Laura Bowder-Ridger is an English instructor who has been swimming since the age of 4. She recently received an STA Award in Teaching Swimming and plans to take the STA babies course in the future. Laura graduated from university with a BA in Illustration and Animation, and plans on pursuing a part-time master's degree.

Laura has previous experience working with children and enjoys teaching water confidence, particularly to younger children. She is passionate about teaching non-swimmers and helping them to become water confident, with a focus on teaching good technique from the start.

Laura enjoys teaching the Swimming Nature Programme because of the small class sizes and the opportunity to teach good technique without the dependence on floats. She particularly enjoys teaching the youngest swimmers, including the "frogs and seals" levels.

Laura chose to become a Swimming Nature teacher because she wanted to avoid the large class sizes typically found in leisure centres, which she believes do not allow for individual attention and effective teaching. In her free time, Laura enjoys pursuing her passion for illustration.