SWiRL's got you covered!

SWiRL Global
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SWiRL's got you covered!

We are SWiRL Global; co-founded by designer Rachael and swim teacher Steph, both parents to neurodiverse children. As a company we focus on inclusion and community in aquatics, we innovate to create sensory considered products for those learning to swim. Our podcast series is about community and signposting; bringing you information to make aquatics more inclusive and, as parents of children with extra needs we draw on our own experiences to help others, chatting to professionals that can guide parents that are walking a similar path to us.

  1. 11/06/2021

    203_JULIE KAMARA ZARA PEASLAND_If you empower a child in the water, it can feed back into the family, and what they're doing outside the pool as well

    Julie Kamara is an international swimming tutor with experience of delivering courses in the UK and around the world. She has over 30 years experience and is not only a swim tutor in her home county of Norfolk but owns a swim school there. Julie is qualified to recognise and deliver a range of skills such as Reflex Observation and Integration Therapy and Movement Therapy. Julie is also a Developmental Play Practitioner. Zara Peasland lives and works in Milton Keynes where she runs her ow...

    42 min

  2. 03/06/2021

    202_JO AQUA SENSORY_THE ENVIRONMENT WHERE EQUITY COMES ALIVE

    Sensory experiences are essential for healthy development. But it is often forgotten that we have individual sensory responses and preferences. In the water, we often find that some children are naturally more sensory sensitive and some need more input to regulate them. That is why at Aqua Sensory we take an individual approach to understand our children’s sensory world. The aim is always to create sensory harmony, contentment and calm. Respect, simplicity and nurture are at the core of Aqua ...

    42 min

  3. 27/05/2021

    201_LYNN GORING-CROOK_"The pool, a phenomenal place for game play"_STA Aquatic Tutor and owner of STA Approved Training Centre The Swim Surgery

    "The pool, a phenomenal place for game play" - we speak to Lynn Goring-Crook, STA Aquatic Tutor, and owner of STA Approved Training Centre The Swim Surgery about the importance of play in the learn to swim process. Lynn is passionate about all things aquatic but is a huge advocate for learning through play in the pool and has created and delivered webinars on Aquatic Games for the continuous professional development of swim teachers.https://theswimsurgery.co.uk/

    27 min

  4. 14/03/2021

    010_JAMAL HILL_Water the Great Equaliser_Founder of Swim Up Hill Organisation

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    35 min

  5. 12/03/2021

    009_ANESTI VEGA_“Challenging the Preconceived Notions”_Oceanographer, Educator and SCUBA Instructor

    We speak to Anesti Vega, Executive Director of US Expeditions and Exploration (USX), a nonprofit scientific research agency dedicated to connecting military veterans with STEM field research opportunities. We partner with researchers that need data in remote/austere environments and recruit veterans with survival skills in those environments and help them continue a strong sense of purpose by launching expedition missions to collect that data. I started with the organization in 2018 as an exp...

    40 min

  6. 23/02/2021

    008_JO MCMEECHAN_"That Mum"_Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist

    We talk to Jo McMeechan Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist - what started as an interview to empower parents needing to bridge the gap turned into a bigger conversation about what it's like to parent a child who doesn't fit the box whilst living in a pandemic.

    1h 4m

  7. 01/02/2021

    007_SHANA LORDE_“You Get Up & do Something to Change the Statistics”_Founder of Let us Swim

    We speak to Shana Lorde, founder of Let Us Swim, based in Broward County Florida. We hear her unique story of witnessing the tragic fallout from countless drownings whilst working in a paediatric emergency room, and how she was determined to make a difference and change those numbers. Shana is a passionate advocate for drowning prevention and inclusion within aquatics; in Spring 2021 she will be running a webinar “Going Beyond the Label” - keep an eye out for details by following @letuss...

    26 min

  8. 21/12/2020

    006_COACH TAJ_"Swimming- Giving the gift to the Community" with the founder of Empowered Swimming Incorporated

    Join us as we speak to Coach Taj, founder of Empowered Swimming. A non-profit based in the US with a mission “to provide access to professional, affordable, and dependable aquatic services to the marginalized community.”One of the drivers behind Empowered Swimming is eradicating the narrative that black people can’t swim. The statistics show that in the US a black person is 5.5 times more likely to drown than a white person. Coach Taj is dedicated to driving this statistic down by remov...

    43 min
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We are SWiRL Global; co-founded by designer Rachael and swim teacher Steph, both parents to neurodiverse children. As a company we focus on inclusion and community in aquatics, we innovate to create sensory considered products for those learning to swim. Our podcast series is about community and signposting; bringing you information to make aquatics more inclusive and, as parents of children with extra needs we draw on our own experiences to help others, chatting to professionals that can guide parents that are walking a similar path to us.

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  • Creator
    SWiRL Global
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    13
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2021 SWiRL's got you covered!
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