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 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.
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 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!
Tamzyn is one of our newest Swim Academy Teachers and she is now training to be a Baby & Preschool teacher 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.