View from the Pool
31 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago -Lifeguards and Managers conversations, advice, stories, burning topics, life events, incidents, good practice, bad practice and anything else that emanates from in and around the swimming pool environment.
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Donna Bristoll - Places Leisure - Managing Lifeguards
May 17, 2021 23:00 - 58 minutes - 40.3 MB“View from the Pool” is a distinctive series of conversation podcasts between Poolview’s Robin McGloughlin and his guests, who uniquely have all been Lifeguards at some point in their career. Meet Donna Bristoll - a fine art student in Falmouth who metamorphosed into a Contract Training Manager for Places Leisure. Her journey, like many, features the "stumble" into Leisure, followed by a steely determination to become successful. Her uncanny timing in landing the role of Group Lifeguard M...
Donna Bristoll - Places Leisure - Managing Lifeguards
May 17, 2021 23:00 - 58 minutes - 40.3 MB“View from the Pool” is a distinctive series of conversation podcasts between Poolview’s Robin McGloughlin and his guests, who uniquely have all been Lifeguards at some point in their career. Meet Donna Bristoll - a fine art student in Falmouth who metamorphosed into a Contract Training Manager for Places Leisure. Her journey, like many, features the "stumble" into Leisure, followed by a steely determination to become successful. Her uncanny timing in landing the role of Group Lifeguard M...
Alan Ritchie - GLL - No Job Titles Please!
May 10, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 43.6 MB“View from the Pool” is a distinctive series of conversation podcasts between Poolview’s Robin McGloughlin and his guests, who uniquely have all been Lifeguards at some point in their career. Alan Ritchie is GLL's National Pools and Water Safety Manager, but don't mention the job title! This is a man who was at the very start and there at the very heart of Greenwich London Leisures journey back in 1993. We chat about the early days, his deep fat fryer training and his subsequent career...
Helen Bull - Serco National Aquatics Manager - Never point with one Finger
May 03, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 41.3 MB“View from the Pool” is a distinctive series of conversation podcasts between Poolview’s Robin McGloughlin and his guests, who uniquely have all been Lifeguards at some point in their career. This is one banger of a story with Helen Bull who was a national level swimmer in her teenage years. She began her unique career holding various roles at The Walt Disney Company, starting as a lifeguard in Florida at the Walt Disney World Resort. She then went on to work for P&O Cruises in various co...
Dean & Phil from DP Leisure - Essex
April 26, 2021 23:00 - 57 minutes - 39.7 MB“View from the Pool” is a distinctive series of conversation podcasts between Poolview’s Robin McGloughlin and his guests, who uniquely have all been Lifeguards at some point in their career. Phil Weitzel met Dean Bolton during his early days of leisure facility management. Phil arrived quite late into the leisure game and it was then that he first crossed paths with Dean, who was one of those troublesome teenage lads whose name was rarely out of the "barred" book! Today they are DP Leisu...
Dean & Phil from DP Leisure - Essex
April 26, 2021 23:00 - 57 minutes - 39.7 MB“View from the Pool” is a distinctive series of conversation podcasts between Poolview’s Robin McGloughlin and his guests, who uniquely have all been Lifeguards at some point in their career. Phil Weitzel met Dean Bolton during his early days of leisure facility management. Phil arrived quite late into the leisure game and it was then that he first crossed paths with Dean, who was one of those troublesome teenage lads whose name was rarely out of the "barred" book! Today they are DP Leisu...
Steven Gallagher - Safe, Secure & Certain
April 19, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 45 MB“View from the Pool” is a distinctive series of conversation podcasts between Poolview’s Robin McGloughlin and his guests, who uniquely have all been Lifeguards at some point in their career. Steven Gallagher left school as a 16 year old in the late 80's, a little unsure of where life was taking him. His decision to accept a leisure apprenticeship with Leeds City Council took him on a path which eventually saw him become Sigura's European Business Manager for Commercial Pools. The 2012 Lo...
