Volunteers

The club can only run with the support of our Teachers and Volunteers.

If you are interested in helping and making a difference to the lives of our members, click on the ‘Contact Us’ button or ‘Fill in the Volunteer Form’

No formal qualifications are required, but you should be interested in swimming. Our Director of Swimming Pauline will give you all of the help you need. The club is willing to consider sponsoring volunteers to gain swimming and teaching qualifications. If you are doing your D. Of E bronze, silver, gold awards, you could do your volunteering part at our club & we can sign it off for you.

Some of our volunteers

Testimonials from Our Volunteers:

“The past 3 years or so have been an amazing experience with Electric Eels. Over the years I have had the privilege to teach and be a role model to these children. Seeing them has inspired me to volunteer in many other areas of my life, and taught me a valuable lesson to put others first. This was not only learnt from the kids, but also from the other volunteers and coaches who put so much aside for the swimmers. Seeing this charity grow and have swimmers come from all around Berkshire is inspiring! I wish you all the best and i hope that Electric Eels will continue to do the excellent work it has been doing”.

“Happy New Year Pauline, you have changed my world in so many ways, by having me at your club allowed me to have opportunities that I could only dream of, you have helped in my path of finding a job that I love. You have honestly bettered me as a person and I love you loads Pauline so bring on the many more year and the rest of our adventures!xxxx”

THE QUEENS AWARD TO VOLUNTEERING

In 2018 The Berkshire Community Foundation nominated the Electric Eels Swimming & Synchro Club for THE QUEEN’S AWARD TO VOLUNTEERING.

This is a really special nomination for the club. We have around 26 1-1 volunteers and poolside teachers, who really make the club very special Volunteers need be patient, caring, understanding, consistent, & reliable

The club was honoured by The Queen with this award which we are really proud of, it is the equivalent to an MBE and allows us to wear the Queen’s crown on our outfits, also in our administration.

DID YOU KNOW: The award is totally made of glass and the shape of the crown is made up of many faces of different people!