Coaching Programme

Our aim as coaches is to run a happy, caring and progressive swimming programme that meets the needs of all our swimmers and allows them to reach their true potential in the fullness of time. We go to great lengths to ensure that the swimmers get the very best attention both technically and physiologically.

Training and coaching has been structured in a way to optimise available pool and gym time and to ensure that we help develop our swimmers at a level that is appropriate for their personal experience, ability and development rate.

Squad Year Groups World Aquatics (WA) Points Guidance Coach
Elite Years
9 – 13
700 WA Points
OADF Characteristics
Emma Collings-Barnes
(Director of Swimming)
Greg King-Limb
(Assistant Director of Swimming)
Sprint Years
9 – 13
550 WA Points (Female)
500 WA Points (Male)
400 WA Points (Year 9 Male)
Ernest Kwok
(Performance Swim Coach)
Middle Years
9 – 13
550 WA Points (Female)
500 WA Points (Male)
400 WA Points (Year 9 Male)
Jon Brayne
(Performance Swim Coach)
Distance Years
9 – 13
550 WA Points (Female)
500 WA Points (Male)
400 WA Points (Year 9 Male)
Neil Edwards
(Performance Swim Coach)
Performance Potential Years
9 – 13
450 WA Points (Year 10 – 13)
300 WA Points (Year 9)
Niamh Robinson
(Performance Swim Coach)
School Years
9 – 13
N/A Ernest Kwok
(Performance Swim Coach)
Prep Years
5 – 8
N/A Niamh Robinson
(Performance Swim Coach)