Meet our Guides
Meet the fantastic team of guides who bring your SwimTrek experience to life.
Grace Lackie
Swim History Before SwimTrek
I grew up swimming competitively in the pool from age seven until my late teens. I also enjoyed Open Water and competed in National Championships as well as completing an English Channel relay crossing at fifteen.
Most Memorable Swim Moment
Swimming with a pod of dolphins - in the wild - is my all time favourite.
Top Swimming Tip
Sing songs in your head!
Interesting Fact About You
At thirteen I started my own eco-friendly swimwear brand.
Poppy Morrison
Swim History Before SwimTrek
I started pool swimming in my early childhood, going to swimming lessons and competing in school comps. I moved from the pool to the ocean at the age of seven, when i started competing in swimming as a junior lifesaver (Nippers) in Victoria, Australia. This instilled in me a deep love of the ocean, and I have spent every summer since developing my ocean swimming skills and gaining lifesaving qualifications. I am now the Chief Instructor at my local surf club, and spend my time training young lifesavers in everything from Advanced Resuscitation Techniques and Bronze Medallions, to Inflatable Rescue Boat courses. I also love to swim the Pier to Pub, which is one of the largest open water swimming events in Australia. Although, rather than swimming it this year, I spent the day in a boat providing water safety for the event.
Most Memorable Swim
Seeing a turtle whilst free diving off a little island called Orpheus Island on the Great Barrier Reef.
Top Swimming Tip
Speed doesn’t always equal better swimming. It’s ok to take things slow, relax and enjoy being in the water!
Interesting Fact About you
I tried to teach my dog how to surf when she was a puppy… she got as far as standing on a boogie board in the bath tub.
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