Hi there, I’m Leon and I am one of the founding coaches of Swimyourswim (SYS). I have been swimming in open water for as long as I care to remember! It is my passion to see as many people as possible swimming safely in open water. In recent months I have completed an End-2-End swim of Coniston & Windermere in the Lake District, swam across the Solent, the river Humber and taken part in Chill Swim events. My hardest swim in this last year, and the swim I am most proud of is completing an Ice Mile in November 2013. Swimming one mile in Treeton Dyke, at a temperature of 3.8ºC, I became the 64th member of the International Ice Swimming Association.
{Oh, and by the way – I’m not a big fan of having my photo taken]
I am qualified National Water Safety Manaement Programme (NWSMP) Instructor with the Royal Life Saving Society (RLSS), after passing the NWSMP course in March 2014.
I am a qualified Level 2 Open Water Swimming Coach having passed the following courses with the STA (Swimming Teaching Association):
STA Pool to Open Water (15th March 2014)
STA Open Water Swimming Coaching (28th July 2013)
STA Safeguarding Children, Young People & Vulnerable Adults (3rd October 2014)
STA Pool Emergency Procedures
You can contact Leon by emailing leon@swimyourswim.com