Meet The Team

Amina is super qualified both as a Level 2 swim coach and also with her BA (hons) in sport and physical education. She has type 1 diabetes but doesn’t let it stop her from swimming, playing netball and travelling. Amina absolutely loves the headsets we use to talk to our swimmers on the go and feels it a real step change in how we can coach.

After seeing what an amazing job Sports Nut did teaching her son, Christina jumped at the chance to become a swim coach for us in 2021. She loves running and has collected a whole host of medals from 10k to Marathon distances. A water baby from a young age she takes every opportunity to swim, even in the chilly North Sea off the Scottish coast! In her old life Christina was a global marketing director, her favourite job was working for Universal Pictures. She loves to tell everyone about the time George Clooney touched her arm!

My name is Ellie and I’ve been coaching for over a year now. When I was younger I used to swim competitively for Bucks at WDSC, at the old Handy Cross pool. My two races that I always used to compete in were 50m Butterfly and 100m Front Crawl. I still swim in my spare time (as if I don’t spend enough time in the pool teaching already!)

I’ve been working for Sports Nut for coming up to a year now. The coaches are lovely and I really enjoy working with each of them!

Emma is qualified swimming teacher and Baby & Pre-school swimming teacher and has loved the water for as long as she can remember! Emma loves nothing more than getting outdoors with her dogs and when the balmy English weather is behaving, enjoys getting out on her paddle board. Emma also helps to look after Hearing Dogs in training in her spare time, so if you’re after some doggy training tips as well as swimming tips, look no further!

Favourite Thing about Sports Nut: “I love seeing the swimmers progress and gain in confidence. Coaching with Sports Nut is so fun and offers great job satisfaction!”

If you ever need to know your jete from your pirouette then Eva is your girl. Our very own prima Ballerina attended both junior and senior ballet school in London. Since she hung up her pointe shoes she has been coaching swimming and hitting the gym. Did you know she can now squat her own body weight?!!

As well as being a highly qualified swimming and football coach, James is a local PE Teacher, who loves putting a smile on everyone’s face! Having played for the England School Boys squad and Wycombe Wanderers Youth team up to U16, it’s fair to say that football has always filled James’ free time, and he continues to play semi-pro now. James is renowned for being an expert at the floss (yes, even underwater, we challenged him!) so if you fancy a dance-off… he’s your man!

Favourite Thing about Sports Nut: “My favourite part about Sports Nut is the approach. I love helping swimmers conquer their fears and achieve their targets and at Sports Nut the approach is fun and relaxed… it’s just part of the culture!”

June is a Level 2 swimming teacher and aqua fitness instructor, as well as holding personal training qualifications, and has been part of the Sports Nut team since 2019. You can often find June singing herself a happy little tune so feel free to join in!

Favourite Thing about Sports Nut: “I love seeing the children progress and learn life saving skills. Working with Sports Nut is having fun whilst teaching… it’s great seeing all the smiley faces!”

I taught myself to swim when I was about 12-13 years old in a fishpond as the closest swimming pool at the time was 50 kilometres away and I would have to take 2 buses to get there. Then when I was 14 I qualified to become a junior lifeguard. When I came to UK I had to gain lifeguard qualifications to continue working at the pool. Few years later I completed swim teachers course but I never thought that it would bring me so much satisfaction seeing how children gain water confidence, pass challenges and go through the stages!

Katie joined Sports Nut in 2016 and is a level 2 qualified swimming coach as well as a cricket, handball, tennis and volleyball coach. Katie is also a PE Teacher and has extra training in EYFS, English as a Foreign Language and Makaton! Long time sports nut Katie, has played for her county in both Badminton and Netball, and still loves playing netball and hitting the gym. Did you know she can deadlift 110kg?!

Favourite Thing about Sports Nut: “I really enjoy swimming coaching as I love being able to help and watch a child progress from gaining confidence in the water all the way up to developing their strokes and skills and most of all having fun and seeing lots of smiles on faces.”

Korrie joined the Sports Nut family in 2020 and has a Level 2 Swimming qualification as well as being an NPLQ qualified lifeguard and Level 2 Sports Leader. Having swam at county and regional level, Korrie made the cut to compete as part of the relay team at Arena Nationals… quite the competitor we’ve got ourselves! If you fancy taking her on next time we do the Swimathon, you should probably know that Korrie can also do 2 whole lengths underwater without breathing, so we suspect she might be part-mermaid!

Favourite Thing about Sports Nut: “Working at Sports Nut doesn’t feel like a job to me. It’s more like a couple of hours interacting with the kids, having fun and having a good time with my colleagues! I love coaching because it’s like I’m giving back to the sport that gave so much to me growing up. It teaches you so many life skills, like discipline and self-motivation. Sounds corny, but it made me the person I am today!”

I teach sport at a prep school in Gerrards Cross. I love to meet the personalities of little people and watch them grow in and out of the water, children mostly have no filter and I wish more adults could be like them!

There is nothing better than having fun but also knowing that you’ve had an impact on a child’s day, particularly with swimming, when progress can come quite quickly.

