Chris Hebblewhite

Chris began his career with the London Borough of Waltham Forest, Huntingdonshire District Council and the City of Lincoln before joining GLL in 1998 and progressing through a range of roles from General Manager to Head of Operations to his current national leadership position.

Chris leads on standards, compliance and organisational risk across GLL’s leisure, libraries and children’s services. He also leads GLL’s sustainability team and its “Respecting the Planet” commitment.

A Chartered Manager and Fellow of CIMSPA, Chris serves on British and European Standards Committees covering swimming pools and aquatic equipment and has helped develop standards for Assisted Lifeguarding Technology. He is a joint author of CIMSPA publications and contributed to *Managing Safety in Swimming Pools* and PWTAG’s *Swimming Pool Water*.

Chris supported GLL’s work at the London Aquatics Centre ahead of the 2012 Olympic Games and its transition to public operation. He undertook pool safety assessments for British Olympic Association training camps ahead of Rio 2016. He is Vice Chair of UKActive’s Standards and Legislation Committee and has contributed to Home Office consultations on Martyn’s Law.