Fiona Cash
Co-Founder of S.W.I.M.
Swimming Teacher
Years Swimming:
10+
Competed at National Level!
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Favourite Stroke:
Front Crawl
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Favourite Skill to Teach:
Star floats & Treading water
A Bit About Me
Hi, my name is Fiona and I am one of the founders of S.W.I.M.!
I have always been a very active individual and from a young age I took part in a range of sports including cross-country running, basketball, tennis, Gaelic football and of course, swimming. My swimming journey began when I was 3-months old with my family taking me to the Valley Leisure centre every Sunday for a morning dip. When I was old enough, I joined swimming lessons at the Arena Health and Fitness Club in North Belfast and at age 7 I joined Alliance Swimming Club where I progressed through the 'Learn to Swim' program before joining the competitive club.
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At age 13 I moved to Lisburn Swimming Club where I started to take my swimming more seriously. At this stage, swimming became a major part of my life. I would wake up at 4:30am to train before school, then return to the pool in the evening for my second session, followed by regular evening gym sessions. For the next few years I was completing 8-10 swimming sessions a week and 2-3 land training/ gym session.
I competed at regional and national competitions such as Ulster Championships, Irish Nationals and the Irish Olympic trials and spent time on both the Ulster and Irish junior squads.​ I continued swimming through university representing the swim team on several occasions at varsities and BUCS. I studied Sport and Exercise Science at Ulster University and graduated with a 2:1 in July 2020. I then went on to study a MSc in Sports and Exercise Nutrition and graduated with Commendation in July 2023 as a qualified Sports Nutritionist.
Over the course of my 8 years of teaching swimming I have completed my level 1 & 2 swim teaching and level 1 swim coaching qualifications through Swim Ireland. I have worked for a range of swim schools in and around Belfast and through this I have had the opportunity to work with adults and children of all ages and abilities. As I have been through all the stages of swimming myself, progressing from learn to swim to a competitive club environment, I believe I have the knowledge and experience to help anyone gain water confidence and get swimming!
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I look forward to seeing you at the pool!
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