Our Vision
Support.
We strongly believe that everyone deserves to learn to swim or have the access to get the support & equipment they need.
If we don’t have the answers, we hope that we can signpost you to someone who does.
Community.
There are so many groups that aren’t included in the conversation and we have the chance today to change what will be written as our history.
Connections make communities stronger and give the diversity of voices needed for inclusion. Join ours here
Knowledge.
Swim teachers and aquatics professionals, check out our swim teacher’s hub for information and ideas on making your lessons and aquatic activities more inclusive
Empowerment.
Parents, check out our Parent Hub for information to support you and your child in their journey as they learn to swim.
From finding lessons to specific information in supporting your child’s unique challenges in aquatics, SWiRL’s got you covered.
Meet the Crew
Steph.
“I’m Steph, a swim teacher specialising in understanding the unseen needs of some swimmers, and together with friend and fellow military mum Rachael we have set up SWiRL Global .Once upon a time I was in the Navy but left at the end of my maternity leave; shortly after my second child was born I saw an advert to train as a swimming teacher and went for it and absolutely fell in love with the job. I soon came to see the benefits of water through interactions with my son and his friends and started to look into water therapy, this led me to Autism Swim where I qualified as an approved instructor to deliver water therapy and drowning prevention alongside specialist teaching for autistic indivdiuals.”
Rachael.
“I’m Rachael, a New Zealand born and bred designer. I grew up in the sticks of New Zealand as a farmer’s daughter but left the countryside behind to study Interior Architecture in Wellington. After completing my degree, I had several jobs and then moved to Perth for a year where I worked on a large hospital development; from there I travelled the world finally ending up in the UK where I nannied, travelled and loved every minute of my time here. Just before I was due to fly home to New Zealand, I met my military husband and the rest is history! Our life together has been a series of adventures since our eldest son was born with a serious heart condition but that’s another story (but if you want to read about it, you can have a look at Henry’s Journey on our page).”