Coaches and Directors
Coaches and Directors
Coaching Staff
- Head coach NAC swim club 2004 - present
- High Performance Director of Paralympics Ireland
- Former Paralympic athlete and 4 time Paralympian, achieving 11 International podiums from 1994-2004,
- 3 Paralympic medals at consecutive /games Atlanta 96 silver, Sydney 2000 Gold and Athens 2004 silver, along with 3 world championship medals including Gold in 1998 and former world record holder in 50,100 and 200m S8 backstroke.
- Level 3 Swim Ireland licensed swim coach
- Team Lead of the 2012 Para swim team at London 2012, winning 2 Gold medals.
- Level 3 qualified coach.
- Assistant coach for Irish Paralympic Team for London Paralympic Games 2012, World Para Swimming Championships 2013 & European Para Swimming Championships 2014.
- Team Leader of Paralympic Swim Team since 2015.
- Lead Leinster Coach for Ulster Age Groups in 2017.
- Swam competitively until 2010.
- Part of relay which held Irish Senior Women's relay record in 4x50m Medley & 4x100m Medley short course 2009.
- Competed at 2003 European Youth Olympics; finalist in 100m & 200m Backstroke.
- National Champion.
- Irish Age Group Champion.
- Leinster Champion.
- Currently undertaking Swim Ireland Tutor Training.
- BSc with Education majoring in Maths and Biology.
- Currently undergoing a Professional Masters of Education in Maynooth University, graduating September 2019.
- Level 2 qualified SI Swimming Coach.
- Swim Ireland Women in Sport Coaching Mentor.
- Qualified Pool Lifeguard with the IWS. Certified in Emergency First Aid.
- Have been a member of the NAC swim club since its opening in 2004 and swam competitively within the club until 2013.
- National Standard Swimmer and Represented Leinster.
- Coach with the NAC swim Club since 2012.
- Head Coach of the Maynooth University Aquatics Club.
- Volunteer Assistant Coach with the Irish Paralympic Team for training camp weekends.
- Assistant Coach for the Leinster Team at the Interprovincial Championships 2017.
Board of Directors
