Podcast Episode – Kerryn Prouse

Welcome to another episode of the Aquatic Mentors podcast. I am your host, Katrina van Eyk.

In today’s episode I interview an industry professional who took the plunge into aquatics later in life, founding her passion and a business that continues to grow. So, please extend a big welcome to the podcast for Kerryn Prouse.

Kerryn started her swim school in 2014 in her backyard pool as a way of supporting her children through a gap year before they moved on to university. She had spent many years traveling Victoria taking her children to swim meets and while at boarding school her children had qualified as swim teachers so together, they opened Prouse Swim School.

Their numbers grow quickly and Kerryn realised there was a market for swimming lessons in Horsham and the surrounding area and hired a local indoor motel pool to continue lessons over Winter while they invested in a heated pump and cover for their personal pool. Once updated they moved the swim school back to their home pool and now have 700 + swimmers attending lessons.

Kerryn noticed that some of her swim school families were driving big distances to attend lessons, even traveling from across the border in South Australia. Taking the incitive Kerryn sourced another pool closer to the boarder and now has 200 + swimmers moving through that facility.

Early this year Kerryn expanded into another rural pool where her staff teach another 100 swimmers.

Kerryn shows you are never too old or young to find your passion and develop a business from hard work.

Her passion is to share the water safety message and goes above and beyond for her clients.

Through today’s episode Kerryn shares some insights into her work as well as her thoughts on swimming and where she see’s swimming and water safety moving to in the future.

Please share the hidden gems you find in Kerryn’s interview on our Facebook page, Aquatic Mentors and you will find all her contact details listed at the end of the show notes.

If you want to share your aquatic story, please contact me via my email: regionalswimclinics@outlook.com

Check out our website aquaticmentors.com.au for our Season 1 Ebook.

So, let’s jump in and find out more about Kerryn’s journey in swimming.

Kerryn Prouse’s Contact Information:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/prouseswimmingschool

Website: https://prouseswimschool.com.au/

Email: prouse@wimmera.com.au

Katrina van Eyk's Contact Information:

Aquatic Mentors - https://www.aquaticmentors.com.au/

Facebook - Aquatic Mentors

Regional Swim Clinics - www.regionalswimclinics.com.au

Email – regionalswimclinics@outlook.com

Facebook - Regional Swim Clinics

Aquatic Mentors Ebook Link: https://www.regionalswimclinics.com.au/top-10-tips-for-aquatic-professionals/