Steven Gallagher - Safe, Secure & Certain
April 19, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 45 MB“View from the Pool” is a distinctive series of conversation podcasts between Poolview’s Robin McGloughlin and his guests, who uniquely have all been Lifeguards at some point in their career. Steven Gallagher left school as a 16 year old in the late 80's, a little unsure of where life was taking him. His decision to accept a leisure apprenticeship with Leeds City Council took him on a path which eventually saw him become Sigura's European Business Manager for Commercial Pools. The 2012 Lo...
Jim Flatley - St Helens is in his blue Blood
April 12, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 45.6 MB“View from the Pool” is a distinctive series of conversation podcasts between Poolview’s Robin McGloughlin and his guests, who uniquely have all been Lifeguards at some point in their career. Jim Flatley started with St Helens Council as part of the Youth Training Scheme in the late 80's. A few decades later Jim is very much part of the fixtures and fittings at Queens Park Health and Fitness Centre and still driving a change and modernisation program. A staunch Evertonian , Jim takes us...
Tom Stuart - When the worst thing Happens!!
April 05, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 41.4 MB“View from the Pool” is a distinctive series of conversation podcasts between Poolview’s Robin McGloughlin and his guests, who uniquely have all been Lifeguards at some point in their career. Tom Stuart is an Assistant Manager with Hambleton District Council and has been with them for 25 years in various roles. He started his career as a "not very good mechanic" (has words) before finding his calling as a Lifeguard in Thirsk. Tom has had the misfortune of being involved in a drowning fat...
Turbidity - Can you see clearly Now?
March 31, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 54.3 MBStanding on the deck of your pool, looking down - you can see your 50p and its heads - the water is sparkling - crystal clear you think. Perhaps not! Your water is sh*t, I have been heard to say! Sometimes the incredulous look from the Manager as he/she says “but my water readings are perfect, Free Chlorine is 1.5ppm (mg/l) my combined is 0.5 and my total 2.0 - how can that be?” Often at this stage the Manager usually gets quite defensive (as well as a little hurt) I often thought that...
Gareth Kirk - GLL Director "Through the Barricades"
March 29, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 45 MB“View from the Pool” is a distinctive series of conversation podcasts between Poolview’s Robin McGloughlin and his guests, who uniquely have all been Lifeguards at some point in their career. This weeks podcast features Gareth Kirk who is the North of England and Northern Ireland Regional Director for GLL, the charitable social enterprise that operate leisure facilities and then some across the UK. We discuss Gareth’s day job where he oversees teams across Manchester, York, Newcastle, Cu...
Shandon Scott - Freediving Physiotherapist and adopted Kiwi
March 23, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 45.1 MB“View from the Pool” is a distinctive series of conversation podcasts between Poolview’s Robin McGloughlin and his guests, who uniquely have all been Lifeguards at some point in their career. This weeks podcast features Shandon Scott - a Kiwi adopted physiotherapist from Northern Ireland. A casual Lifeguard from 16 years of age until the end of University, we talk about his early rugby career and setting up his own business before he swiftly decided a move to New Zealand was the right o...
Ian Ogilvie - Poolcast Podcaster - Face to Face with the actual Corona Virus
March 16, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 46.3 MB“View from the Pool” is a distinctive series of conversation podcasts between Poolview’s Robin McGloughlin and his guests, who uniquely have all been Lifeguards at some point in their career. This weeks podcast features Ian Ogilvie - an industry leading authority on pool water, plant, training and operations, co-host of Poolcast podcast and founder of the Swimming Pool Network. , Ian branched out on his own after working in the leisure and sports industry for over 20 years for various p...
David Ashbridge - Operational Delivery in Hambleton
March 09, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 42.9 MB“View from the Pool” is a distinctive series of conversation podcasts between Poolview’s Robin McGloughlin and his guests, who uniquely have all been Lifeguards at some point in their career. This weeks podcast features David Ashbridge - Operational Delivery Manager with Hambleton District Council. We explore Davids journey from becoming a 16 year old Lifeguard, through all his various career moves until his current position. Always a local authority man, David shares his experiences wit...
