Our swimming staff
JOAN VAN DEN HENGEL
Owner and founder
Joan has established Zwembad Haags Hopje in 2003. With her commercial, creative and sporty background (HEAO, Art Academy, Artemis, Swim Instructor ABC), Haags Hopje has become a company to her heart.
HARCOLINE
Manager administration
Harcoline is manager administration of Zwembad Haags Hopje. She has a lot of experience in the field of administration and has been a designer and artist for 25 years. She has three children who all have their swimming diploma!
VERE
Swimming instructor
Vere is nice, spontanious swimming instructor. She speaks Dutch and English and teaches on Sunday in the Villa.
Sunday in de Villa
NELLEKE
Swimming instructor
Nelleke has provided swimming lessons to adults and children for the last 5 years. She has a creative background, and can always reflect on the swimming lessons as being humorous and very positive.
Monday in de Villa
RAMINTA
Swimming instructor
Raminta is a young, enthousiastic instructor. She speaks Dutch and English and teaches on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.
Tuesday in de Villa
Wednesday in de Villa
Thursday in de Blinkerd (manager)
Friday in de Blinkerd (manager)
NEDA
Swimming instructor
Neda is a experienced teacher who teaches the Big ben kids. Her children have been swimming at Big ben so she knows this organisation very well. Neda speaks a little big Dutch and fluently English.
Wednesday in de Villa (Big Ben)
Thursday in de Blinkerd
Friday in de Villa (Big Ben)
JEAN-PAUL
Swimming instructor
Jean-Paul is 45 years old and has been giving swimming lessons for years. He has got all swimming diploma’s and teaches in a friendly and calm way. Jean-Paul speaks Dutch and English and teaches on Thursday in Villa Haags Hopje.
Thursday in de Villa
INGRID
Swimming instructor
Ingrid has been working since a lot of years for Haags Hopje and is a professional, lovely and patient instructor. She speaks Dutch and English and teaches on Friday in villa Haags Hopje.
Friday in de Villa
IRIS
Swimming instructor
Iris is spontanious and has a lot of experience as a swimming instructor. Iris speaks Dutch and English and teaches on Friday and Saturday.
Friday in de Blinkerd
Saturday in de Villa
ANOUK
Swimming instructor
Anouk has three years of experience as a swimming instructor and teaches on Friday afternoon in the Blinkerd and on Saturday afternoon in the Villa.
Friday in de Blinkerd
Saturday in the Villa (shared job with Kim)
KIM
Swimming instructor
Kim is een zeer ervaren zweminstructeur met een pedagogische achtergrond. Zij is vriendelijk en consequent met kinderen en heeft altijd een stralende glimlach.
Saturday in the Villa (shared job with Anouk)
IAN
Swimming instructor
Ian is an enthousiastic and serious instructor. He speaks Dutch and English.
Monday in Overbosch
Armando
Swimming instructor
Armando is from Italy and trained the Olympic Swimming Team. He speaks fluently English and Italian and is good in Dutch
Sunday in de Villa (shared job with Daan)
DAAN
Swimming instructor
Daan has years of experience in teaching children and teaches in the Blinkerd on Thursday afternoon. He speaks Dutch and English.
Thursday in de Blinkerd (manager)
Friday in de Blinkerd (manager)
Sunday in de Villa (shared job with Armando)
DAVE
Swimming instructor
Dave is een enthousiaste en professionele zweminstructeur met jarenlange ervaring. Hij heeft humor en geeft op een duidelijke wijze les.
Monday evening in Overbosch
Thursday in de Blinkerd
Friday in de Blinkerd
MARIJKE
Swimming instructor
Marijke is the manager of the B- and C-group on Monday in Overbosch. She teaches in a playful way and she has the oversight.
Monday in Overbosch (manager)
PETRA
Swimming instructor
Petra is a sweet and friendly swimming instructor and teaches children the B-diploma.
Monday in Overbosch.
JASPER
Swimming instructor
Jasperis a young, enthousiastic instructor. He speaks Dutch and English.
Monday in Overbosch
Friday in de Blinkerd
BELLE
Assistant Swimming instructor
Belle is a friendly and enthusiastic teacher and she assists on Thursday in de Blinkerd.
Thursday in de Blinkerd
JONAS
Assistant Swimming instructor
Jonas has been a soccer trainer for years and he assists on Thursday in de Blinkerd.
Monday in Overbosch
Thursday in de Blinkerd
Friday in de Blinkerd
NIEK
Swimming instructor
Niek is the youngest son of Joan and assists the instructors in de Blinkerd. He helps with little things in and around the swimming pool.
Friday in de Blinkerd
TEAM ASSISTENTEN
Assistant Swimming instructor
Robert, Jens, Justus, Julius, Niek, Tiddo helpen de zweminstructeurs op vrijdagmiddag in de Blinkerd.
Friday in de Blinkerd
KULMINA
Swimming instructor
Kulmina works on Monday in Overbosch and teaches kids for the B and C diploma. She is a friendly and helpfull instructor and speaks Dutch and English.
Substitute