Success Story: High Performance Swimming
Rithik Khanwani
July 22, 2024
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2 min read
Mrs. Gerrie van Beek has been deeply involved in the sport of swimming for the last 35 years, coaching in Dubai since 1995. She is a well-known and recognised swimming coach throughout the city. Working within the swimming world has led Gerrie to follow many different coaching and teaching clinics, which has, in turn, increased her capability and expertise as a swimming teacher. After many years of teaching in Dubai, she finally had the opportunity to open her own swimming club with Head Coach Konstantin Bushmelev in 2014.
Here's a glimpse of our meaningful conversation with her.
High Performance Swimming wants to help all swimmers achieve their swimming goals - from teaching little ones how to swim to coaching our elite swimmers for high level competitions, and everything in between.
Our swimming club aims at providing high quality lessons with a focus on keeping swimmers moving and improving their technique and stamina. It is also important to us that young swimmers learn how to swim and be water safe and are not afraid to step out of their comfort zone. Our teachers come from all different international backgrounds and all of them have high level coaching experience.
The sports world has become incredibly digitized over the past few years, and I think this trend will continue. Events, competitions, and registrations can now all be planned and done online, and I believe that eventually, almost everything sports-related will be found or communicated online.
We organize swimming galas for our swimmers and we consider them successful if everyone is happy, having a good time and enjoying their swimming experience! We also measure success by the number of people who join us through recommendations from family and friends.
'How much love do you have for swimming?' - There is a delicate balance needed to be part of the swimming world in Dubai. It can be tough with minimal rewards, so a great passion for the sport is a must to be able to succeed and become a strong teacher or coach.
To learn more about High Performance Swimming Club, do visit: https://www.hpsc-dubai.com/
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