OUR COMMITTEE

Our committee is made up of a group of volunteers, all of who are, or were, parents of swimmers in the club. They meet on a monthly basis and are responsible for running the club.
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CHAIRDANIEL CAPOZZI

Daniel is a member of our Master’s squad and has a son that swims for the club. He also has a 4 year old daughter learning to swim. Daniel can often be found pool side as an assistant coach and regularly attends gala’s.  He was elected chair in 2024 and passionately believes everyone should aim to fulfil their potential.

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VICE CHAIRHILARY COULSON

Several years ago, Hilary was once a swim teacher, coach and committee member for a local grass roots club but now swims in our Masters squad. She has competed all over the UK and Europe as a county, regional and national medallist and enjoys open water swimming. Hilary is excited to join HHSC as Vice Chairman and looks forward to developing the club and its swimmers.

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TREASURERRUSSELL SIMPSON

Russell took over as Treasurer in 2024.  He is a lifelong swimmer and has enjoyed committee positions at other swimming clubs, before finally finding his preferred club of Hemel Hempstead Swimming Club.  He is a member of our Masters squad.

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CLUB SECRETARYRACHEL COOPER

Rachel’s son joined HHSC in 2022 and she began to volunteer with the club, learning timekeeping and qualifying as a Judge level 1. In 2024, she decided to take the role of HHSC secretary, with a view to helping the club achieve its full potential, working alongside the committee and coaching team.

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MEMBERSHIPZOE BROOKS

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FIXTURES SECRETARYJULIE THOMSIT

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WELFARE OFFICERKERRI WILSON

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WELFARE OFFICERMARK AYRES

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COMMITEE RICHARD DANIELL

Richard has been involved with the club for a long time.  Following a year or two’s absence, he returned as Masters coach, and joined the committee in 2019.

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COMMITTEE KATIE STEWART

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COMMITTEE CHARLES DAINTON

Charles has been associated with HHSC for many years, indeed for some years he was Head Coach.  He then became the Swim England Hertfordshire president before taking a break to spend time with his family.  He remained as our Honorary President and has recently returned to our poolside to assist with the coaching.  He is enjoying the development side of the club and can regularly be seen on a Tuesday evening.

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COMMITTEE HARSHANA NAKANDALA

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COMMITEE MARK HORROD

Mark primarily assists Sarah with the Train to Train squads.  He has recently passed his Level 2 coaching award, which adds to his Level 2 teaching award.  Along with his officiating qualifications, he gives valuable feedback and instruction to our swimmers.

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ADVISORMAT RAFIQ-CRASKE

Matt is also a Masters swimmer with two girls.  He has taken the Level 1 coaching course and regularly helps poolside with our Train to Train section on a Sunday morning.

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ADVISORSARAH YOUNG

Sarah is a L2 coach and has been involved in teaching and coaching for over 20 years.  Sarah’s daughter Emily, joined HHSC aged 7 and has competed at a county and regional level for over 10 years. Sarah was a member of Hemel Hempstead Swimming & Diving Club and has also swum with our Masters squad, competing at many competitions across Hertfordshire.

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We are a competitive sport club - with our swimmers competing at all levels from local team galas to National and European events.