Artistic Swimming Coaching Team
Head coach - Lou Skidmore
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| 15+ competitive |
Louise Skidmore |
Junior European Silver Medallist 1990 – Duet and Team Won the National Team Championships with Bristol Central numerous times. National Duet Champion with Maria in 1990 Competed for Junior and Senior GB 1986-1992 Competed in the 1991 World Championships in Perth Australia – Duet and Team Competed in the 1991 Pre Olympic Games in Barcelona Winner of The Holland trophy – 1990 Awarded to the swimmer with the highest total of routine scores - solo, duet and free routine. Gloucester County 400m and 800m Freestyle Champion 1986 Started coaching for City of Bristol 2017. Have achieved podium results since then. Including Gold at the 2019 National Age Group Championships, Free Team and Gold at the 2019 Scottish National Age Group Championships, Free Team. 2013 Swam the English Channel 2014 Swam the length of Lake Windermere I started swimming and synchro at the age of 10years to help control my Asthma. Maria and I use to giggle a lot during duet training and often told off!!! |
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| 13-15 competitive |
Ange Boitsidis |
I started synchro at the age of 7 competing for Walsall Synchro Club and finally retired at the grand old age of 25! During that time, I competed at all levels including Internationally at Junior and Senior levels. Since returning to Synchro as a coach I have gained my level 2 artistic swimming coaching certificate and am a Certified Alixa Flexibility Coach. I also swim Masters Artistic Swimming as well!! We are all swimming mad in my family too: My father coached the GB Junior Water Polo team (a long time ago now!), my mother was GB Artistic Swimming team manager, my brother used to play water polo and now is a swimming coach for Walsall, and my sister used to do Synchro, and is now involved with Water polo too. Oh – and my Daughter is also a member of the squad!!
I also swam with Louise for many years too as part of GB. Lots of happy memories (and some shared miserable ones of early mornings at Crystal Palace!!)
A few of my achievements for you:
Masters:
Coaching Achievements:
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| 13+ combo | Laura Perry |
I began my synchro career at Witney and District Synchronised Swimming Club when I was 9 years old. I continued to swim and eventually coach there until I was 18 when I moved to Bristol to attend university. In February 2019,
I began coaching at City of Bristol Aquatics. Alongside my work as a coach, I am also training to compete as a Masters artistic swimmer. |
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| 12 & u competitive |
Tricia Maggs |
At age 19 I qualified for the Senior GB Synchro Squad and competed for 3yrs. Including taking part in the pre Olympics at UCLA in 1984.
When I retired at 22yr from competing internationally I started to help coach at the club in between travelling and performing in professional aqua shows.
I have coached many girls to international level and trained in Canada and Italy.
During this time I was also GB junior coach for 3yrs taking the squad to the junior Europeans and the duet to the Junior world championships.
Choreography is my passion, every team I have coached has meddled. I love the process of developing a routine to suit the girls I'm working with. |
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| 12 & u development |
Paula Brand |
I have been a coach at COB for 7 years within that time I have trained as a tutor delivering courses to aspiring artistic swimming coaches across the country. I am a level 3 judge and am looking to qualify as a referee for my next step. I swam for a number of years reaching regional junior soloist, and competing with the then Bristol Central senior team winning the redwood trophy at Nationals. I made the Rio Olympic duet costumes, and I paint with watercolours in my spare time |
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| Starter synchro |
Paula Brand |
As above |
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