Storm was founded by Mr Will Walker in January 2020, having lost his job due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Will first started to swim teaching 21 years ago at Kells Swimming Club, Ireland, where he was the Club Captain and swam competitively for his club and school. In 2010, Will graduated with a BA (Hons) Degree in PE, Sport, and Dance with QTS from Liverpool John Moores University (the UK's 'Centre of Excellence for Teaching and Learning'). In his time in Liverpool, he was a Trainer Assessor for both the Pool and Beach Lifeguard Qualification for the Royal Lifesaving Society (RLSS) and also worked for the Royal National Lifeboat Institute (RNLI). Will was also a volunteer and a coach for the Irish Special Olympics team when it was held in Ireland in 2003. As a PE teacher, having studied pedagogy, sports psychology, and physiology as part of his degree, as well as swimming at a high level as a child and teenager, Will firmly believes that through the 'Storm Coaches Education Program,' his team can maximize the potential of every child and adolescent that they teach. This transcends into the extremely high standard that he places on his team in Storm. During his PE teaching days, Will lifted The Pearl (Aldar Academies) from the bottom of the ADISSA B League to joint top of the A league within 2 years and is the benchmark on which he prides his company today. Will understands that every child matters and that every child develops at a unique rate and learns differently.