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  MEET THE SUPERFISH TEAM

Industry-Leading Training.
Measurable Outcomes.
Exceptional Service.

Behind every Superfish Swim School is a team trained to deliver more than just swimming lessons. Led by Andrew (OLY) and Karen Baildon, every team member operates under defined standards, continuous training and measurable progression benchmarks - delivering structured drowning prevention outcomes supported by award-winning customer service.

Our Founders

Superfish is not simply founder-created - it is founder-led. Andrew and Karen Baildon bring a lifetime commitment to the swim industry, actively mentoring instructors, developing career pathways and raising professional standards across every centre.

Over decades, they have trained and developed hundreds of swim instructors who have progressed throughout the broader industry nationwide. Highly respected within the aquatic community, they are sought-after speakers and advisors, instilling a culture of accountability, progression and genuine care throughout the Superfish team.

Andrew Baildon  

Andrew Baildon  

Co-Founder | Managing Director

Rescued from the bottom of his family’s backyard pool as a child, Andrew’s early near drowning experience shaped his life’s work. Daily swimming lessons evolved into an elite international swimming career representing Australia, followed by roles in sports broadcasting, governance, and business leadership - all anchored in the aquatic industry.

Following retirement from professional sport, Andrew dedicated himself to preventing childhood drowning through structured Learn to Swim and Drowning Prevention programs. As Managing Director of Superfish Swim Schools, he works alongside Karen to lead aquatic centres, mentor instructors, and influence industry standards nationally.

Andrew has also contributed extensively to the swimming industry through board positions, keynote speaking, and leadership roles connected with the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games, extending his impact beyond the pool deck.

Andrew's Career Highlights

Business & Industry Leadership

  • Managing Director, Baildon Group (current) - encompassing Superfish Swim Schools  and Jetts 24/7 Coomera and Pacific Pines
  • Developer, trainer and advocate of structured Learn to Swim and Drowning Prevention programs (1996 - current)
  • Founded the inaugural Andrew Baildon Aquatic Centre on the Gold Coast in 1996 with Karen Baildon, teaching over 1,000 children per week in its first year
  • Bachelor of Business (Communication - Marketing), Bond University (Foundation Student)

National & International Representation - Post Competitive Career

  • Attaché, Australian Commonwealth Games Team (2018)
  • Chairman, Athletes Advisory Board - Gold Coast Commonwealth Games (2018)
  • Committee Member, Gold Coast Commonwealth Games Sport & Technical Committee (2018)
  • Committee Member, Queensland Government Legacy Program - Gold Coast Commonwealth Games (current)
  • Ambassador, Commonwealth Games Bid - St Kitts & Nevis (instrumental in securing the 2018 Games for the Gold Coast)

Governance & Board Appointments

  • Board Member, Australian Swimming (current)
  • Board Member, Australian Sports Foundation Limited (current)
  • Board Member, Gold Coast Sporting Hall of Fame (current)
  • Former Board Member, ASCTA
  • Guest Speaker, ASCTA Swim Conference
  • Guest Speaker, National Australian Swim Conference

Honours & Recognition

  • Awarded the Keys to the City of Brisbane - Australian Commonwealth Games Team (2018)
  • Invitee, “A Celebration of the Commonwealth” at Buckingham Palace in the presence of Her Majesty The Queen (2018)
  • Swim Australia Award Winner - Best Swim School for Marketing, Promotion and Customer Service (2018)
  • South-East Queensland Business Achievers Award - Sport & Recreation (Winner)
  • Inductee, Gold Coast Sporting Hall of Fame
  • Australian Sports Medal Recipient for Service to Sport
  • Sydney 2000 Olympic Torchbearer - honoured with lighting the Cauldron for the Gold Coast

Media & Broadcasting

  • Swimming Commentator, Seven Network Australia
  • Swimming Commentator, Fox Sports Australia - Sydney Olympic Trials

Professional Swimming Career

  • Olympian - Seoul 1988 (youngest Australian male selected until 1996), Barcelona 1992
  • Australian Team Captain (1993 - 1994)
  • Commonwealth Games Medallist (1990 - 1994)
  • First swimmer in the Commonwealth to break 50 seconds for the 100m freestyle
  • Pan Pacific Games Medallist (1987 - 1994)
  • Ranked in the world’s top 20 swimmers for nearly a decade

I’m incredibly proud of what Karen and I, alongside our team and dedicated families, have achieved together. Seeing children apply the skills learned at Superfish in real-life situations is something I will never take lightly. I look forward to meeting you on the pool deck.

Karen Baildon

Karen Baildon

Co-Founder | Managing Director

Karen grew up immersed in swimming, with Learn to Swim and coaching deeply embedded in family life. The daughter of dual Olympic gold medallist and nine-time Commonwealth Champion Michael Wenden, she was raised around elite athletes, coaches, and aquatic centres, developing a lifelong passion and strong technical understanding of the sport from an early age. Her contribution to the industry was recognised in 2020 when she received the prestigious Meritorious Service to the Teaching of Swimming in Australia Award.

