Water and Life

Hi, I’m Lara Berente, founder of Water and Life School of Swimming and it is my privilege to introduce you to my leading swim school situated in the leafy suburb of Winston Park in Gillitts.

I have had a natural affinity for the water from an early age, spending endless hours in the pool both day and even night! Competing in long distance swims over the years has also been a rewarding pursuit of mine.

Little has changed to this day, but the calling on my life to teach swimming came when I almost lost my own daughter, then 5, to a drowning  incident in Minorca off the mainland of Spain.   Vacationing at the time ,the incident happened whilst she was swimming in the ocean with her father. This changed my life forever and before long I was on a new path, committing my livelihood to saving lives and growing strong swimmers.  It’s vital to give our children the skills necessary to survive in the water should an aquatic accident occur.