Omie Dale - Keen outdoor swimmer and coach, who loves getting people swimming outdoors for the first time.

<div>Omie in her own words:</div> <div> </div> <div>“I’m a keen swimmer and swim teacher, having worked in the leisure industry since 2013. In my teaching role I've worked with a variety of different ages and abilities both in the UK and abroad.</div> <div> </div> <div>I have been exploring the issue of diversity in aquatics and the leisure industry with my own project titled, ‘If 71% of the world is water, how can we feel at home if we don't know how to swim?’. </div> <div> </div> <div>I currently work for the Black Swimming Association in community engagement and communication and volunteer in my spare time for Pride in Water, and work as a volunteer swim host for Mental Health Swims in the London region.”</div> <div> </div> <div><strong>“Swimming has given me so much – employment, friendships and both physical and mental health benefits.”</strong></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div>New episodes of the Tough Girl Podcast go live every Tuesday and Thursday at 7am UK time - Hit the subscribe button so you don’t miss out. </div> <div> </div> <div>Support the mission to increase the amount of female role models in the media. Visit <a href= "http://www.patreon.com/toughgirlpodcast" target="_blank" rel= "noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.patreon.com/toughgirlpodcast&source=gmail&ust=1649003778229000&usg=AOvVaw2aRjzlbSkUJaj2knSmKZGv">www.patreon.com/<wbr />toughgirlpodcast</a> and subscribe - super quick and easy to do and it makes a massive difference. Thank you.</div> <div> </div> <div><strong>Show notes</strong></div> <ul> <li>Who is Omie</li> <li>Her work and love for swimming</li> <li>Getting into swimming from a young age</li> <li>Her love for teaching people</li> <li>Not being able to join a swim club</li> <li>Swimming competitively for her school</li> <li>Role models who inspired Omie growing up</li> <li>What she wanted to be </li> <li>Being academic at school</li> <li>Talking with non swimmers</li> <li>Teaching people how to swim</li> <li>Wanting to make people feel as