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Meet our team

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    Emma Nicol

    Franchisee

    Not only does Emma own and run Puddle Ducks Cherwell & Aylesbury Vale, she can also be found teaching Baby & Pre-school and Swim Academy. Emma can be occasionally found teaching Aqua Natal classes too!

    Emma believes swimming is a vital life skill and gets a buzz from the children's achievements!

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    Hannah Tubbs

    Head of Teaching

    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!

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    Rhyannon Marshall

    Senior Teacher

    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.

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    Laura Eastwood

    Senior Teacher

    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. 

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    Tamzyn Chisholm

    Swim Academy Teacher & Baby & Preschool Teacher

    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.

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    Becky Hanbidge

    Baby & Preschool teacher

    Becky is our newest Baby & Preschool teacher and you can find her at Reflexions and MS Centre! 

    Becky recently left a career working in TV to join us as a Baby & Preschool 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!

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    Freya Millins

    Poolside Assistant

    Freya is on hand to help out as a Poolside Assistant at Wendover and MS Centre. 

    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. 


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