Meet Dawn venturas
FIRST FEMALE COACH OF TEAM SAUDI (MALE) NATIONAL TEAM IN HISTORY
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sports coaching Entrepreneur, ex-professional athlete AND
TALENT PATHWAY and long term athlete development SPECIALIST
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS) SPORTS COACHING
hEAD coach team saudi paralympic swim, WORLD PARA SWIM, berlin and EGYPT 2024
successful initiation of female and youth PROGRAMME saudi FOOTBALL CLUB
16 years of building THE BIGGEST WOMEN IN SPORTS COACHING brand in the middle east
10 YEARS Professional SPORTS COACHING and DEVELOPMENT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
14 YEARS MIDDLE EAST SOFTBALL
4 years greek Olympic squad professional player 2000-2004 (ATHENS 2004 GAMES)
Hong Kong HOCKEY 6s team and goalkeeper of tournament
U18, U16 ELITE ALL African Athlete - FIELD HOCKEY
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London Born. African Forged. Globally Proven. Building Champions, Inspiring Legacies, and Shaping the Future of Sport ALIGNED WITH KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA'S VISION 2030.
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the Journey
BREAKING THE COACHING GLASS CEILING
THE MOST EXCITING STORY OF 21ST CENTURY IS SAUDI ARABIA'S VISION 2030, CREATING A QUALITY OF LIFE PROGRAMME FOR ALL. in 2025 DAWN VENTURAS accepted invite to represent TEAM SAUDI PARALYMPIC SWIMMING at both forbes 30/50 summit in abu dhabi for women's day march 8th and at THE MIDDLE EAST ksa WOMENS LEADERSHIP AWARDS AND SUMMIT held in riyadh.
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between 2008-2023 Dubai and united Arab emirates SAW exponential growth, DRIVING SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. honoured to be part of this success story , contributing in the most hands on manner to build successful communities and athlete pathways, has not only been a life ambition, but a solid commitment to a legacy of excellence and innovation. dAWN NOW STRATEGICALLY HAS MOVED INTO THE SAUDI SPORTS SPACE TO CREATE PATHWAYS IN SPORT FOR ALL.
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a LEGACY OF PROFESSIONALISM , PROVEN TRACK RECORD AND SUCCESSFUL GROWTH IN THE EMMERGING MARKETS, ENABLE HER TO EFFECTIVLEY EStABLISH AND NURTURE AND EXCECUTE iN NEW FIELDS SUCCESSFULLY . CO-FOUNDER OF THE ENTREPRENURIAL COACH SPORT BRAND, DAWN VENTURAS AND HELEN AMOS, OFFERED COACHING OPPORTUNITIES TO TALENTED AND AMBITIOUS FEMALE COACHES, ADVANCING THE ROLE OF GENDER EQUITY IN PREVIOUSLY MALE DOMINATED SPORTS AND BUISNESS FIELDS IN THE MIDDLE EAST. AT IT'S PEAK WITH 20 COACHES AND PRIME SUPPLIER OF UAE'S RESIDENTIAL SWIMMING COACHING PROVISION. THIS ENABLES BOTH THE ECONOMY AND THE REGION'S SPORTSWOMEN A DIRECT PATH TO ADVANCE AND DEVELOP SUSTAINABLY.
in 2023 dawn moved to eastern region joining aramco in their aquistion and privatisation of professional football club sports space. providing long term athlete pathway solutions and setting up the first ever programmes for women and girls in their history. DAWN VENTURAS IS FOCUSED ON YOUTH, PARA AND WOMEN, ESURING NO ONE IS LEFT BEHIND. 2024 ACKNOWLEDGED THE FIRST KINGDOM WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR THOSE WITH DISABILITY. ​​
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DECEMBER 2024 , coach dawn lead team saudi paralympic swimming to their FIRST EVERY MEDAL ON THE WORLD STAGE in the EGYPT PARA SWIMMING WORLD SERIES . A HARD FOUGHT COMPETITION 18 NATIONS, 200 COMPETITORS WITH SAUDI SECURING 4 MEDALS IN TOTAL. 2 SILVER AND 2 BRONZE. eaRLIER that YEAR, COACH DAWN SPEARHEADED TEAM SAUDI PARALYMPIC SWIMMING TO THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN BERLIN, germany . tHE TEam conisisted of 5 young men competing against 500 elite athletes looking to secure their places at the paralympic games in paris 2024
Coach Sport UAE are affiliated to Cardiff Metropolitan to ensure that all coaches are educated to the highest standard through UK Sport Qualifications. as a graduate of the met School of Sport, DAWN VENTURAS IS also AN ALUMNI PANELIST AIDING IN BROADENING KNOWLEGE TO FUTURE STUDENTS.
Testimonials
“I can't praise dawn enough. she is so patient, kind and makes the swimming classes fun!
the girls love Ms dawn and feel so comfortable with her. dawn has been teaching my kids the last 5 years. Both my girls are very confident swimmers thanks to dawn and their favorite part of the week is when they have their swimming classes with dawn so they can work on their new skills.
i would highly recommend dawn - there is a reason we have continued to swim with her every week for the last 8 years and i still tell everyone in Dubai she is the best swim coach!”
Louise Holk and
Lars Johannesen
Founders at Privelee
​​DUBAI - ABU DHABI
"Coaches need Coaches
I write to affirm my confidence in Dawn Venturas as an outstanding coach and business woman.
I have known Dawn for a number of years and being a multi sport coach myself, I have enlisted her coaching expertise when I required technical analysis in improving my own swimming training.
As a result of her skill set and great teaching communication, I currently have my 3 year old son being taught by her.
Her professionalism has been exemplary since I have known her and I am confident in writing this to co sign her great ability and vision.
I will be happy to talk with anyone needing further assurances of how great an individual she is."
"It is thanks to Dawn that our son Philip is now like a fish in the water and totally unafraid.
We started baby swimming with Dawn when he was only 5 weeks, and even though he was our first baby and we were a bit unsure at first, she was so professional and good with the babies that we straight away felt at ease.
Would recommend to anyone!"
Cecile (Madsen) Wasberg Mejecaz
Architechture and Engineering Solutions
DUBAI - BARCELONA
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Jason Smith
Conditioning Coach to
2 x Heavy Weight Boxing
World Champion David Haye
LONDON - BALI - DUBAI
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