STAFF
Mark Charke
I started teaching swim lessons in 1997 in Richmond where I worked for 15 years and logged 7000+ hours of teaching. I've since worked for Surrey, Maple Ridge and Nanaimo before leaving to start Charke Swim in 2022. I belonged to the Surrey Pacific Sea Wolves Swim Club for many years. I spent 7 years as a Volunteer Firefighter for Surrey. Besides the standard Lifeguarding awards I have held NLS - Waterpark and Waterfront, Occupational First Aid III, First Responders III, Advanced Instructors, and Firefighter 1 and I've been trained in Water Safety Instructor to teach other instructors. My school training includes Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Psychology and Programing and my major was Literature.
Cadence
Hi, I'm Cadence! I have loved the water for as long as I can remember! I spend most of my time at the pool, swimming, training, teaching others, or just having fun. My swimming career started with Synchronized swimming when I was 3, I then started competitive swimming when I was 8 with the Nanaimo White Rapids, and then with the Riptides when I was 15. I have been a provincial qualifier many times and have received many awards. I have always loved swimming, and I love sharing my passion with others even more, I believe everyone should learn how to swim in their lifetime, whether your a baby, child, teen or adult; helping people learn to swim is such a rewarding job, most of the time it doesn't even feel like a job.