Charlie took over ownership of Puddle Ducks Aylesbury Vale in October 2025 after working for Puddle Ducks for 17 years! Starting off as a poolside assistant, Charlie now owns two franchises!
Charlie loves that she gets to be a part of teaching children such an important survival skill and watching them progress in confidence and skill.
When Charlie gets a little bit of free time she enjoys cold water swimming and running.. as well as running around after her kids!
Hannah is our Head of Teaching and teaches Aqua Natal, Baby & Pre-school, Swim Academy and Elite Swim Academy!
As Head of Teaching, Hannah oversees the teaching team, ensuring standards are maintained at the highest level. She is also a Tutor and Programme Assessor for the National Puddle Ducks team, which means she can tutor and sign off new teachers once they are ready to become fully fledged teachers with us, not just in our area but across the country.
Because she isn't busy enough Hannah is also now a tutor for the STA which is the governing body that we gain our qualifications through. She is teaching new swimming teachers around the country and setting them up for their teaching careers no matter who they then go onto work for.
Hannah loves being in the water and in her down time can be found listening to music and enjoying her favourite snacks!
Rhyannon is one of our Senior Teachers and she teaches Baby and Pre-school and Swim Academy.
She enjoys building relationships with the parents and children that she teaches. Rhyannon loves seeing the children learning news skills and growing in confidence. Watching a child achieve a new skill fills her with pride and puts a big smile on her face.
Being a Senior Teachers, she assists our Head of Teaching to help keep documents up to date and help with mentoring other teachers.
If you don't see Rhyannon in the pool it is very likely you will speak to her in the office or receive emails from her, she is busy making sure everyone is in the right class and getting back to customer enquiries
In her spare time Rhyannon enjoys spending time with her family and having fun with her two little boys and has fairly recently discovered a love of baking.
Laura is one of our Senior Teachers and she teaches Baby & Preschool and has recently trained to teach Swim Academy too!
She loves seeing the children (and parents) enjoy their swimming lessons and becoming safe and confident in the water!
As one of our Senior Teachers, she assists our Head of Teaching to help keep documents up to date and help with mentoring other teachers.
Laura is a Mum of 3 children and 3 pets! Laura loves reading, watching movies and playing board games with her kids. She enjoys going out to visit cafe or two and enjoying a cake... or two! When Laura is not working at the pool she can be found out in the fresh air walking dogs.
Not only did Emma previously own and run Puddle Ducks Aylesbury Vale, she can still be found teaching Swim Academy.
Emma believes swimming is a vital life skill and gets a buzz from the children's achievements!
Tamzyn teaches Swim Academy and has recently passed her accreditation so is now teaching Baby & Preschool classes too.
Tamzyn has always loved being in the water from a young age! She loves that she gets to teach something she loves and to help children become safe around water.
In her spare time Tamzyn can be found doing something fun with her daughter or doing a bit of sewing or crochet.
Becky is a Baby & Preschool teacher and she has recently completed her Swim Academy training so is looking forward to teaching the older children too. You can find her at Reflexions and MS Centre!
Becky recently left a career working in TV to join us as a swimming teacher, and she couldn’t be happier to have found her dream job!
Becky has loved swimming ever since she can remember. She swam competitively when she was younger and even captained the swim team at school. Now she’s excited to help our little ones get started on their own swimming journeys, as well as learn to be safe in the water - and have loads of fun!
Becky is a mum of two, and when she’s not teaching she can often be found on the sidelines watching her children play sports. She loves fun trips out with her family and, when she gets the chance, settling down with a cuppa and a good boxset!
Freya has recently passed her accreditation to become a Baby & Preschool teacher and is on hand to help out as a Poolside Assistant at Wendover community pool.
In her spare time Freya likes to go for walks with her dog Bonnie, and she is also a qualified special effects make up artist, she really enjoys the creativity around it and in particular Halloween makeup!
Freya enjoys watching the bond grow between a child and their parent and seeing the progress from Floaties through to Dippers.
Zia is our Poolside Assistant at MS Centre on a Saturday so she will be on need should you need any help with anything on the poolside.
Zia is really excited to be working at Puddle Ducks and to be as helpful as she can. When she isn't at college you an find Zia playing rugby for Aylesbury and Buckinghamshire.