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Chief Coach - Spencer George

Spencer is a Level 3 qualified ASA Club Coach and started coaching in 2002, coaching the majority of the City of Derby's Junior squads during a 5 year period.  Under Spencer's coaching they achieved the following:

• Finalists of the Derby and Nottingham Diddy league 5 times (3 x Winners and 2 x Runners-Up)

• Southern National Finalists, finishing 4th, 5th and 7th

• Qualifying for the National Diddy League final once

• Coached Midland qualifiers off 8 hours a week, one of which went on to medal at National Championships.

Spencer joined the club in 2008 as Senior Coach before being promoted to Chief Coach in September 2010.

Spencer is also a keen musician and has his own band  ‘Spen and the Wet Holes!’.

For any queries, please email chiefcoach@longeatonswimmingclub.org.uk

Junior 3 Coach - Alex Phillips

Alex has been with the Club as a swimmer for twelve years and began helping on poolside before going to University. As part of his Degree course, a work placement took him to Newcastle SC where he worked with Ian Oliver. Alex brings youthful enthusiasm to the Club’s Junior 3 squad. In August of this year Alex was part of a team which did a sponsored cycle ride from Istanbul to Paris.

Junior 2 Coach - Bob Cherry

Bob has worked tirelessly as a volunteer for many years with the Club and brings to the Squad his in-depth and extensive knowledge of the sport.

Junior 1 Coach - Kaye Smart

Kaye has recently joined the club from Burton, where she managed the Diddy Squad. Kaye was herself a swimmer and is responsible for the Junior 1 squad.

Learn to Swim Co-ordinator / Development Squad Coach - Ian Bexon

Ian is the longest servicing member of the team and has been with the Club for three years.  He is the Learn to Swim Co-ordinator, and Coach responsible for the Development Squad, the squad immediately following on from the Learn to Swim programme. 

Masters Coach - Dave Akers

Dave has a wealth of experience in the sport which is going to make him a valuable addition to Spencer’s coaching team and can only be of great benefit to our club. Dave competed at all levels and at 12 he went to Canada for a year where he became Canadian National Champion in the 400m IM. He has been coached by, and trained with, some of the best Coaches and swimmers of the time. In 2003, he decided to channel his enthusiasm for the sport into Coaching, and after a break away from poolside, the time and circumstances are now right for Dave to return to Coaching, and the Masters Squad are the lucky beneficiaries.

Strength and Conditioning Coach - Callum Henley

Callum comes on board as the club’s Strength and Conditioning Coach after graduating from Lincoln University with a Degree in Sport and Exercise Science, specifically in The Physiology of Elite Performance, Strength and Conditioning and Nutrition.

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