Swimdo
May 07, 2019
Seamus Pettigrew
Swimdo

An avid surfer from San Francisco, California, Seamus has travelled the world in pursuit of the best swells, ultimately leading him to making Bali his home. Seamus founded Swimdo in 2015, after noticing a ubiquitous lack of swimming education in the local communities, especially among children.  Seamus started out going to villages and teaching the children himself.  Now he recruits local teachers, provides trainings and develops new swimming schools.  Most recently he started a water safety program in an indigenous Dayak community in central Borneo.  Seamus graduated from the University of Oregon in 2012 with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology.