Debbie’s background includes founder and owner of Debbie Hart’s Swimming School for 35 years teaching children from 3 years to competitive swimmers, representing Great Britain from 1975-1978 at County, National and International swimming events around the world, Silver medalist in 50m butterfly and Bronze medalist in 100m butterfly at FINA World Masters in Italy as well as a WA state record holder for 50m butterfly.

She has many sporting awards including ASA Swimming Coaches Award, RLSS Lifesaving Award, Aquafit Award and AUSTSWIM Teaching Swimming and Water Safety Qualifications.

As Coach Coordinator she is the first contact for the coaches and to assist and mentor them as well as guide and plan for the club to provide our members with a structure of training, fun, fitness for pool and open water swimming including competitions.

Cherie has been one of our Masters WA club coaches since 2016. She has also been coaching in a variety of other roles since 2016. These include learning to swim classes from babies to adults and special needs in the private sector, Education Department and Royal Life Saving organisations.

Her qualifications include Teacher of Aquatic Education, Competitive Strokes, Access and Inclusion, Open Water Course, Cert 4 Personal Trainer and Level 1 Athletics Coach. Her biggest joy as a coach is helping people to enjoy swimming and keeping active as much as she does. This includes helping to assist people in achieving their sporting dreams, and which sharing in their success gives her great pleasure.

She competes regularly in OWS, WOW events and interclub pool competitions including the Busselton Jetty Swim and Rottnest Island Channel Crossing Swim which she completed as a Solo swimmer in 2021. She also competed at the Masters Nationals in Adelaide in 2019. Besides swimming,

Cherie is also an experienced triathlete and ultra-marathoner/trail runner, completing a Half Ironman event in under 6 hours in 2017, achieving 2nd place in a 3-day Ultra Marathon (170km) event in 2018, 1st place in the Perth Marathon Relay in 2017 and 1st place in the 6-hour Track Ultra event in 2021.

PK is just starting out on her coaching career and has completed the Masters Swimming Professional Development Course allowing her to become a Program Leader.

As a Program Leader PK is able to help guide you through the training session as set by one of the accredited coaches.

She is a newly qualified Teacher of Swimming and Water Safety and is currently undertaking a Cert 111 in Outdoor Leadership.

Besides being very passionate about nature, fitness and fun, PK teaches children to swim and loves helping people find the joy in being outdoors and staying active.