As Managing Director, Karen leads program development, team training, marketing, and new centre growth. Working alongside Andrew, she helps ensure Superfish facilities deliver world-class standards, structured programs, and industry-leading consistency across all locations.

Karen's Career Highlights

Business & Organisational Leadership

  • Co-developed and opened the inaugural Andrew Baildon Aquatic Centre in 1996, co-creating all Superfish swim programs alongside Andrew
  • Plays an integral role in the strategic growth of the organisation, researching new opportunities and overseeing refurbishment and construction projects with exceptional attention to detail and design
  • Takes a hands-on role in the daily operations of the Baildon Group
  • Highly skilled in sales, marketing, promotions, events, human resources, team training and community engagement
  • Respected program development specialist across all levels of swimming - from infants to adults, learn to swim through to stroke correction - guiding each program from concept to implementation and training teams through practical workshops and hands-on leadership

International & National Industry Contribution

  • Guest Speaker, World Aquatic Development Conference (WADC), Lund, Sweden (2020) - Independent Drowning Prevention Skills for children under 3
  • National Swimming Industry Speaker, Educator and Consultant
  • ASCTA National Conference Speaker (2018)
  • Swim Australia Lecturer (Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Tasmania) - Baby & Toddler Learn to Swim Programs
  • Swim Australia SwimINFO Keynote Presenter (Sydney & Melbourne, 2016) - Marketing & Customer Service
  • Swim Safer ACE (Aquatic Community Expert) - one of six appointed nationally
  • Works closely with industry bodies and global experts to develop premium Learn to Swim programs focused on life-saving outcomes

Awards & Recognition

  • National Award for Meritorious Service to the Teaching of Swimming in Australia (ASCTA & Swim Australia, 2020)
  • Swim Australia Award Winner - Best Swim School for Marketing, Promotion and Customer Service (2018)
  • South-East Queensland Business Achievers Award - Sport & Recreation (Winner)

Advisory & Consultancy

  • Advisory services for the construction of The Runaway Bay Super Sports Centre
  • Consultant to swimming pool complexes including Couran Cove, Gold Coast

I'm deeply passionate about drowning prevention and infant swimming, and I've worked with experts worldwide to ensure our programs deliver real life-saving outcomes. I am proud of the standards we maintain across both teaching and customer care, and I look forward to welcoming you to Superfish.

Our Leadership Team

Our team is more than a workplace - it is a community. With clearly defined initiatives, goals and ethics guiding us, Superfish provides structured career pathways, genuine support services including year-round mental health access, and opportunities to connect through regular team events.

Many of our team have grown with us for decades, forming lasting friendships while delivering consistency and care to the families we serve.

Flynn Baildon

Flynn Baildon

General Manager

Flynn serves as General Manager for the Baildon Group, the organisation behind Superfish Swim Schools and its associated ventures. He is responsible for identifying growth opportunities, strengthening operational efficiencies and supporting structured project delivery across the group.

Holding a Bachelor of Business (Entrepreneurship), Flynn previously worked in the property development sector in Brisbane, contributing to large-scale projects in an Assistant Development Manager capacity. That experience strengthened his commercial acumen, project coordination skills and disciplined approach to long-term planning.

Having grown up immersed in the swimming industry as the son of Andrew and Karen Baildon, Flynn brings both lifelong exposure to the business and firsthand experience as a former competitive swimmer. Combining this practical knowledge with his commercial background, Flynn is focused on futureproofing the organisation – streamlining systems, exploring philanthropic initiatives and guiding sustainable growth while upholding the standards that define Superfish.

I am incredibly proud of what our family and team have built. Having grown up around Superfish, it is an honour to now work alongside the people who shaped my understanding of discipline, standards and service. I hold deep respect for the responsibility that comes with contributing to this business and its future.

Sarah

Sarah

Senior Manager

Swimming has been central to Sarah’s life from an early age, growing up training daily and racing alongside her siblings. She began her teaching career in England in 1998 and has since taught, supervised and trained instructors internationally, holding management roles for more than a decade across a range of swim schools and programs.

Sarah holds a degree in Sports Education and has competed across multiple sports, including representing Hong Kong in International Rugby Union in 2010 while living and teaching there.

Since joining Superfish in 2014, Sarah has embraced every stage of her journey with the organisation. Starting as a Squad Coach, Learn to Swim and Baby teacher at Sunnybank, she progressed into management and played a key role in assisting Karen and Andrew with the opening of three additional Superfish Swim Schools.

Now an Australian citizen, Sarah is passionate about building strong teams, maintaining high teaching standards and contributing strategically to Superfish’s continued growth. She takes great pride in mentoring staff and watching children progress through their learn to swim journey, developing genuine life-saving skills.

Elizabeth

Elizabeth

Marketing  & Promotions

Elizabeth holds a Bachelor of Business and brings a background in retail and working with children. Over two decades ago, she began bringing her first child to Superfish at just six months old. He loved his lessons, and she found great joy in watching him develop essential life skills while progressing from learn to swim through to squad.

Three more children followed, all moving through the Superfish program, with her youngest two still enrolled. Seeing her eldest achieve Age Champion at primary school and her youngest qualify for Districts reinforced her belief in the strength of the program.

