Natalie has always been a sporty person and as a kid always looked forward to sports day and swimming. She started swimming at the age of 6 at her local pool and progressed quickly each week when going swimming with school. Anything the class couldn't teach her she taught herself using a book she bought at book club. 

Once she had left primary school and went to secondary she got into athletics both track and field, this included discus in which she came 1st 4 years in a row, long jump, high jump, 4 x100m relay and hurdles. A few years later she met someone who was a swimming instructor  for swimming nature, it sparked fond memories of swimming and how free it made her feel so I got her qualifications and decided I would like to teach other people how to swim either from scratch or to improve on what they already knew. Natalie thinks that swimming is also a lifesaving skill that every man, woman and child should have under their belt. She really enjoys teaching people what she knows and seeing them progress, how it all comes together, the thrill on people’s faces once they know how makes it all worthwhile.