Thea with her first 'customer'!

Thea Follett, Class of '98, has become not only the youngest, but also the only female tandem sky diving instructor in the UK.

Thea, who read engineering at Loughborough, is a lieutenant in the Territorial Army (engineers).

In her Lower Sixth year Thea became one of the youngest students ever to receive the Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award at just 17 years and 5 months. She is a trained Mountain Leader and can now occassionally be found accompanying Dolphin walking trips!