Who we are
Welcome to Ripple Kids, your local swim experts. Formerly Tri Swim School, we're a small family run business started by husband and wife team Annie & Ali Hollest who've owned local coaching company Tri Swim Coaching for the past 15 years. Our love of watersports meant we wanted to provide our three young children with the best safety skills and confidence in the water and Ripple Kids was born.
Meet the Swimming Teachers
For children and adults
Our friendly supportive teachers have a wealth of experience of teaching all ages and abilities including children and adults with SEN and ASD.
Adult private swimming lessons are also available to book on the link below, or please look at our sister site Tri Swim Coaching for adult group swimming lessons and swimming for triathlon/open water swimming.
Carolyn Hutchinson
Swim School Manager & Head Coach
Level 2 Swimming Teacher
Specialist in SEN & ASD
HND in Sports Therapy
1:1 lessons for children and adults
As a child I swam competitively and was selected to swim for my district. Some weeks in training I swam up to 48k! Can you believe it? Don't panic I won't be asking your child to do this!
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I eventually moved on from competitive swimming & started teaching, which I’ve now done for 15 years. During my time teaching, I’ve been lucky enough to to work and manage swim schools in many destinations across the world and am delighted to now be managing Tri Swim School.
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I've completed numberous CPDs to specialise in teaching children & adults with various needs including disabilities, SEN, Autism Spectrum Disorder and ADHD.
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I look forward to meeting you and helping your child improve their swimming in a fun and supportive environment.
Loreta Strazdaite
Baby & Pre School Head Coach
Level 2 Swimming Teaching
Level 2 Baby & Pre School Swimming Teaching
Fully DBS checked
CPD in Safeguarding
1:1 lessons for babies and toddlers
I grew up in Lithuania where I completed by degree in Physiotherapy. I retrained to become a swimming teacher to follow my passion for babies and little people!
I love nothing more than seeing babies and toddlers faces light up when they're having so much fun in my classes.
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I bring specialist paediatric knowledge as well as fun to my sessions. I'll always sense what the babies and children feel comfortable doing and adapt the lesson for each child's ability and bring you the confidence to enjoy swimming together safely outside of our lessons.
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I can't wait to help your child learn to love the water!