I used to work in events and travelled around the world with a sailing team! Also for the Olympics and Wimbledon Tennis! It was cool to meet such amazing athletes along the way. Sport is an inspiration to me and I have always done lots of it, including swimming. In my younger days I played a high level of women’s rugby representing regional and national levels. I was in the England Under 20 squad, however injury and other life choices prevailed when I went to University.

I formerly played rugby again in Wycombe but now I hyrox train and compete in Spartan fitness events! Around this, I enjoy walking and visiting the countryside in my time off. I also have a pet house bunny rabbit called Smudge.

Life is for living and enjoyment is a huge part of anything that I do. Which is why Sports Nut is such a great company to work for 🙂 The team are very supportive and have always helped me whenever I needed, particularly in 2023 when I joined.

Lindsey joined Sports Nut in 2019 and is a Level 2 swimming coach and triathlon coach, but has lots of other qualifications including Aqua Fitness, Aquaphobia and Baby & Toddler Swimming. Lindsey is also a fan of the great outdoors and has not only swum the longest open water race in the UK, and completed the Loch Ness Marathon, but is also a qualified Forest School Leader. If you need a campfire meal cooked or a piece of wood whittled… she’s your ‘gal!

Favourite Thing about Sports Nut: “I love coaching for Sports Nut. It’s given me new opportunities and is such a unique way of staging the swimming levels, which really sees progression. It’s so chilled and fun and the kids are just brilliant!”

Maisy qualified as a swim coach in 2022 and loves seeing the progression we achieve with the children. She always has a game up her sleeve to make the children smile and have fun in the pool. Maisy loves music and travelling but most of all, animals. One day she hopes to have dogs, cats, rats AND snakes as pets! Blimey Maisy, you are going to need a farm!!

Norbert started swimming in Serbia at the age of 8 and was the really nervous one, always afraid in lessons and never wanted to try anything new. Fast forward a few years and he had overcome all his fears, started swimming competitively and ended up achieving 3^rd place in the Serbian 200m backstroke national championships! He has been teaching in the UK since 2016 and adores working for Sports Nut. He thinks we are a VERY organised bunch and loves that there is always 100% focus on every child’s development through our swim path.

Paige is one of Sports Nut’s highly qualified swimming coaches (ASA Level 1 and 2). Paige is about as close to a real-life mermaid as you can get and has been competitive swimming since the tender age of five, starting at Hillingdon swimming club before moving to Amersham swimming club. She’s also earnt many swimming accolades at county, regional and national swimming championships and completed her first open water swim in Cornwall aged 14.

Paige also enjoys skiing – when she can – and socialising. Her special skill is ‘talking for England!’, which we can verify.

Pippa teaches swimming and has been with Sports Nut for over seven years. Pippa is an accomplished Level 2 Swimming teacher and holds a National Rescue Award for Swim Teachers. Aged 13, Pippa claimed the title of Borough Freestyle 100m Champion. When not pounding the pool-side, Pippa loves pounding the streets, and has competed in the Hyde Park 5k run. Pippa’s little-known skill is juggling – go on, put her to the test!

Favourite Thing about Sports Nut: “It’s fun, plus it also means I can be a sports nut during the day, as well as in my spare time!”

Reshaun joined the Sports Nut team in 2020 and has a plethora of qualifications under his belt… swimming, softball, basketball, handball, korfball, fitness instruction, rugby, football, baseball, futsal, dodgeball, netball, cricket, multi-skills… it’s fair to say he’s a Sports Nutter through and through! Reshaun’s proudest swimming achievement was perfecting breaststroke after years of struggling to master the tricky technique… at the grand old age of 22 during adult lessons! A great person to talk to if you’re struggling with the bend-star-SNAP! Next time you see him, don’t forget to ask him about his favourite thing, Arsenal!

Favourite Thing about Sports Nut: “I love how fun but professional Sports Nut are. The staff are very knowledgeable and relaxed, and we have the freedom to plan our own sessions within the Sports Nut structured framework ensuring consistency across classes”

ASA Level 2 swimming instructor Sian, joined Sports Nut in 2020, and has always been a keen swimmer, swimming lengths at just 4 years old! She got her 1 mile badge (that’s 80 lengths of the Davenies pool!) when she was 11… can you beat that?! Sian is also a massive travel fan and has travelled to lots of places across the world including Belize, India and Sri Lanka. When she’s not at the pool or jetting off on her travels, Sian has a very cool job as a graphic designer for Film and TV. She has worked on productions such as Mission Impossible – Fallout, Disney’s Maleficent 2 and Wonder Woman 2. Have you spotted her in the credits yet?

Favourite Thing about Sports Nut: “I love seeing Sports Nutters develop from saying ‘I can’t do it’ to ticking it off their challenges, it’s always such a great achievement to see!”

Sophie has always had a love for water from a very young age. She started as a competitive swimmer, before taking up scuba diving and becoming a qualified lifeguard in 3 countries. Sophie loves incorporating Super Heroes into her lessons, a skill she’s learned as a mum to two young boys

Her favourite thing about Sports Nut is working with all the different swimmers and see their progression from one week to the next.