Nick has 20 years experience in the leisure industry and studied sports management in Loughborough. If there is a job in the private swim school industry, it’s likely that Nick has done it at some point.

Nick has always been a beloved teacher and understands how important children’s early experiences are, especially in the water. Individualised and exciting swimming lessons create a life long love of the water. Nick wants a swim school that creates opportunities for every little one to discover a love for swimming.

Amanda didn’t learn to swim until she was 8 years old but still fondly remembers her first swim teacher - Jane - who helped create her forever passion. Amanda went on to swim for 3 local swimming clubs - Biggleswade, Cambridge and Hitchin.

Parts of her experience were amazing and others were alienating and unfriendly. Amanda doesn’t want any swimmer to feel stressed or pushed and thinks swimming should always be enjoyable.

From the award scheme to social media and the facilities, every part influences the feeling that customers have and are all equally important to Amanda.

Jade is passionate about customer experiences and swim lessons. She is vital to the Happy Fins experience and is here to ensure our standards are always high. She is manning our inbox and Whatsapp so send her a message if you have any questions or want a friendly chat.

Jade has a degree in sports science and fully understands the importance of swimming from an early age to reap the benefits of such a healthy sport. This passion comes out in her teaching, she is just as keen as us to ensure the kids are learning to swim and loving the water at the same time.

Carly took her son to adult and child lessons 5 years ago and loved it so much she trained to be a swimming teacher and hasn’t looked back. Carly is empathetic, caring and can hold a great tune.

She loves teaching at Happy Fins and thinks the ethos perfectly suits her teaching style.

Katrina has been a swim teacher for over 5 years. Previously Katrina worked locally as a midwife, this provided perfect experience for teaching little ones to swim.

Katrina’s favourite thing about teaching swimming is helping the nervous and shy children come out of their shells. “I love it when they finally arrive to a lesson with a great big smile on their face’.

Ethan is our Butterfly expert. He learnt to swim in South Africa where he competed until he was 18.

He became a swimming teacher because he was always the one teaching his cousins and family friends to swim and thinks it’s great having a job that is fun and doesn’t feel like a chore. Ethan also teaches our club swimmers, passing on all of his competitive swimming knowledge.

Henry came to Happy Fins as someone who was keen to teach children a life skill and build on his experience in the field.

Henry is a supportive and nurturing teacher with the patience of a saint and is a great find for Happy Fins. We are really pleased to have him on the team.

Leanne has been a swimming instructor for 3 years and brings fantastic energy and positivity to all of her lessons.

We asked Leanne why she become a swimming teacher and she said: 'I’ve always loved being in the water myself from such a young age, both my 2 girls started in the parent and child classes and from there I thought what a rewarding, fun and happy job. It’s great seeing the children progress and the smiles on their faces.'

Sue was a succesful competitve swimmer in her youth and this inspired her to become a swimming teacher, a job that she has loved for 15 years.

Sue enjoys being able to pass on her knowledge, experience and love of the water. She loves seeing a child's face when they first swim across the pool all by themselves. Her 15 years of experience is an asset to Happy Fins and is evident in her knowledgeable and calm teaching.