Alan Ritchie is a highly experienced professional with over 33 years’ experience in the pools and water safety industry. He started as a lifeguard in 1989 and is currently National Pools and Water Safety Manager at GLL, one of the UK's largest leisure and cultural services providers. In his role, Alan provides support and advice to over 140 pools and has been GLL’s Lead Lifeguard for over 20 years. 

Alan has also been a RLSS UK National Trainer Assessor (NTA) for more than 20 years, training and assessing hundreds of new Trainer Assessors (TAs) with his extensive knowledge of lifeguarding and lifeguard training.  

In addition to his current role Alan is also on the Board of Trustees at GLL and has worked with ALT systems for over 15 years, providing a vast knowledge of the latest technology in the leisure industry.

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