Eastbourne Coach Champions Neurodiversity at The Big Swim 2026

Eastbourne-based coach Zoé Carroll has taken on the role of Neurodiversity and Inclusion Ambassador for The Big Swim 2026, a major wild swimming event celebrating International Women’s Day.

The event took place this weekend across two locations, Brighton and Sandbanks in Dorset, bringing together more than 1,000 swimmers in what organisers describe as the South Coast’s largest outdoor swimming gathering.

Carroll, a neurodiversity coach who supports women experiencing anxiety and late-diagnosed neurodivergence, said the event aligns closely with her work helping women reconnect with themselves through community, nature and self-understanding.

“Cold water swimming has been incredibly powerful for many of the neurodivergent women I work with,” she said.