Seamus Pettigrew

An avid surfer from San Francisco, California, Seamus has traveled 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.

In the summer months, Seamus can be found in New York, where he works as a U.S. Coast Guard Licensed Captain. In the winter, you can find Seamus in Bali where he spends his time teaching Indonesian children water safety skills.

Seamus graduated from the University of Oregon in 2012 with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology.

Neal From

A former collegiate swimmer at Colorado College, Neal knows how much impact the opportunity to learn to swim can have on a child. He brings a lifetime of experience as a lifeguard and swim instructor to Swimdo, and has made Indonesia his second home. He believes deeply in Swimdo’s mission and looks forward to a future where every child in Indonesia is given the same opportunity and access to swimming education that he had.

Neal has a Bachelor of Arts in English and calls Los Angeles home.

Dylan Sohngen

A Southern California native, Dylan is an experienced waterman with a fondness for natures’ smaller beauties. From lifeguarding the beaches of Los Angeles to hunting new species as an entomologist, he brings to the team an array of experience reflecting passion for the outdoors and an eagerness to share it. Dylan taught children as both an equestrian riding and surf instructor while studying biology at UC San Diego and between tests competed with the university’s champion surf team. In Bali when he’s not in the pool with the kids, he’s surely hunting left barrels or the insects he studies.

Tim Seiwerath

Tim is the founder of yogaforpd.com, a pioneering yoga and fall-prevention program for people with Parkinson’s Disease. A Registered Yoga Teacher and Certified AcroYoga Instructor, he has taught internationally for over a decade to groups as large as 600, including as an invited presenter at Stanford’s Exercise and the Brain Symposium. His specialties include grantwriting, institutional relations, and adapting exercise and safety programs for people of all abilities, from the differently-abled to acrobats. An avid surfer and swimmer, he is honored to share his passion and expertise in the service of Indonesia’s children.

Tomi Kadek Cakra Kencana

Tomi Kencana was born in Keramas, Indonesia. He holds two Bachelors of Arts in Communications and English Translation. In addition to his work with Swimdo, Tomi works at Slukat Learning Center as a student mentor and volunteer manager. He is in charge of Swimdo’s community outreach programs and development. He enjoys taking part in swimming classes, is a Marco Polo champion, and hopes to one day learn to surf.

Indirah Made Santi

Indira Santi holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from Universitas Udayana. She works heads the International Relations Division at Slukat Learning Center and is ProjectKalpa’s Financial Manager.

Indira lives in Keramas, Indoneisa and spends much of her time at the beach. She understands firsthand how important swimming education is for the children of Indonesia – as she too did not know how to swim at a young age.

She now serves as the Swimdo Community Outreach Liaison, where she works to ensure that all young people in Keramas can swim, and enjoy the beaches safely