Guy Worrow
Director of Swimming
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Age Group Performance Lead Coach
Development Performance Lead Coach
Guy began his coaching career as a
development coach at Enderby Swimming Club in 2006. A successful
swimmer himself, holding multiple county and regional records and
racing in numerous National Age Group, Youth and Senior finals, Guy
brought a lot of knowledge to the table. He quickly moved up to be
their Director of Swimming and then successfully spearheaded the
merger of Enderby SC with Lutterworth SC in August 2011. Since the
merger in 2011, Guy has directed and guided the club team, which
started with 23 hours of pool time, and just over 200 athletes, to
a fully formed 300+ member Development Programme. This Programme
can now offer it's athletes 44 hours of pool time and the
opportunity to develop from the first strokes out of learn to swim,
all the way through to National level competitions.
Since Leicester Shark's inception,
Guy has coached athletes from their first competitions, through
county championships and onto Regional and National finals. In
2016, he developed his young athletes to a point where he coached a
swimmer to two National medals and a place on the second phase of
the National Pathway Programme. He has consistently coached
Regional Champions every year since 2014, as well as multiple
Regional medalists and finalists.
Under his charge, The Junior League
team at Leicester Sharks CSC have made the regional final for each
of the last 6 years, qualifying for the semi final for the last 3
years, and racing the other top 8 teams in the country in the
National Final in 2017. This team has gone from strength to
strength under his guidance and really shows the attention to
detail our young athletes are handed when they first join the club.
There has been a similar improvement as those athletes have
filtered through into our Senior Arena League team, with the team
qualifying for the area final for the last two years, narrowly
missing out on qualification for the National Final in 2017, as
they finished in 3rd place.
Guy has always been ambitious and
his dedication and determination to push this club forward
continues to have a positive impact on our members and ensure we
have a lot to look forward to at Leicester Sharks CSC in the
future.
Mark McKenna
Head Coach
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Training Performance Lead Coach
Development Performance Coach
Pups Coach
Mark has been coaching for 14 years,
starting as a volunteer at his local club Glossop, Mark was
determined to give back to the club which had started him on his
journey, and has been involved in coaching ever since. He has
coached at all levels of swimming from Learn to Swim (Adults and
Children), through development stages and on to National level Age
Group, Youth and Senior athletes.
As a swimmer, Mark was extremely
successful, representing Great Britain at Junior and Senior level
as well as winning domestic National events over a number of years.
He successfully managed this alongside his academic studies,
attaining a B.SC in Mathematics from The University of Manchester
in the same year as he won the National Senior
Championships.
Since finishing as a swimmer, Mark
has already had a successful start to his coaching career, leading
athletes to Regional and National medals in the Pool and Open
Water. He also successfully coached an athlete to an International
medal at the IPC European Championships in 2014, as well as
numerous IPC World, European and British Records.
During his time as Performance Coach
at City of Manchester Aquatics, Mark was responsible for helping
the Head Coach grow the club from a squad containing 47 athletes
with 2 coaches to a programme with over 300 athletes and 10
coaches. He also led the University to some of their most
successful results at the BUCS Championships, winning the Athletic
Union Club of the Year twice in three years, as well as winning the
AU Coach of the Year award in his final season with the
club.
Mark has been coaching with
Leicester Sharks since September 2017 and has really added an extra
dimension to the Leicester Sharks Coaching team going
forward.
Darwin Davies
Lead Coach
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Age Group Potential Lead Coach
Learn to Swim Lead Coach
Back in 2009, when my son was
swimming with Enderby Swimming Club, I was watching one of his
sessions when I was asked if I fancied helping out on poolside. I'm
game for anything, so I thought, let's give this a
whirl.
Over the next 7 years, I qualified
as a level 2 teacher and coach, and was mentored by Guy Worrow. I
continued coaching with Enderby swimming club, through it's
amalgamation with Lutterworth SC as they became Leicester Sharks
CSC. As Brand Manager at the time, I was proud to have designed the
Leicester Sharks logo, which has become well recognised on our
banners and hats to this day.
After successfully assisting and
leading the Development side of the club for many years, I am now
lead coach to our Learn to Swim programme, and our Age Group
Potential Programme. I love being there at the very start of a
swimmer's journey into this amazing sport, and seeing their eyes
light up as they get make every single step forward in their
swimming ability. Our Age Group Potential Programme is filled with
athletes who love their sport. It's such a joy to coach this group,
who week in week out continue to push for improvement and enjoy
their swimming.
Nick Cox
Lead Coach
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Development Potential Lead Coach
Adult Swim Lead Coach
I was an average swimmer for a
couple of years before my teens then revisited swimming, mainly in
the form of triathlons, whilst in the army. Again left swimming
only to return to masters swimming and more lately Leicester Sharks
when my two children started with the club in 2012. I took up
coaching when they joined Sharks and progressed through my
qualifications. Both my children swam in the group which is now
called Development Potential and I am continually humbled to see
swimmers progress through the squad.
Cheese and Onion, cycling, tidy sock
draw and long walks in the country
Steve Hatfield
Lead Coach
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Pups Lutterworth Lead Coach
I first became involved with
swimming through my two daughters, who originally swam for
Lutterworth SC and after megring with Enderby SC to form Leicester
Sharks, my youngest progressed so well that she won the silver
medal at the Midlands Championships in 200m Butterfly, and came 6th
in the Open Water National final. My eldest daughter trained with
Lutterworth and then Sharks until she turned 18 and now coaches
alongside me with the Pups squad.
During this time, I have qualified
as a Level 1 & 2 Swimming Teacher and continue to coach the
Pups squad with my eldest daughter who has now attained her Level 1
qualification.
My sporting history was in the game
of flat green bowls, where I started at Lutterworth Bowls Club at
the age of 13 and then moving to Narborough Bowls Club where I
continued into my 40's. In this time, I won competitions as an
individual and team member at both club and county level, with this
success, I represented Leicestershire Bowls at Junior and Senior
level indoors and outdoors. My highlight was having an England
trial at Junior level.
After finishing playing bowls, my
focus was, and is, with Leicester Sharks. It is always a great joy
for us coaches seeing the progression of our young swimmers to the
next level.
Stephen Platts
Lead Coach
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Pups Enderby Coach
After Graduating from University
with a Sports Science degree, I undertook a PGCE and qualified to
be a teacher of Physical Education and currently teach Key Stage 3
& 4.
I have always been enthused by
competitive sport, showing an interest and promise in running in my
early years, representing my county, at junior and senior level. My
highlight was representing England at Cross Country and winning two
National Cross Country team titles.
I became interested in swimming when
my daughters, Emilee and Daisy began to show an interest in the
sport. The club supported me in taking my Level 1 & 2 Teaching
certificates so I was able to become more involved. I am proud to
continue to support Daisy on her international pathway and pleased
to have the opportunity to coach other Leicester Sharks CSC
swimmers on their journey.