Elizabeth is thrilled to have made the career move into the swimming industry. She loves working with children, watching them grow and excel, and takes great satisfaction in seeing parents share in the excitement of their child’s progress.

As a business, Superfish feels more like a supportive family.

Lynden

Lynden

Manager | Pacific Pines
Gold Coast

Lynden began his journey with Superfish at just 12 years old in a junior role and has embraced every opportunity since. Growing up on the Gold Coast, he was always in the water — competing at school level, earning Age Champion honours and representing the South Coast Districts, while also enjoying life at the beach.

Having started in the Superfish program as a baby, returning as a manager holds special significance. Lynden understands firsthand the value of learning to swim — not only as a sport he loves, but as an essential life skill for Australia’s coastal lifestyle.

As a manager, he is committed to building confident swimmers, supporting families throughout their Superfish journey and leading a positive, high-performing team environment.

Superfish has been part of my life from the very beginning - now I have the privilege of sharing my love of swimming and helping others build essential life-saving skills.

Iandra

Iandra

Manager | Benowa
Gold Coast

Iandra holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education from Brazil, where she began her career working with children through dance, swimming education and physical education.

Since moving to Australia, she has built her career in the swimming industry, beginning in 2017 with a large private swim school. She further developed her professional expertise through a qualification in Leadership and Management, progressing into aquatic centre operations and spending four years in a management role.

Passionate about education, teamwork and creating a supportive environment for families, Iandra takes great pride in helping children develop confidence, overcome challenges and achieve important milestones. She brings to Superfish a strong combination of teaching experience, operational leadership and a genuine commitment to making a positive difference in children's lives.

Every little achievement makes a big difference. Watching a child gain confidence, overcome a challenge and discover what they are capable of is what makes my job so rewarding.

Kerryn

Kerryn

Manager | Worongary
Gold Coast

Kerryn’s passion for working with children began on the Gold Coast, where she worked as a nanny while studying Childcare. She later moved to the UK, progressing from Group Leader to Centre Director before making a career transition into the Learn to Swim industry.

Superfish ignited her passion for drowning prevention, structured Learn to Swim programs and advanced stroke correction techniques. She finds immense satisfaction in watching children progress through every stage of the program - from Dippas and Nippas through to Squads - and values the strong relationships built with families along the way. The appreciation expressed by parents for the life-saving skills their children develop continues to be one of the most rewarding aspects of her career.

Winner - ASCTA Australian Teacher of the Year 2017

The relationships I have formed will forever be one of the greatest accomplishments of my career.

Brandon

Brandon

Manager | Sunnybank
Brisbane

Brandon has been working with children since high school, developing a strong passion for supporting children's growth, confidence and development with the focus on creating a positive educational environment.

This passion led him to the swim school industry in 2013, where he began his career as a swimming teacher. Coming from a career as an IT Technician and Education Support Officer, he has continued to expand his knowledge and experience across the swim industry, with a strong focus on delivering exceptional service to families and promoting the importance of swimming education and water safety for people of all ages.

Brandon is excited to continue building his career in an industry he genuinely loves and to be part of a family-owned business that shares his commitment to quality, education and making a positive difference in the lives of children and families. Becoming a new dad has strengthened his understanding and having an even deeper appreciation of just how important early swimming education, water safety & drowning prevention is.

Swimming lessons are vital and being a part of teaching kids lifesaving skills. Seeing them progress is one of the reasons I love what I do. With the recent arrival of my son, I value this aspect even more. It’s great to work for a business that places such value on children safety.

Cheryl Lee

Cheryl Lee

Manager | Redland Bay
Brisbane

Cheryl Lee has always been deeply involved in sport, representing her region and state across multiple disciplines. She holds a Bachelor of Human Movements and began her professional career as Sports Officer at James Cook University, where she also served as Assistant Manager of the Fitness Centre and Pool facilities. During this time, she completed a Bachelor of Science.

Alongside her administrative leadership, Cheryl coached swimming squads and delivered a learn-to-swim program tailored for children with disabilities. She later contributed to the design and implementation of the cardio studio at the University of Queensland before taking on the role of Fitness Centre Manager.

Her commitment to sport extends beyond aquatic disciplines - in 1998 she became both State and Australian Martial Arts Champion in her category.

My passion for sport, my love of swimming and the progress my child has made at Superfish encouraged me to return to doing what I love.

Superfish Swim Schools
Career Opportunities 

Superfish Swim Schools sets high standards - in teaching, customer care and team culture. From pool deck to reception, every role contributes to delivering structured, life-saving outcomes and an exceptional experience for families.

We are committed to providing supportive working conditions, clearly defined career pathways, ongoing professional development and opportunities for advancement for those who strive for excellence. Loyalty, consistency and leadership are recognised and rewarded.

If you are motivated, professional and aligned with our values, we would love to hear from you.
Please submit a brief outline of:

  • The position you are seeking
  • Your availability to commence
  • Your salary expectations

If a suitable opportunity is available, a manager will contact you directly to request your CV in PDF format.