Meet our Team
Our Swim Instructors
We are on the hunt for more amazing swim instructors to join our team, if you are interested please get in touch with us!
Zoe
Swim Instructor
Zoe is currently a competitive swimmer for Sundevils Swimming Club competing at national events. She has been swimming competitively for 7 years.
When she isn’t in the pool, you’ll usually find her at the beach swimming and surfing in the ocean. For Zoe, the pool environment is like her home and she is looking forward to bringing her love for the water to Dolphin Academy.
Zoe’s goal is to help the children she teaches to love and feel comfortable in and also around the water.
Casey
Swim Instructor
Casey has a passion for the water and loves teaching children to swim. She enjoys watching them grow in confidence and thrive in the water. Casey is a fully qualified NZ and Austswim instructor specialising in Water Safety, infant/pre-school, and higher-need students.
Casey has played and coached many different sports over the years. Casey is married with two active boys and as a family, they love the outdoors.
Emily
Swim Instructor
Emily was once a little three-year-old who refused to get in the pool at swimming lessons, however, she quickly grew to love the water.
Now one of her favourite things is swimming and surfing in the ocean. She also likes to dance, bake, and crochet. She’s very excited to help the kids at Dolphin Academy gain confidence in the water and develop their own love for swimming.
Karina
Water Safety Instructor
Karina is a Mum of two girls, 6 and 14, who are both keen swimmers and love the water. She feels it is an important life skill to learn to swim and be safe in the water from a young age.
She is loving being part of the Dolphin Academy team and is really enjoying meeting the children and helping them with their water skills and confidence in our ‘Water Skills for Life’ Schools Programme.
Julie
Water Safety Instructor
Julie is a mum to two girls 4 and 6 who both love the water. As a family who spends a lot of time on Lake Taupo and the beach, she feels it’s so important for all kids to learn water safety skills and to swim safely.
She is excited to be a part of Dolphin Academy and is looking forward to meeting and teaching the children in the Water Skills for Life programme.
Lani
Swim Instructor
Lani has been a swimmer for around 11 years, with years of competitive swimming in Taupo, then discovering a passion for long distances in open water, swimming in lakes and oceans. Lani has previously been an instructor at AC Baths in Taupo and is now in Hawke’s Bay studying Fashion at EIT.
She enjoys meeting new people and helping those in need and loves sharing her swimming skills with others.
She is excited about joining Dolphin Academy and is looking forward to helping swimmers achieve their goals.
Abby
Swim Instructor
Abby started swimming when she was 7 years old and learned to swim in this very pool. She then moved on to become a competitive swimmer for multiple clubs in Hawke’s Bay.
She feels at home in the pool and loves sharing her passion for swimming and helping kids improve and achieve their swimming goals.
She is excited to teach the kids at Dolphin Academy.
Alisha
Swim Instructor
Alisha has been a swimmer with Greendale swim club for 8 years and enjoys both the competitive and personal development of the sport.
She is really looking forward to seeing the children progress and become more water confident. Passing on her skills and knowledge, she is really excited to be a part of the Dolphin Academy team.
Alisha's motto is to "always strive to do your best”.
Maggie
Swim Instructor
Maggie is eager to both learn and teach when it comes to water. Ever since she was young she has had an immense love for water-based activities and currently participates in lifesaving. Maggie is motivated to make a difference in the lives of the children she teaches and hopes to pass on her love for the water, becoming a fun and friendly face at Dolphin Academy.
Ashleigh
Swim Instructor
Ashleigh is friendly, hard-working, and has a real love for water. She loves playing sport and being active and strives to achieve in everything she does.
Ashleigh loves spending time in the water and is excited to teach the children at Dolphin Academy so they can gain a love for the water too.
Sabine
Swim Instructor
Sabine has swum competitively for 7 years, then getting involved in surf lifesaving. She is excited to pass on her knowledge of swimming and to learn from others along the way.
She is looking forward to seeing the kids at Dolphin Academy progress and gain confidence in the pool.
Carmel
Shift Supervisor
Carmel is currently teaching at a local intermediate school and has a strong background in swimming. She represented NZ at the 1984 Olympic Games in backstroke and freestyle and again at the Commonwealth Games in 1986, making finals in her backstroke events.
Carmel is a qualified lifeguard, has customer service and plant room experience. She is looking forward to meeting our swimmers and their families.
Carmel will be another smiling face as you come to swimming each week, working alternate afternoons with Vicky in the office, including Saturday mornings.
Vicky
Manager/Co-owner
Vicky is one of four owners of Dolphin Academy and is the Manager. Having initially trained as a Primary School Teacher, Vicky then worked in the event and not for profit industry for many years.
Vicky is passionate about forming great relationships, developing a family-orientated environment and ensuring Dolphin Academy is the best it can be.
As Mum to three busy girls, she knows how important water safety and learning to swim is in Hawke’s Bay.
