OUR COACHING TEAM

HHSC has a proven track record of success in teaching and training swimmers.
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ACTING HEAD COACHCHARLES 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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LEAD DEVELOPMENT COACHSARAH YOUNG

Sarah is the Group Lead for the Train to Train Squads, comprising of Otters and Dolphins.  Her daughter swims with the club, and Sarah is an ex-swimmer herself.  She has taught swimming and achieved the Level 2 award.  She has now taken the Coaching awards in Aquatics and is a Level 2 coach.  Sarah also officiates for HHSC, having achieved the J2S qualification, and swims with our Masters squad.

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MASTERS COACHRICHARD DANIELL

Richard has had a long life with Hemel Hempstead Swimming Club.  He initially joined the club when his son swam for us.  He was often seen poolside either coaching or officiating and was primarily responsible for managing and selecting our teams for the league galas.  After a break from the club, he has agreed to come back to coach our Masters squad.

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LEVEL 2 COACHMARK 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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ASSISTANT COACHDANIEL 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.

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LEVEL 1 COACHTOM OSBORN

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LEVEL 1 COACHMATT 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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We are a competitive sport club - with our swimmers competing at all levels from local team galas to National and European events.