Team Talk

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Fiona Munt-Whittle FIOS Principal Aquatots
Having started teaching my own children to swim via my Aquatots methods 23 years ago, I am still passionate about what I do! It is very rewarding being in a business that allows me to get to know lovely people and their babies and to give them back afterwards! With 4 children of my own, I feel that through the swimming spectrum I have experienced most of the problems that my customers will come across. My eldest has special needs and at 9 months old was the youngest of my 4 to swim. My second son went on to swim competitively for his county and is now a Lifeguard and Trainee Swimming Teacher himself.

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Jacqui Caver - Office Manager
Jacqui and Jenny job share as Office Managers keeping the office wheels oiled and the staff and swimmers happy and informed. Jacqui has 3 daughters and is also a league Table Tennis Player!

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Jenny Sheppard- Office Manager
Jenny and Jacqui job share as Office Managers - keeping the wheels oiled and the swimming pools filled with happy parents and babies. Jenny's daughter Rebecca started with Aquatots in the early days of the company and now swims for Tewkesbury Swimming Club and competes at County and South West Region level. In 2010 Rebecca may be part of the youngest relay team to swim the channel!

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Julie Hall FIOS

Leaving a career in Business banking to start a family, Julie took the opportunity to train as an Aquatots teacher after introducing her two children to swimming through Aquatots. Thomas her youngest is now swimming competitively for Worcester Swimming Club.

Julie is a keen swimmer and holds the ASA Level II swimming teacher and NRASTIC national pool lifeguard qualification. "This job was made for me as it combines my love of sport with the satisfaction of working with children."

In Julie’s spare time she plays regularly for Bretforton Ladies Hockey Club in one of the South West Counties Leagues.

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Lisa Bennett FIOS
I have worked in the Aquatots office for 3 and a half years, but decided 18 months ago to study for the ASA Swimming Qualifications and become a fully qualified teacher. Prior to this, I worked for over 10 years full time and following my maternity leave, part time in the Insurance Industry in Cheltenham. I qualified in the Summer of 2006 and started teaching ‘the Aquatots way’ in September of that year having also gained my NRASTIC national pool lifeguard qualification. I am now in my 4th term of teaching and am really enjoying it .I have 2 boys of school age who are both very confident/competent in the water and love swimming. When teaching Aquatots, it is amazing to see how much can be achieved by the babies/children in the water within a short time.

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Carrie Wilmott
Carrie Wilmot, 42 years old, mother of two gorgeous boys, Jack 6 and Toby 4 who both started swimming with aquatots at about 6 months and now swim like little fishes. I've been involved in swimming since the age of 5, firstly with lifeguards and then with a competitive club and more recently as a teacher. Most rewarding thing from being an aquatots teacher is seeing the parents reactions when their babies do their first solo swim.

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Louise Caga FIOS

I have been a qualified swimming teacher for 4 years, teaching young children and adults in the South Birmingham area. In August 2006 I joined the Aquatots team and began training in the Aquatots methods. I am now in my 4th term of teaching and have not looked back, I belive baby submersion is a great introduction to a safe and fun future in the pool.

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Nicola Crammen FIOS

After 20 years plus in the catering industry I gave up full time work to start a family. Both my children ages 5 and 7 have swam the Aquatots way and are extremely confident in water. I can honestly say Aquatots was one of the most, enjoyable, fun activities I shared with both children. This inspired me to join the team in September 2007 and qualify as an ASA Level II Teacher and a NPLQ Life Guard.

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Carol Miller FIOS
I have been working in Banking for the past 20 years and from 2002 this has been on a part time basis since having my children.
Swimming has been part of my life from a young age going on to compete Nationally and then qualifying as an ASA Swimming Teacher.
I currently run a swimming club, having originally been a member, for 5-16 year olds on a voluntary basis and both my children attend.
I learnt of Aquatots through friends experiences and joined the team in January 2008 . It is an excellent method of introducing babies/children to the water and most rewarding when you see their confidence grow.

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Sharon Lamont

Leaving a career in International sales and marketing when my son James arrived to become a full time mum. I naturally wanted my babies to be water babies, as I had been. I found out about Aquatots through the NCT and James loved it, Freya followed in his slipstream and is still an Aquatot baby and loves it. I decided to train as a swimming instructor specifically to work for Aquatots because I believed in the methods and was amazed by the results. I ASA qualified in August 2008, also completing my NPLQ National Pool Lifeguard Qualification. I started training with Aquatots in April 2008 and am loving it.

I love children and swimming so this is the best way to share both with as many people as possible. When not teaching I also run a toddler group and am chairperson for our local pre-school.

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Ann Norwood FIOS

After 17 years in the insurance industry in London, Ann gave up work to start a family. Ann moved to this area from Sussex in 2002 and quickly found Aquatots. She joined the team in 2003 and is a qualified ASA Swimming teacher and NRASTIC lifesaver.

In 2008 Ann decided to hang up her wetsuit and join the Aquatots office staff. Ann's value experience as a teacher and with a strong financial background has been a real asset to Aquatots moving forward.