For a little over four years now. After I finished university I started work in the sports press, and wanted to pursue a media or PR based career (my degree was in Media & PR studies). However, having been a competitive swimmer for many years, even during my time at university, I took up coaching on the side, and then got more and more interested in the work. After two years working in the media I moved to London and it was then that I decided to take up coaching and training full time. I set up a new website recently and I now have a well-established training service, split between swimming and more conventional physical training, with a wide client base ranging from adult professionals to children.