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Meet Our Team

Meet our team

  • Emma Nicol

    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!

    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!

  • Hannah Tubbs

    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 Programme Assessor for the National Puddle Ducks team, which means she can sign off new teachers once they are ready to become fully fledged teachers with us, not just in our area but across the country.

    Hannah loves being in the water and in her down time can be found listening to music and enjoying her favourite snacks!

  • Rhyannon Marshall

    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. 

    Rhyannon does the marketing work for us so is responsible for keeping you up to date on information through social media. She really enjoys the creative side of things.

    In her spare time Rhyannon enjoys spending time with her family and having fun with her two little boys.

  • Laura Eastwood

    Laura Eastwood

    Senior Teacher

    Laura is one of our lovely Baby & Pre School teachers. She loves seeing the children (and parents) enjoy their swimming lessons and becoming safe and confident in the water! Laura is also undergoing her training to be a Swim Academy teacher too, so keep an eye out for her in your classes. 

    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. 

     

  • Adrianne Heasley

    Adrianne Heasley

    Office administrator & Teacher

    Adrianne is our Office Administrator and is also a qualified Baby & Pre School Teacher and Swim Academy teacher.

    Adrianne is the 'go-to' person whether you are looking to book your little one into lessons or whether you need some advice on what to bring! She can also be found occasionally teaching some of lessons.

    Adrianne loves 'Lush' bath bombs, any flavour - we just hope she doesn't bring them to the pool with her!!!!

  • Roxy Wilkins

    Roxy Wilkins

    Baby & Preschool & Swim Academy Teacher

    Roxy is teaches both our Swim Academy and Baby & Pre School classes and is loving watching children improve in ability and confidence in their swimming lessons. 

    In her spare time Roxy enjoys baking, going for walks, playing with her kids outside, and of course swimming!

  • April Denning

    April Denning

    Baby & Preschool Teacher

    April is so excited to be teaching her favourite thing in the world. She is one of our newest teachers and is really enjoying getting to know the children and parents now she has her own classes!

    April is happiest in the water, she has always wanted to be a mermaid! Her favourite hour of the day is when I can sit with a cheesecake watching any sort of medical show- 'Ambulance: code red' being one of her favourites!

    If she's not in the water or watching medical programmes, she is with her 2 girls at the swings; they love to explore new parks.

  • Taya Edwards

    Taya Edwards

    Swim Academy Teacher

    Taya has recently finished her training and passed her assessment to teach our Swim Academy Level 1 and 2 classes.

    Taya says she loves this job because she was a competitive swimmer when she was younger and she loves that she is bringing swimming into her adult life by teaching children how to swim and watch them progress and build confidence, knowing that one day they could also grow with a love of swimming which is the most rewarding feeling. 

    Not only is Taya gaining her Swimming Teaching qualifications she is also a qualified hairdresser and make up artist! In her spare time Taya likes to practice her make up skills and does clients make up for weddings and parties! She is a busy bee! Taya also enjoys going on daytrips with her friends to the beach to paddleboard, sunbathe and explore new places!


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