Our Team.

Emma is the Founder of Crazy Crabs Swim School. She is a Level 2 STA Swimming teacher with specialisation in Baby & Toddler lessons & SEN. Emma has over 8 years teaching experience. Emma currently is building the business and is the cover teacher from time to time!

Grace is a Level 2 SE Swimming teacher with over 4 years experience teaching little ones up to adults. Grace now works full-time for us as Admin Assistant and cover teacher, so you might get some emails from her or see her at the pool!

Emily is a Level 2 SE Swimming Teacher with over 7 years experience teaching. Emily used to teach for us when we first started and now she helps us with marketing so you might see some posts from her!

Georgina has been teaching swimming both privately and as part of an organised swim school for 7 years. She teaches at all levels including coaching the Henley Junior Triathlon club as is also a Fitness Instructor. Georgina is qualified with SE and teaches at Cookham on Tuesdays.

Lena has been teaching for the last 25 years. She enjoys her job immensely nurturing children to enjoy swimming and be confident and happy in the water. She wants them to be safe and enjoys watch them progress through their journey. That’s why she has been doing this job for so long! Lena is qualified with Swim England with CPDs in Baby & Toddler classes.

Gill is a qualified swimming teacher with over 10 years’ experience, holding Swim England Level 2, STA Baby & Toddler, and STA Level 2 Mermaid Instructor qualifications. Her career has taken her from the UK to Singapore, Dubai, and Myanmar, teaching swimmers of all ages and abilities. 

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Steph previously worked as a practice nurse before changing to swim teaching. She now has over 10 years experience in teaching with her Level 1 & 2 qualifications with Swim England. Steph builds great rapport with the children she teaches. Steph teaches on Thursdays and Fridays at Hagbourne and on Sundays at St Hugh's.

Robert has been a Lv 2 teacher for many years teaching all clients from Babies aged 10 weeks old to adult swimmers. He works closely with a lot of our SEN swimmers and is known for getting any swimmer in the pool feeling happy and confident! He currently teaches for us at many venues including Pishill, Standlake, Milton Hill House and Hagbourne.

Kaitlin qualified as a Swim Teacher in Dec 2024 and has taught a variety of age groups and abilities. She prides herself on being patient and offers comfort to more nervous swimmers. She loves to see the children progress and build on their essential water safety skills. She currently teaches for us at QAS on Saturdays.

Ellie teaches beginners, SEN and private lessons. Ellie was an international swimmer up until the covid pandemic and has now been teaching swimming for 6 years. She have worked with SEN children both in the water and in schools as a SEN teacher and has also worked in early years education. She currently teaches for us at QAS on Saturdays. 

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Ying has been teaching swimming for over 15 years, starting his career in Hong Kong before moving to the UK in 2019. He has experience teaching swimmers of all ages and abilities, from Swim England Stages 1–8 to adults, seniors and private lessons. Ying prides himself on adapting his coaching style to suit each swimmer and currently teaches for us at QAS on Saturdays.

Nathan is an STA Certificate qualified swimming instructor and has been teaching swimming for 3 years, loving every second of it! He enjoys seeing swimmers grow in confidence and develop their skills in the water. Nathan is also Rookie Instructor qualified and currently teaches for us at Hagbourne on Thursdays.

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Archie is an STA Level 2 qualified swimming teacher. He is also a competitive regional-level swimmer, with breaststroke being his favourite stroke! Archie loves seeing swimmers develop their skills and confidence in the water, while making sure his swimming lessons are fun, progressive and engaging. He is passionate about helping swimmers learn how to stay safe in and around the water and currently teaches for us at Milton Hill House.

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Karl has over 30 years of experience in swimming teaching and coaching, having worked with swimmers in Turkey, the UAE and Oman. He has worked with everyone from beginners learning to swim through to World Age Group Champions! Karl loves seeing swimmers of all abilities develop and reach their potential. He has a background in triathlon and endurance sports, both as an athlete and coach, and teaches across multiple locations for us, as well as running intensive swimming courses.

I’ve been teaching swimming since 2022 and absolutely love helping children develop their swimming skills and water confidence! I teach at The Oratory on Wednesdays and Saturdays, where I enjoy supporting swimmers of all abilities as they learn, improve and reach new milestones.

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Lulu has been teaching swimming for 4 years and currently is one of our cover teachers. She has a particular passion for working with SEN swimmers, however loves helping all swimmers build their confidence and develop their skills in the water.​​​​​​​​​

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