About Us
Our Mission & Vision
Mission Statement
High Performance Sports Club strongly believes sports and exercise are powerful tools for improving people's wellbeing and bringing them together. We are therefore commited to providing high quality sports activities for any age and level.
Vision Statement
High Performance Sports Club aims to become a leading sports provider by using our platform to inspire, unite and challenge athletes of all ages and levels. We want the next generation of athletes to be confident and supported in their sports journey of their choice, and we hope to provide a bright future for sports in the UAE.
High Performance Sports Club Team
Meet the Staff, Swim Instructors and Sport Coaches behind High Performance Sports Club.
General Manager
Gerrie van Gurp
ABOUT
With over 40 years of swim teaching experience, Gerrie started High Performance to provide lessons and teach swimming as a life skill. She currently still teaches swimming but is also mentoring the new generation of swim instructors.
Gerrie believes that with hard work, you can achieve what you set your mind to.
OPerations Manager
Gwen Gordeeva
ABOUT
Holding a degree in Sports Management and having grown up around the pool, Gwen enjoys all sports and being able to move. She works on managing day to day tasks to help the company run smoothly and expand to reach more students.
Sports COACH
Reyer Hendrikse
ABOUT
Reyer has worked in many countries all thanks to the power of sport. Whilst working on gaining his Degree in Sports Management, he helped a non-profit organisations in South Africa to run a 24-Hour football tournament. Out of all the sports, Reyer enjoys football the most and he enjoys sharing his passion for football with others. Reyer believes you should always give your best in everything you do, the results will be worth the effort.
SURF COACH
ANTHONY SIMPSON
ABOUT
Anthony has been in the ocean and surfing from a young age. The sport has always challenged him, but Anthony has a deep love and connection to the ocean. His passion for the sport is what led him to wanting to coach full time and teach the next generation about this amazing and exciting sport.
SWIM SQUAD COACH
Ami Lawrence
ABOUT
With a background in competition swimming, Ami is now working on training young swimmers to reach their own swimming potential, preparing them for competitions and improving the technique, strength and stamina of the swimmers. Ami hopes to teach others the abilities she learned when she was younger and hopes the next generation will continue using this knowledge.
Swim & Sports Coach
Peter Torririt
ABOUT
Having worked with Gerrie for over 15 years, Peter has provided swimming lessons and sport classes all over Dubai. He holds a degree in Physical Education and enjoys challenging students to be their best and loves to share his knowledge and passion of his favourite sports, swimming and basketball.
SWIM INSTRUCTOR
Tomas Puchly
ABOUT
Tomas is a Slovakian Swimming Champion, having broken over 200 Slovak records, placing 11th at the World Junior Championships and 16th at the Youth Olympic Games. Tomas is driven to swim fast and is also passionate to teach people new skills in the pool as well as to help talented swimmers to achieve their own goals.
SWIM & SPORTS INSTRUCTOR
Liya Kandanalil
ABOUT
Having always been passionate about sports, especially cricket, football and field hockey. Liya pursued her Bachelors degree in Physical Education where she learned a lot about different sports, and learned that sport can teach more than just physical exercise, but also instill valuable characteristics such as communication and good sportmanship.
Lifeguard & Teaching Assistant
Cathleen Joy
ABOUT
Cathleen believes having an active lifestyle is very important, and that swimming is one of the best exercises. She is also aware that safety in sport is important, which is why she is committed to making sure all swimmers in the pool are safe and cared for.
Office admin
Janice Alemania
ABOUT
As our administrator, Janice works to help all parents and students who have enquiries about High Performance Sport Club. She is always ready to greet you with a smile and help our customers. She works closely with the team to make sure all classes are well informed and each lesson runs smoothly.
