I am the Heather in the Cool Pool School! Most of my fun and  interesting facts you can read in the "About HCPS " page, but basically, yes, splashin' is my passion! I have been teaching since I was 14 years old and started my own swim school many years later after the nudging of parents from many summer swimmers I was teaching. Learning is a lifelong experience. It is amazing to watch swimmers improve and grow in both their swim skills and personal abilities. I love the fact that many of my little swimmers are now becoming swim instructors themselves as they pass through their teen years. They are all amazing young instructors that I admire. Come on down to the pool sometime and say hello. Bring that swim suit as I just might have space to invite you in for a swim!

Hello my name is Mette Novais and I am a coach with Heather's Cool Pool School. I love teaching and coaching swimmers of all ages and I can really say that swimming is my passion. I was born and raised in Aalborg, Denmark and I have been coaching since I was 16 years old. I came from a very sport oriented family and started swimming on a swim team in my childhood years. I was a strong swimmer and I worked very hard at training. I was selected as a National swimmer competing in World Cup and Olympic trials for Denmark. I attended University in Denmark and hold a Danish Masters Degree in social work.  After coming to Canada I worked in the social work field for a while, but then my passion of swimming started calling to me and I became a coach with the Oakville Aquatic Club starting the Sears I Can Swim program, and shortly thereafter joining the Oakville Masters club as head coach. Currently there are 145 swimmers in the Masters club of various levels. At about the same time 17 years ago, I also started working with Heather at HCPS, which has been a wonderful experience. I love working with Heather and the children and seeing them improve and grow into becoming amazing swimmers with such confidence. Give swimming a chance and it will be your sport for life. 

My name is Bailey Fenton and well I definitely grew up as a water baby with Heather’s Cool Pool School. I began swimming first in the kitchen sink at about 1 week old, and then graduated to the pool by about 8 months, and was a natural by that age. I loved going under the water and spent a lot of time plunging my head in and picking up toys from the bottom.  I had a lot of opportunity swimming in the pool and completed my Bronze awards in Oakville and Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. I then went on and took my Red Cross Water Safety Instructor, Lifesaving Swim Instructor, Lifesaving Bronze Instructor, Emergency First Aid Instructor, National Lifeguard, and I was recently certified in my Lifesaving Examiners, as well.  During the school year I am at Dalhousie University in Halifax where I am working towards a double major in Oceanography and Atmospheric Science. It is a lot of work, but I really enjoy learning about how the ocean works, as there is so much still to discover with the body of water that covers most of our planet. A passion for me is music, and I enjoy playing the piano, clarinet, saxophone, as well as trombone which I play for the Burlington Teen Tour Band.  We are Canada's musical ambassadors and have travelled the world to represent the country at international historic events.  In the winter, I enjoy snowboarding, where I also hold my instructors. During summer months I love being on the ocean in Nova Scotia swimming and teaching sailing, which is another instructor certification I hold! I am active on the Lunenburg Yacht Club race team, where I sail competitively in the 420 division during racing season. Hope to see you around the pool soon!