Alex Blackwell - His journey via DC Leisure, The RLSSUK and Water Babies
March 02, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 46.1 MB“View from the Pool” is a distinctive series of conversation podcasts between Poolview’s Robin McGloughlin and his guests, who uniquely have all been Lifeguards at some point in their career. This weeks podcast feature Alex Blackwell - Water Babies Group Head of Facilities and Operations in the UK Alex takes us on his journey from his local swimming club, to Lifeguard and onto the early days of CCT with DC Leisure. His deep interest in technology and the minuetia of safety systems led ...
Alex Blackwell - His journey via DC Leisure, The RLSSUK and Water Babies
March 02, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 46.1 MB“View from the Pool” is a distinctive series of conversation podcasts between Poolview’s Robin McGloughlin and his guests, who uniquely have all been Lifeguards at some point in their career. This weeks podcast feature Alex Blackwell - Water Babies Group Head of Facilities and Operations in the UK Alex takes us on his journey from his local swimming club, to Lifeguard and onto the early days of CCT with DC Leisure. His deep interest in technology and the minuetia of safety systems led ...
Tracey Prince-Puketapu & Gary Johnson - Australasians and an Irishman
February 24, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 46.8 MB“View from the Pool” is a distinctive series of conversation podcasts between Poolview’s Robin McGloughlin and his guests, who uniquely have all been Lifeguards at some point in their career. In this episode we venture once again into the southern hemisphere and chat with Australian Aquatics Professional Gary Johnson and Recreation Aotearoa Aquatics Program Manager Tracey Prince-Puketapi How the Kiwis coped with "the Covid" gets a personal experience airing - the different attitudes betwe...
Kov Bahadori - Leisure Ops Manager at Wakefield
February 16, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 45.4 MB“View from the Pool” is a unique series of conversation podcasts between Poolview’s Robin McGloughlin and his guests, who uniquely have all been Lifeguards at some point in their career. In this episode we venture into Yorkshire and meet Kov Bahadori - Leisure Operations Manager for Wakefield Council. We hear Kov describe his "Park Run" obsession, grasping opportunities, his "wild card" entry into leisure management and the frustrations of having the brand new Aspire@The Park leisure fac...
Kov Bahadori - Leisure Ops Manager at Wakefield
February 16, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 45.4 MB“View from the Pool” is a unique series of conversation podcasts between Poolview’s Robin McGloughlin and his guests, who uniquely have all been Lifeguards at some point in their career. In this episode we venture into Yorkshire and meet Kov Bahadori - Leisure Operations Manager for Wakefield Council. We hear Kov describe his "Park Run" obsession, grasping opportunities, his "wild card" entry into leisure management and the frustrations of having the brand new Aspire@The Park leisure fac...
Richard Hewitt MBE - Tidal Pools, Army, Fire & Thrive
February 02, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 66.9 MBThis podcast concertinas two old friends fifty year journey into a 90 minute "fire side chat" - there should be something for everybody in this one! Poolview's Robin McGloughlin in conversation with Richard Hewitt MBE - Director and Partner in Thrive Consultancy practice. Richard was a childhood friend and neighbour, school class mate, University cohort and work colleague of Robins. Together they discuss their time as Lifeguards and the life lessons they learned then, but still used today...
Jo Talbot - Lifeguard to RLSS UK Director
January 27, 2021 07:00 - 59 minutes - 40.8 MBPoolview's Robin McGloughlin in conversation with Jo Talbot - Commercial Director of the RLSS UK. In this episode we hear how Jo got into Lifeguarding and how her attention to detail probably was the reason that she was "nudged reluctantly" into Health and Safety. Jo takes us through her career steps from Group Lifeguard Manager with DC Leisure to the RLSS UK and her current role. We talk about 45,000 miles per year on the road, new contract start ups, the Save a Life Series, the chall...
Lifeguard to Airline Pilot - David Laverty
January 19, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 46.7 MBPoolview's Robin McGloughlin in conversation with Senior First Officer David Laverty, a seasoned Commercial Airline Pilot In this session we discover that by the age of 17, David was not only a qualified Lifeguard but also a qualified pilot - some combination! We re-live his short lived musical career, flying school and his first time at the controls of a jet aircraft. We then dig into continual pilot training and discover some amazing parallels with Lifeguards. The lessons from Sull...
