After almost 10 years in the leisure industry, Emma decided to take the leap into running her own business. After much deliberation, she named her venture Emma’s Otters in January 2018.

 

In January 2018, Emma worked four days a week, panicking over whether her business would succeed or if she would need a “real” job. Fast forward to October 2018, when they expanded to Medina House in Newport and quickly added an additional day at UKSA. Early 2019 saw them start at Pondwell in Ryde, adding their biggest pool to the collection and hiring Annalise to the team. September 2019 saw another expansion, with an additional night at Medina House and a day and a half of lessons for the school. The expansion continued in early 2020 with the Lakes at Rookley.

 

Unfortunately, Covid hit, and they were back to rebuilding and restarting. However, September 2020 saw more lessons for Medina House School and the launch of Open Water in both the sea and an inland, marking the first lake!
 

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as times have changed, the business has moved and changed with expanding and contracting for our current lesson availability head over to our spaces page.

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Emma’s Otters now has a team of fabulous instructors, assistants, and lifeguards. 

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