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Coaching at the club is run by Charles Dainton, 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 coaches and helpers to go through a CRB check before they work unsupervised with swimmers; those who have been checked wear royal blue HHSC t-shirts. 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, Charles Dainton:
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Charles Dainton, Head Coach
Charles is a Level 3 Coach. He started coaching at Hemel Hempstead in 1986 and has been coaching for over 20 years. Charles attends all club sessions and is available for either coaching or consultation at club training venues 14h30 each week. He works with all Club groups except Aqua Bears and Sealions. His daughter, Nicola, trains and competes with the Masters squad while his wife, Linda, is also a club coach. During the day Charles teaches swimming at Hemel junior schools and does some casual coaching for Sportspace.
Charles has an extensive coaching team as follows (in alphabetical order):
Steve Carter
Steve is a Level 2 coach who became involved in swimming through his son and daughter.
He is a qualified Timekeeper, Judge and Starter and is taking his Referees course in 2009. Steve specialises in technique and has been at the club for about two years when his daughter moved to HHSC.
Linda Dainton
Linda is a level 2 Coach who has been coaching swimming for 22 years, the past 7 of which have been at Hemel Hempstead. Her daughter joined the club when she was 7 years old and now swims for the Masters. Linda coaches the Sealions and Seals groups on Sunday mornings and evenings.
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 takes the Otters, Junior and Development Squads. Richard is a qualified life saver with in-house coaching qualifications.
Alan Doyle
Alan has two daughters who swim at the club and has been coaching since 2006. He is currently qualified to ASA Level 1 and is working towards his Level 2 Coaching qualification. Alan is the Group Leader for the Junior and Development Squads and currently provides three hours coaching per week across three days, as well as setting the training plan and swim programs for the groups.
Mark Horrod
Mark has been coaching at the club since 2004 and is a Level 2 Club Coach. He has a daughter who swims at the club and became involved in coaching through her. He also holds a National Rescue Award and is a qualified timekeeper and judge. Mark spends 5 days a week at poolside, providing 10 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 now coaches the Otters on a Wednesday evening.
Mike Piggot
Mike has been coaching at Hemel Hempstead Swimming Club for 5 years. He is an ex-swimmer who swam for Amersham (in his youth!) and is a member of the Masters Squad at Hemel Hempstead. He has two children, Natalie and Sam, who swim for the club in the Regional Squads. Mike coaches 5 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.
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 coaches for an hour each week and takes the Sealions group on Tuesdays.
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 was Chief Coach at Berkhamsted Sports Centre Swimming Club from 2001 to 2007, and 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, she has just returned to Masters swimming following an injury in 2007.
For more details visit Chris's Swim School website www.swimmingforall.co.uk
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