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Cell Nr: 27 082 452 2248
Email: louise@adoptaswimmer.co.za

LOUISE AUERSPERG

CHAIR PERSON AND SWIM COACH OF
​ADOPT A SWIMMER

Louise Auersperg has been actively involved with children for 30 years; youth camps, pastoral, counselling, teaching and child therapy.  As a teacher in Plettenberg Bay, she commenced teaching school swimming classes eventually as a full time passion.

Louise’s passionate love for the outdoors has led to her many activities such as hiking, swimming, deep sea fishing, canoeing and many more. This includes a 3 days survival expedition on a canoe. In her capacity as a swimming coach of Plettenberg Bay Aquatics, and co-founder of the Adopt a swimmer NGO she has completed her L.T.S. level one coaching and is also trained in CPR and First Aid level 1. She also has experience in trauma and hospice counselling.
 
Our Mandate: No child should drown. All children must be given the opportunity to develop the essential life skill of swimming.
Our Drive: All children, no matter their circumstances or limits, can overcome their fear of water.
Our Goal: Teaching every child to be water safe and in the process, tackling life with integrity.
 
Myself and my husband Peter Auersperg, launched adopt a swimmer in 2010 with two students.  After realizing that 80% of the youth in Plettenberg Bay can't swim.  It broke our hearts sitting on the beach watching children who could not swim and enjoy the water like others. “Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much”. (Helen Keller).
 
Both of us have been actively involved with children for past 30 years using the talents God gave us to enrich their lives and bring change.  To date we have had over 500 kids go through our program. Other than swimming they have learned to surf, participate at Nationals at Nippers and four of them are now employed qualified life savers. 
 
World renowned John McCarthy, has been coming down for the past four years, sponsored by Sasfin, to teach the children breath control. 
 
I am humbled and privileged to share a gift God has given me to enrich children's lives and learned so much from them.  I encourage every South African to share with those who do not have opportunities.  Together we can make a difference.
 
I want to dedicate this award to those who have made a difference in my life and honor my son, Alexander Auersperg, a senior lifesaver and other volunteers for their dedication to the children.
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https://www.adoptaswimmer.co.za/#position
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https://www.plett-tourism.co.za/video-adopt-swimmer-safety-water/
​http://www.plett-tourism.co.za/tag/adopt-a-swimmer/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFtZWI9-nek
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    Nominees: Season 1

    Lizette Volkwyn
    Christel Basson
    Sezanele Zondi
    Asgar Mahomed
    Vanessa Botha
    Kate Groch
    Lungi Ngaphi
    Patience Ntuli
    ​Ziyanda Masiza
    Andre Vermeulen
    Buyisiwe Khoza
    Toyi Mthembu
    Irene Fitzi-George
    Thembi Isaacs
    Creseldah Ndlovu
    Michelle Woest
    Marina Prinsloo
    Louise Auersperg
    Margaret Hirsch
    ​Dr.Convy Baloyi
    ​Cindy Norcott
    ​Phumeza Ceshemba
    Jaci Tibbit

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    Anthea Thyssen-Ambursley
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    Azhar Vadi
    Marleen van der Walt
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