Grant Turner is a former Olympic swimmer who proudly represented Great Britain at the London 2012 Olympic Games, competing in the 4x100m Freestyle Relay.
His international swimming career also includes a silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi and a European Junior Championship silver in 2007.
Throughout his career, Grant competed on the world stage, making his global debut at the 2011 World Championships in Shanghai as part of the British sprint squad. His Olympic selection was secured with an impressive silver medal performance in the 100m Freestyle at the 2012 Olympic Trials.
Since retiring from competitive swimming, Grant has channelled his passion for sport into helping others. Alongside his partner and fellow Olympian Joanne Jackson, he co-founded the Joanne Jackson Swim Academy, offering lessons for children from the age of three. The academy focuses on building water confidence and safety, helping young people discover a lifelong love of swimming.
Beyond the pool, Grant is dedicated to working with disengaged young people, using the lessons and values of sport to inspire positive change and build self-belief in their own lives.
Reaching the top in sport takes more than talent. It requires leadership and performing at your very best when it matters most. In this talk, our athletes share how they prepare to deliver under pressure, lead by example, and bring out the best in themselves and those around them. Pupils will learn how strong leadership, focus, and self-belief can help them achieve their own peak performance in school, sport, and life.
Even individual athletes rely on the support of a team. This talk highlights the importance of working together, trusting others, and playing your part. Pupils will hear how teamwork creates success in sport and how these skills can make a difference in school, friendships, and everyday situations.
The Olympics represents the pinnacle of sport, and our athletes give a behind-the-scenes insight into what it is really like to compete or aim to compete on the world’s biggest stage. They share stories of preparation, pressure, teamwork, and pride, inspiring pupils with lessons about ambition, dedication, and chasing dreams, whatever they may be.
Our kids came back buzzing. We may not have won but in my eyes the gold medal is the positive experience had by our students in meeting Grant Turner.
It was fantastic to have such an enthusiastic and knowledgeable Sporting Champion visit our School Games. Grant went above and beyond what we could have hoped from and teachers, young people and staff all thought very highly of him.
Inspirational Athletes connects schools & communities with elite athletes who inspire, motivate and engage young people through talks, workshops and sports sessions.
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Inspirational Speakers has been providing high profile keynote speakers and entertainers for over 25 years.
