Coaches and Directors
As I am from Hungary I have completed at national level all of these sports in Hungary.
My qualifications are university degree in Biology and Physical Education (ELTE Budapest 1998); Hungarian Level 2 Coaching Swimming (1998); Hungarian Level 2 Athletics Coach (1997); ASA/UKCC Level 2 Coaching Swimming (2004). I have been teaching and coaching swimming over 18 years.
- Hungarian Level 2 Coaching Swimming
- ASA/UKCC Level 2 Coaching Swimming
- ASA/UKCC Level 3 Coaching
- Swim England Level 2 Award in British Open Water Swimming
- Up to date NRASTC
I have been involved in swimming for 14 years, I loved it from a very young age. I have been coaching for 4 years now and thoroughly enjoy it. Going to nationals twice for open water at 15 and 16 years of age was my biggest achievement
Assistant Head Coach
I joined Chalfont Otters in September 2017 and since then I have
been working regularly with the OB, SD and JD squads. I have been a
Level 2 Swimming Teacher for 9 years and my experience as a teacher
gives me the confidence and knowledge to improve swimmers in the
developmental stage of learning. I wanted to get back into the
competitive world of swimming after being out of the sport for 6
years.
I swam at county, regional, national and international level.
My greatest personal achievements would have to be winning a silver
and bronze medal for England in Thessaloniki, Greece in 2009 in the
100m and 200m Backstroke. I won 5 national medals and competed in
the Olympic Trials in 2008, where I narrowly missed GB Junior Team
selection on the 200m Backstroke by 0.06 sec. I have swum
internationally in countries such as Holland, Switzerland, Germany,
Spain and Greece.
My experience as a swimmer has shaped my future career; I now have
a Bachelor of Science in Sport Sciences, Master of
Science in Sport Psychology and I am currently working
towards a PhD in Sport Psychology.
I look forward to gaining my coaching qualifications and becoming more involved with the club as a whole.
Qualifications:
Level 1 & Level 2 Swim Coach (ASA)
Level 1 Diving Coach (ASA)
National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (RLSS)
Pool Lifeguard Trainer Assessor (RLSS)
Pool Plant Operator
Level 2 Fitness Instructor (QYC)
Advanced Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence (ASA)
NVQ Nutrition (QYC)
Qualifications:
Level 2 Swim Teacher
Level 2 Swim Coach
Level 2 Team Manager
Member of the Masters Swim Squad and I am also reviving my love of outdoor swimming.
I started swimming when I was 11 and swam competitively to Welsh National standard. I qualified as a swim teacher when I was fifteen, took up life saving and kept swimming for myself. In my early 20s I moved to Liverpool and joined the Masters Swim Squad there, culminating in 1990 when I was the only girl in the the first cross channel swim team from City of Liverpool Swimming Club. Whilst in Liverpool I also took up triathlons in which I competed for 15 years and qualified as a triathlon coach too when I moved to London. During my years of triathlons I coached Merseytri and East London Triathletes in the swim element of triathlons.
I have continued to swim throughout my life and restarted coaching a few years ago with the Chalfont Otters. Both my children were in the water at 3 months old and both progressed to the Otters top squads and have since qualified as swim teachers themselves, starting off as poolside helpers within the Club. My belief is that all children should learn to swim as early as possible and then all ages should continue to swim throughout their lives. It is not only a sport that can be a life saver, but also allows you to do simple things like enjoy a holiday more and take non-weight-bearing exercise - especially good for those who are pregnant and older people.
I first started coaching and leading sports when I was at school. I won various sports coaching awards, was picked to lead the youth team at a Youth Sports Trust Conference, elected Sports Ambassador to represent my School and in swimming was selected to go to a Young Coaches Talent Camp run by the Youth Sports Trust.
I am now a full time secondary school teacher in the day however I still love coaching Otters in my spare time and am lucky enough to be the Lead Coach for Otters Squad and coach some of our club squads too. I also organise the swimming team at the school I work at. Whilst I want every swimmer to succeed and do their absolute best, my main goal is that every swimmer who joins Otters loves to swim and enjoys it. I try my best to make sessions creative and fun for all whilst not forgetting that we want to be striving towards getting PBs which takes hard work!
My favourite quote (which one of my swimming coaches said to me) is to think: ‘I SHALL, I WILL , I CAN’ and that helps me to keep going and try my best. If your reading this because you are thinking of joining the club as a swimmer, coach, poolside helper or even doing your DofE award - do it - give it a go!!
Qualifications:
- Level 1 Coaching Swimming
- Level 2 Coaching Swimmin
- PGCE in Secondary Education
I joined chalfont otters at the age of 8, as a swimmer and have continued to swim, qualifying for Counties, Regionals and Nationals in the recent years. I have recently qualified as a level 1 swimming coach and have started to direct my time into coaching instead of swimming. I have been coaching for nearly 2 years and have really enjoyed coaching the younger swimmers. Covid-19 hasn’t helped with my progression into qualifying as a level 2 coach, however I hope to qualify in the near future.
I have been involved with Chalfont Otters for many years and have thoroughly enjoyed my time. I started off as a swimmer back in 2010 and then qualified and began coaching in 2017.
Qualifications: level 1 and 2 swim teaching
Level 1 coaching (online completed, in person part on hold due to covid)
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