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Coaching at the club is run by Alan Doyle, Head Coach, who is supported by a number of volunteer helpers, the majority of whom are parents of club swimmers. We are committed to building and developing our team of coaches and helpers through training programmes, accredited courses and continuous professional development. In addition to working poolside during training sessions, coaches also support swimmers at competitions. As part of our child welfare policy, we ask all coaches and helpers to go through a CRB check before they work unsupervised with swimmers. Most of our coaches hold the National Rescue Award for Swimming Teachers and Coaches from the Royal Life Saving Society.
To contact our coaching team, please email our head coach, Alan Doyle:
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Alan Doyle, Head Coach
Alan took over as Head Coach in September 2010, he attends all club sessions. He oversees all Club groups and directly coaches the Top Squads. Alan has two daughters who swim at the club and has been coaching since 2006.
Alan has an extensive coaching team as follows (in alphabetical order):
Mark Bagley
Mark has been coaching at HHSC since 2008. He has a daughter who swims at the club. Mark coaches Otters on Tuesdays and is also a qualified life saver.
Charles Dainton
Charles is a Level 3 Coach. He started coaching at Hemel Hempstead in 1986 and has been coaching for over 20 years. Charles was previously Head Coach and he stood down to give more time to his family but he still keeps his hand in coaching with Junior and Development Squads and assisting in other areas. During the day Charles teaches swimming at Hemel junior schools and does some coaching for Sportspace.
Richard Daniell
Richard has been coaching at HHSC for four years. He has a son who swims at the club. Richard provides four hours of coaching per week over two to three days. He helps with coaching our top squads. Richard is a qualified life saver with in house coaching qualifications.
Mark Horrod
Mark has been coaching at the club since 2004 and is a Level 2 Club Coach. He also holds a National Rescue Award and is a qualified timekeeper and judge. Mark spends 3 days a week at poolside, providing 4 hours of coaching to the County and Regional Squads. He also helps out with coaching other groups when the need arises.
Lynda Hutchins
Lynda has ASA Level 1 qualification and has a daughter who swims with the club. She has been coaching at the club for a number of years and she coaches with the Seals and Sea Lions groups.
Luke Jelfs
Luke has ASA Level 1 qualification and has a daughter and son who swim with the club. Luke currently provides three hours coaching per week across three days.
Mike Piggot MBE
Mike has been coaching at Hemel Hempstead Swimming since 2004. He is an ex-swimmer who swam for Amersham (in his youth!). He has a son Sam, who swims for the club in the Regional Squad, his daughter Natalie is an ex swimmer who coaches with some of the younger squads, Mike coaches 2 hours per week with the Regional and County Squads.
Dave Pirrie
Dave has been a member of Hemel Hempstead Swimming Club for the past 5 years and has been assisting with the coaching at the club for the last two. In his youth (too many years ago!) he represented Hertfordshire and swam for St Albans (now COSTA) & Watford. Dave is an active member of the Masters Squad at Hemel Hempstead and competes regularly in both Club & Masters events. He has two daughters who swim for the club in the Development & Sealions squads. He is the Group Leader for Aquabears and sets their training program.
Liz Sherriff
Liz has Level 2 ASA qualification. She became involved with swimming through her sons who both swim with the club and started coaching at the club in early 2006. Liz is Group Leader for Seals and Sealions and sets the plan for those groups. Liz is also an active member of our Masters Section.
Christine Thompson
Christine has been Coaching with Hemel Hempstead Swimming Club since 1989 when her daughter joined the club at 5 years old and she obtained her first ASA qualification in 1990. She is a level 3 Club Coach and specializes in starts, turns and stroke technique and is passionate about the sport. Christine currently assists with the Otters group at HHSC, she holds a current rescue award, and also has a sports psychology diploma. Chris likes to remind us her claim to fame is that she was Olympic Swimmer Richard Charlesworth’s first teacher and coach. She runs a swim school at Cavendish and Kings Langley schools, and also teaches at Sportspace Hemel Hempstead and Berkhamsted.
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