View from the Pool
View from the Pool
Alex Blackwell - His journey via DC Leisure, The RLSSUK and Water Babies
“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 him to Group Lifeguard Manager before making his move to the RLSSUK
Alex oversaw the development and manufacture of the PXB (Pool Extraction Board) something he is rightly very proud of.
Now with Water Babies, he discusses the great shock felt by the Water Babies family, when the lost their CEO Steve Franks to Covid in the very early stages of the pandemic.
Alex has travelled the world making use of his life experiences to help others - catch a sense of the man and his hopes for the future when you listen in.