Julie Kamara is an international swimming tutor with experience of delivering courses in the UK and around the world. She has over 30 years experience and is not only a swim tutor in her home county of Norfolk but owns a swim school there. Julie is qualified to recognise and deliver a range of skills such as Reflex Observation and Integration Therapy and Movement Therapy. Julie is also a Developmental Play Practitioner. Zara Peasland lives and works in Milton Keynes where she runs her o...

Sensory experiences are essential for healthy development. But it is often forgotten that we have individual sensory responses and preferences. In the water, we often find that some children are naturally more sensory sensitive and some need more input to regulate them. That is why at Aqua Sensory we take an individual approach to understand our children’s sensory world. The aim is always to create sensory harmony, contentment and calm. Respect, simplicity and nurture are at the core of Aqua ...

"The pool, a phenomenal place for game play" - we speak to Lynn Goring-Crook, STA Aquatic Tutor, and owner of STA Approved Training Centre The Swim Surgery about the importance of play in the learn to swim process. Lynn is passionate about all things aquatic but is a huge advocate for learning through play in the pool and has created and delivered webinars on Aquatic Games for the continuous professional development of swim teachers. https://theswimsurgery.co.uk/

We speak to Anesti Vega, Executive Director of US Expeditions and Exploration (USX), a nonprofit scientific research agency dedicated to connecting military veterans with STEM field research opportunities. We partner with researchers that need data in remote/austere environments and recruit veterans with survival skills in those environments and help them continue a strong sense of purpose by launching expedition missions to collect that data. I started with the organization in 2018 as an exp...

We talk to Jo McMeechan Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist - what started as an interview to empower parents needing to bridge the gap turned into a bigger conversation about what it's like to parent a child who doesn't fit the box whilst living in a pandemic.

We speak to Shana Lorde, founder of Let Us Swim, based in Broward County Florida. We hear her unique story of witnessing the tragic fallout from countless drownings whilst working in a paediatric emergency room, and how she was determined to make a difference and change those numbers. Shana is a passionate advocate for drowning prevention and inclusion within aquatics; in Spring 2021 she will be running a webinar “Going Beyond the Label” - keep an eye out for details by following @letus...

Join us as we speak to Coach Taj, founder of Empowered Swimming. A non-profit based in the US with a mission “to provide access to professional, affordable, and dependable aquatic services to the marginalized community.” One of the drivers behind Empowered Swimming is eradicating the narrative that black people can’t swim. The statistics show that in the US a black person is 5.5 times more likely to drown than a white person. Coach Taj is dedicated to driving this statistic down by remo...

We speak to Nicole Martin, owner of Core Aquatics swim school based in the Midlands about the need for open communication between parents and swim teachers, "the more open the communication is, the better you can meet the needs of the child...ultimately the shared interest is having the child safe in the water and learning to swim" Today we talk about the return to the pool following a break, and keeping positive to encourage children and boost their confidence. If you're in the UK and ...

We talk to Swim England's Head of Learn to Swim Katie Towner about the importance of swimming for everyone. Whether you're a swim teacher or a parent, it's a great listen. Disclaimer: Our podcasts are in no way funded or affiliated financially or for any other gains with our guests. We endeavour to provide interesting and relevant information and discussion points that reflect our honest opinions, beliefs or experiences relating to those topics, events or products.

We talk to Meg about autism, speech and communication and whether being in the water can help. Meg's book My Brother Otto, about a child with a sibling with autism is out now. https://www.amazon.com/My-Brother-Otto-Meg-Raby/dp/1423651545/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=my+brother+otto&qid=1602647785&sr=8-1 Disclaimer: Our podcasts are in no way funded or affiliated financially or for any other gains with our guests. We endeavour to provide interesting and relevant information and d...

SPECIAL EXTENDED EPISODE: We've had the pleasure of speaking to Lydia Wilkins, Lydia is a strong advocate for Autism and talks about concise language, route to diagnosis and swimming. https://linktr.ee/journo_lydia Disclaimer: Our podcasts are in no way funded or affiliated financially or for any other gains with our guests. We endeavour to provide interesting and relevant information and discussion points that reflect our honest opinions, beliefs or experiences relating to those topics, ev...

Welcome to the our very first edition of SWiRL's got you covered where we talk all things swimming and autism with me Steph and me Rachael. Today we are joined by Jess, Occupational and Aquatic Therapist with Autism Swim who is here to talk about what they do and the benefits of swimming for someone with an autism spectrum disorder. Disclaimer: Our podcasts are in no way funded or affiliated financially or for any other gains with our guests. We endeavour to provide interesting and relevant ...