The Lifeguarding Ashes - Helen Meckiffe & Gary Johnson
January 13, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 54.3 MBPoolview's Robin McGloughlin in conversation with Helen Meckiffe - Head of Training for Right Directions and Australian Lifeguarding expert Gary Johnson. In this lively exchange we discuss and compare the differences between Lifeguarding protocols in the UK and Australia. What works and what doesn't, Lifeguard ratios, LZVT's, Layers of protection, mobile positions, Rescue Boards and Architects to name but a few. Gary's personal relationship with the Bondi Rescue team thrilled Helen Technol...
Helen Meckiffe - Swimming in the Right Direction
January 04, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 42.2 MBPoolview's Robin McGloughlin in conversation with Helen Meckiffe - Head of Training for Right Directions Todays chat explores Helens journey from competitive swimmer, to Lifeguard, Duty Manager, General Manager and finally up to the present day, with a trip around the world thrown in for good measure. Plenty of shout outs from Helen on this one which was recorded just before Christmas. Establishing Helen's credentials perfectly and setting the scene for the next podcast in the series along...
Gary Johnson - Is your breath going in?
December 23, 2020 07:00 - 51 minutes - 35.4 MBPoolview's Robin McGloughlin in conversation with Gary Johnson, an Australian lifeguard trainer and industry guru. Todays topic is "Face Masks" and we are not talking about the ones we see at Halloween!! Gary provides some fascinating insight into the history of resuscitation in Australia, 1960's risk free medical experiments, AED's, CPR Face Shields and finally Tamworths equivalent of "Red" in Back to the Future! A great listen for anyone who wants to understand the Australian perspecti...
Robin Mitchell - Pioneering Pool Solutions
December 19, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 46.9 MBPoolview's Robin McGloughlin in conversation with Robin Mitchell of Pioneering Pool Solutions. He has over 20 years experience in the swimming pool industry including 5 years in operational management as well as 7 years working within the swimming pool chemical industry. From Lifeguard to company owner, Robin's has had quite a journey so far - not forgetting dancing to the Shamen with Mrs Baxter (soup) back in the mid 90's!!
David Monkhouse - Networking and saying Yes!
December 14, 2020 07:00 - 58 minutes - 40.1 MBPoolview's Robin McGloughlin in conversation with David Monkhouse of Leisure-net Solutions and active-net in the UK. Commencing with David's early days as a Lifeguard through to Leisure Manager, joining SLM, Y2K end of the world meetings (who remembers those?), IT expertise, Quest and eventually through to the formation of Leisure-net with business partner Mike Hill. Forming a new Hockey Club, Petting Zoo's, Zoom, Covid and the vastness of Australia all get a mention along the way too.
Andy Read - AEDs & Air Ambulances
December 08, 2020 20:00 - 47 minutes - 32.4 MBPoolview's Robin McGloughlin in conversation with Andy Read, Head of Safety - Places Leisure. The conversation covers 80's leisure, CCT, the introduction of Automated External Defibrillators, (Andy is a member of the "I survived with some help from an AED club"). We chat about his campaign to introduce more AED's into the community and finally discuss his new initiative to introduce protocols and make available, Leisure Centre's outdoor activity areas and car parks for the air ambulance to...
Gary Johnson - Red Zone Lifeguard Training
December 05, 2020 13:00 - 55 minutes - 38.4 MBPoolview's Robin McGloughlin in conversation with Gary Johnson, an Australian lifeguard trainer and industry guru. Amongst the topics discussed are Gary's innovative and challenging High Intensity Lifeguard training techniques, which are covered for other trainers to try for themselves . Face masks, purple gloves, Caveman "fight or flight" and Fairy Liquid all get a mention too.
Gary Johnson - Red Zone Lifeguard Training
December 05, 2020 13:00 - 55 minutes - 38.4 MBPoolview's Robin McGloughlin in conversation with Gary Johnson, an Australian lifeguard trainer and industry guru. Amongst the topics discussed are Gary's innovative and challenging High Intensity Lifeguard training techniques, which are covered for other trainers to try for themselves . Face masks, purple gloves, Caveman "fight or flight" and Fairy Liquid all get a mention too.