Coaching Team
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Head Coach
Kim Mortimer - Contact
Kim who is an ASA Level 3 Coach, is the Performance Squad Coach. She joined Stratford Swimming Club when she was 9 years old and competed in both Junior & Senior Leagues. Kim started teaching in our Learn to Swim section in 2000 before going off to University in 2003 to take a degree in Sports Coaching and Physical Education. After completing her PGCE she became a PE teacher whilst coaching in a number of Junior positions at Stratford Sharks. Having recently finished a Masters Degree in Coaching at Loughborough University, Kim was appointed Head Coach from 1st June 2017
Kim is currently the lead coach of the Warwickshire County Pathway Programme and one of the skills coach on the Regional Pathway Programme
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Head of Academy
Annette Diggines - Contact
Annette is a STA Level 2 Swim Teacher and ASA Level 1 Assistant Coach, has taught swimmers for a number of years both in the UK and the Gulf. Annette works with the Academy and Junior squads and is responsible for swimmers progression through the Academy group to the Juniors.
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Coach - Juniors and Performance 2 Squad
Sophie Warden - Contact
Sophie is an ASA Level 2 Swim Teacher and ASA Level 1 Assistant Coach. She is a long time member of the club. She joined Stratford Sharks Swimming Club when she was 8 years old and competed for the club until she was 18 when she went off to university. After completing four years at university, she graduated with a masters degree in Sports Coaching. Sophie now works across Performance Squads.
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Coach - Development Squad
Jake Ashfield - Contact
Jake is an ASA Level 1 Assistant Coach and also a competitive swimmer.
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Coach - Performance 3 Squad
Jenny Chapman - Contact
Jenny is a qualified ASA Level 2 Coach.
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Coach - Academy
Suzanne Verralls
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Coach
Tabby Groves
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Bank Coaches
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Yasmin Boff
Yaz is an ASA Level 2 Swim Teacher and Level 1 Assistant Coach, and works across Performance Squads. Yasmin swam competitively to National Level with Coventry, Plymouth Leander and Hillingdon.
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Josh Newman
Josh is an ASA Level 2 Swim Teacher & ASA Level 1 Assistant Coach. Josh is a long time member of the club, still swims competitively with the club and competes as a triathlete in National Competitions. He coaches across Academy to Performance squads.
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Abbie Wootton
Abbie is ASA Level 2 Swim Teacher.
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Poolside Support Team
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| Mike Wardle |
Mike has been helping with Academy on Fridays, he is a long time member of the club and is also the current President of the Coventry and District Swimming Association |
| Vanessa Holland |
Vanessa helps out with Academy swimmers and is qualified ASA L1 Assistant Coach. Her eldest daughter, Leah Bowen is with the club as a student member in P1 and younger daughter Evangeline is in Academy. |
| Craig Morrison |
Craig is qualified ASA L1 Assistant coach, who helps across the squads. Dad to both Becca and Lewis Morrison in P1. |
| Jane Wilkinson |
Jane is qualified ASA L2 Swim teacher, and often helps out with Juniors and Academy. Mum to Joseph Viviani in Juniors squad. |
| James Thomas |
All round support with coaching and at galas, all his 3 children swim with the club, Henry in Academy, Edward in Development and Lucy in P2 |
| Kathy Lea |
General poolside helper at galas, Mum to Dalton in Development and Cassie in P1 |
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Academy Crew
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| Young volunteers, many of them are qualified Swim Teachers and Assistant coaches, help mainly with Academy and sometimes with the Juniors squads. |
| Josh Mitchell, Amelie Ristov, Keana Pearce, Ellie Harsant, Becca Morrison |
| Ellie Deaner, Abi Skinner, Molly Bullock, Jack Wood |
| Henry Wheeler, Cassie Lea, Lewis Morrison, Lucy Thomas, Rebecca Mitchell |
Team Managers (TM)
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TMs support the coaches, swimmers and parents at Training Sessions, Open Meets and day Camps
Lisa Mitchell, Jen Morrison, Tracy Pearce, Veronica Ristov
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