct stroke techniques and oversee other instructors of all age groups.

Nadia appreciates the Swimming Nature Programme for its focus on teaching the best techniques and enabling her to become a proactive swim instructor. She enjoys teaching all age groups and levels, displaying patience and a commitment to helping her students progress.

Nadia chose to become a Swimming Nature teacher because of the company's reputation for supporting swim instructors in becoming proactive and delivering high-quality instruction. Her goal is to continue helping individuals learn, progress, and develop their swimming abilities while sharing her passion for the sport.

Pablo Cesar

Pablo has been with Swimming Nature since 2021. He holds a degree in Sports Science and has an extensive swimming background. He loves to see his students develop their confidence and skills in the water and watch them move through different levels. He thoroughly enjoys working for Swimming Nature because of a great methodology and how they take care of their employees as well as their customers.

Sam

A dedicated and enthusiastic athlete, Sam was not only the Kent County Champion over 100m and 200m backstroke in 2004, 2005 and 2006, but also the 2006 national Aquathlon Champion and finished in the top thirty in the country for the 100m backstroke. He is also a keen triathlete racing for Great Britain during the 2008/9 season and obtaining his Level One ASA British Triathlon Coaching Award alongside his swimming teaching qualifications. For Sam it is the unique hands-on techniques that Swimming Nature encourages that are one of his most valuable teaching tools and considers providing each student with the means of understanding the feel of each correct movement an invaluable asset. Also having a teacher within the pool alongside each student means he is able to offer hands-on support as quickly and as often as needed to ensure each swimmer feels at ease in the water and any incorrect technique can be altered as soon as needed. Sam is a versatile teacher able to teach a wide range of programmes; baby, child, adult and Triathlon too.