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Christine
- Rate £35
- Response 1h
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Students3
Number of students Christine has accompanied since arriving at Superprof
Number of students Christine has accompanied since arriving at Superprof
£35/hr
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Struggling with Swimming? Aquatic professional with 30yrs experience offering friendly online support.
- Swimming
- Aqua gym
Lesson location
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at your home or in a public place : will travel up to 20 km from Inverness
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Recommended
Christine is a respected member of our tutor community. She is highly recommended for her commitment and the quality of her lessons. An excellent choice to progress with confidence.
About Christine
At the age of three years my Dad threw me into the local pool to teach me to swim. It isn’t a technique I have ever used or ever will. As a kid/teen I swam for the club at that same pool and it was there I first qualified as a swimming teacher and lifeguard. We did adult lessons, school lessons, sessions for disabled swimmers, and council lessons all great fun, the experience proved invaluable later on when I moved to a different area with my husband.
I saw an opening for quality 1 to 1 swimming tuition whilst working in a leisure center as a Lifeguard/Swimming Teacher. My business idea received start-up funding and a training grant. The training grant was used to finance the Adult & Child Instructors course, Aquacise Instructors course, and Swimming Tutors course. The first course allowed classes that were much needed to commence locally, and the second allowed a popular fitness class to recommence. Part of the teaching duties that I took on, was contracted swimming teaching for the local council.
I started with two pupils in January 2004 and went on to teach seventy-eight one-to-one lessons in 2011, at which point, I decided to start a waiting list, as I always seemed to be in a pool.
At that time, my working wardrobe was a variety of very gaudy swimming costumes (that made me easily stand out and that the kids loved), two wetsuits, and a lot of fleeces, boots, and loads and loads of towels.
I am never going to swim for TeamGB in the Olympics but my Husband says I could bore for Britain about teaching swimming. I would prefer to say that it is a subject that I am passionate about.
I was once asked what do I dislike about teaching swimming; truthfully, nothing. Whilst I was still teaching in 2015, our dog, decided to test the strength of my swimmer's shoulders, by chasing a cat whilst I grabbed a post to secure the mutt. Daisy won.
After roughly a year in physiotherapy with a dislocated shoulder and a frozen shoulder, returning to University where I graduated with a BSc(Hon) in Biomedical Science, which focused on Sport and Fitness and Anatomy and Physiology, among other modules, in the first two years (also joining the Swimming team and Water Polo team and surprising the coach with my ability to tread water – gained from decades of treading water beside 1 to 1 lessons) and teaching swimming again on a very part time basis (especially at exam time!) to keep down the student debt...and then of course we had COVID-19.
Now I am out of the swimming teaching loop. Rather than go back via lifeguarding etc. I thought I would create my own loop.
I look forward to hearing from you and putting an end to any swimming struggles that you may be having!
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About the lesson
- All Levels
- English
- Spanish
All languages in which the lesson is available :
English
Spanish
• With 30yrs experience teaching a wide range of swimming abilities and ages, in 1 to 1 and group settings. From 2004 to 2015, my role focused on individual lessons and adult learners.
• Included in my lesson plans are many exercises that could be repeated on dry land as a technique to either train muscle memory or help to rectify stroke issues.
• I Teach 1to1 as developing an individual swimmer's stroke can get lost in the constraints imposed by group lessons - time, other swimmers' abilities, etc.
• I offer email and web support for competent swimmers looking for stroke development. Whether you or your children are quite literally, struggling with swimming or your issue relating to water has been a challenge for some time. Please be aware, I am based in the Highlands of Scotland, I can only offer 1to1 lessons if you are based up there.
• I am very happy to give any email/video (blended if preferred) advice on a continuing plan or one-off basis on anything relating to swimming tuition and the teaching and tuition of swimming, progressive practices, stroke analysis, stroke problems, etc.
• My qualifications:
Level 2 Teaching Aquatics & Coaching Swimming,
Level 2 Fitness & Exercise Instruction
Level 2 Aquacise Instructor
Level 2 Adult & Child Aquatics Co-Coordinator
Level 1 Coaching Synchronised Swimming,
Level 1 Lane Coach
• I once trained swimming teachers too, but decided teaching swimmers was more fun.
• I am happy to help swimmers of all ages; however, you have to be over 18 to hire me.
• Scanned copies of my qualifications are available to view and references can be provided.
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Recommendations
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I was terrified of swimming took ages to pluck up the courage to learn but my doctor assured me it was the best exercise for me. Couldn't have picked a better teacher, her information and encouragement proved invaluable to me and I benefited from her wise words.
I would highly recommend Christine to anyone wishing to start or improve there swimming.Christine taught our daughters to swim ( gave me some stroke tips as well on occasion). Both girls were invited to swim with swim club at an early age which is definitely due to their swim lessons
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Rates
Rate
- £35
Pack prices
- 5h: £175
- 10h: £350
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