Instructors

FloatPlus Instructors

Meet The Team!

We endeavour to foster a company environment in which our teachers are respected, valued, listened to, and are part of the FloatPlus Swimming family.

Professional development is an essential aspect of the company, and we offer in-house training and external courses in order to further staff knowledge and to encourage continuous learning.

We have coaches fluent in English, Cantonese, Mandarin, and German.

We are extremely proud of our young, talented, personable, and multi-lingual team!

OUR TEAM

COACH KAREN Robertson

Director

Karen grew up in Hong Kong and has been in, and around water, since a baby.

She has always enjoyed swimming as it seemed to be her natural environment, and her efforts in the pool culminated in representing Hong Kong at the 1976 Olympic Games and 1978 Commonwealth Games.

Now much older and wiser, Karen brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to every class, and truly believes that learning (and having fun!) is a life-long journey, both in the pool, and out.

COACH KAREN Robertson

Qualifications
  • Swimming Teacher Certificate | ASA
  • Total Immersion Coach | Level 3
  • WOWSA I Open water swim I Level 2
  • Bronze Medallion | HKLSA
  • Advanced Scuba Diver | PADI
  • Swim Teachers Association I STA
Experience
  • 1976 Olympic Games | Hong Kong Swimming team
  • 1978 Commonwealth Games | Hong Kong Swimming team
  • Hong Kong Women's Hockey International team
  • Hong Kong Women's 7's and 15's Rugby International team
  • SPLASH - Head Coach at HKIS since 2015

COACH SANDRA Taylor

Director

Sandra is our Water Polo player and Open Water challenger!

Representing New Zealand in her youth and sharpening her skills as a professional water polo player in Holland, Sandra brings many different qualities to the FloatPlus Team.

As the third founding Director, Sandra has taught and has spent many years teaching and honing her coaching skills. With over 20 years of experience. Sandra is an avid open water swimmer and water polo player.

COACH SANDRA Taylor

Qualifications
  • Swimming Coach Certification | ASCA
  • Teacher of Swimming and Water Safety | KiwiSwim
  • Total Immersion Coach | Level 3
  • Bronze Medallion | HKLSA
  • Swim Teachers Association I STA
Experience
  • New Zealand Badminton team
  • New Zealand Water Polo | Junior and Senior team
  • Valley Women's Rugby team
  • 2017 World Master's Games | 3rd place
  • 2018 Clean Half 15km | Swim/kayak team
  • 2019/2021 Cold Half 15km | Duo-Swim team

DISTANCE DAVE Cameron

Technical Adviser

DAVE CAMERON, TI Master Coach and the Head Coach of YWCA of Minneapolis in Minnesota, US and has developed elite swimmers from technique and scholarship based programs in Minneapolis, MN in the USA.

For 25 years, Dave Cameron has coached swimmers at every level, from developing young racers to elite triathlon and open water swimmers, to completely new swimmers of any age.

DISTANCE DAVE Cameron

Qualifications

Dave is an ASCA level 3
USMS level 3 coach
Worldwide Coaching Director of Total Immersion Swimming.

Experience

known as "Distance Dave" since he has completed two solo swims of the English Channel in 2004 and 2007.

He has developed team members to national and WORLD rankings, state championships and coached members of swim Team USA for the IPC World championships, Junior Olympics and Rio Paralympics.

COACH CLAYTON Law Chun Yip

Team Coach

Our resident HK Age-Group Triathlete, Clayton spends his spare time on his bike or running in the hills of Hong Kong.

He loves working with kids because it’s so rewarding to watch them learn new skills and grow into safe, confident, and capable swimmers.

Clayton teaches all levels from Beginners through to the senior Orcas level and will shares his skills working with the Splash Foundation

COACH CLAYTON Law Chun Yip

Qualifications
  • Swimming Teacher Certificate | HKASA
  • Total Immersion Coach | Level 1
  • Bronze Medallion | HKLSA
  • Red Cross Assistant Water Safety Instructor | AWSI
  • Red Cross Water Safety Instructor | WSI
  • English
  • Cantonese
  • Mandarin
Experience
  • Hong Kong National Youth Water Polo Team
  • University of Toronto Varsity Men’s Water Polo Team

COACH SHANE Davis

Team Coach Open water

Shane is not just an Open Water Swimmer and Coach but has a passion for Water Polo. Representing New Zealand Junior Water Polo and an active member in the Hong Kong Water Polo Scene. Shane is a force in the pool or open water. Looking at Shane's extensive life saving qualifications you would feel very safe with him swimming along side.

COACH SHANE Davis

Qualifications

NZ Surf Lifeguard Award (bronze medallion)
Advanced First Aid
Marine VHF Radio Operators Certificate
NZ Senior Lifeguard Award - IRB Driver
NZ Senior Lifeguard Award - Patrol Captain
INZ Instructors Award - Surf Lifeguard
NZ Advanced Lifeguard Award

NZ Pool lifeguard qualification
SNZ level 1 Coach
Swim Teachers Association I STA

Experience

Hong Kong Cold Half Open Water Team 15 K swim
Surf Lifesaving National Champion - 2011,2012
New Zealand University Games - Rowing 8’s Champion, 4’s Second.
New Zealand Water Polo Squad

2 time champion, Cold Half 15km Relay.
3rd Place Maui Channel Relay
Bosphorus cross continental swim
Lake Tahoe relay.

COACH KATIE Whiffin

Team Coach

is our Water Polo player and English Relay Channel Swimmer!

As well as representing the University of Surrey for the BUCS swimming team in long and short course swim meets, Katie brings many different qualities to the FloatPlus Team with extensive WaterBabies knowledge and enthusiasm.

COACH KATIE Whiffin

Qualifications

ASA Level 2 Certificate for Teaching Aquatics completed in 2014 (ASA Swim England)
ASA Level 1 Certificate for Teaching Aquatics completed in 2012 ASA Swim England Completed safeguard training

Experience

Swam the English Channel as part as a 6-person relay team in 2012, raising over £5,000 for charity

Learnt to swim at my local club and became a competitive swimmer up until the age of 17, while studying for A levels I transitioned from the performance squad to the masters squad

Senior Girls Captain 2012-2013