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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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Assistant Head Coach
Yvonne Gajny - Contact
Yvonne, who is a Level 2 Coach, leads the Development and P2 squads providing support & advice to the coaches responsible for the Junior Development groups in order to ensure continued progression through to the Performance Pathway, the Competitive Pathway or Club Pathway. Any squad movements within the Development groups will be referred by the squad coaches to Yvonne. Yvonne is an experienced coach and also swam competitively with Avon Neptunes and Stratford Sharks when she was younger.
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Head of Juniors and Academy
Annette Statham - Contact
Annette is a STA Level 2 Teacher and ASA Level 1 Coach, has taught swimmers for a number of years both in the UK and the Gulf. Annette's son Luke currently swims in the Juniors squad. Annette works with the Junior squads and is responsible for swimmers progression through the Academy group to the Juniors.
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Coach
Ysabelle Caswell - Contact
Izzy is an ASA Level 2 Teacher with Everyone Active for 2 years and has supported coaches at Academy / Development / Performance Squads / Masters. Izzy will be working with Annette to continue the high standards of the achievement in the Academy sections of the club.
Izzy has been a member of the club since she was 9 years old and has competed at County Level and represented Sharks at Nuneaton Junior League / Mercian and Arena League throughout her time.
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Coach
Josh Newman - Contact
Josh is an ASA Level 2 Teacher & ASA Level 1 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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Coach
Yasmin Boff - Contact
Yas is an ASA Level 2 Teacher and Level 1 Coach, and works across the Academy and Performance Squads. Yasmin swam competitively to National Level with Coventry, Plymouth Leander and Hillingdon.
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Coach
Jake Ashfield - Contact
Jake is an ASA Level 1 Coach
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Coach
Sophie Warden - Contact
Sophie is an ASA Level 2 Teacher and ASA Level 1 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 with all squads on a weekly basis.
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Coach
Jenny Chapman
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Coach
Abbie Wootton
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Coach
Hope Lawton
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Volunteer Coaches & Young Volunteers
At Stratford Sharks we are very lucky to have an Army of Helpers and Volunteers - Amongst these are:
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Mike Wardle
Contact
SLC Friday & Sunday Evenings
Club Swim
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The Academy Crew
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