Experience
Career Summary
- Head Coach: Richmond Dales Swimming Club (2015-16)
- Performance Coach: Wirral Metro Swimming Club (2008-2015)
- Head Coach: City of Manchester Aquatics Swim Team (2001-2007)
- Head Swimming Coach: City of Glasgow Swim Team (1997-2000)
- Swimming Development Officer/Coach: Derwentside SC (1988-1997)
- Swimming Development Officer/Coach: Barnet Copthall SC (1983-1988)
- Chief Swimming Coach: Sunderland SC (1982-1983)
- Chief Swimming Coach: Matlock and District SC (1979-1982)
National Coaching Appointments
Great Britain
England
Scotland
- Great Britain Assistant Coach: World Short Course Championships (2004)
- Great Britain Head Coach: European Youth Olympic Days, Bath (1995)
- Great Britain Head Coach: The Swedish Swim Games, Borlange (1987)
England
- England Youth Team Coach: 6 Nations International (1997)
- England Youth Team Coach: Swimming World Cup, Malmo and Glasgow (1997)
- England Youth Team Coach: Acropolis Meet (1996)
- England Youth Team Coach: 6 Nations International (1996)
- England Youth Team Coach: Swimming World Cup, Malmo (1996)
- England Youth Team Coach: Pre-Commonwealth Games Training Camp, Kuala Lumpur and Penang (1996)
- England Youth Team Coach: Acropolis Meet (1995)
- England Youth Team Coach: 6 Nations International (1995)
- England Senior Team Coach: Tournament of Nations, Vienna (1994)
- England Youth Team Coach: Acropolis Meet (1994)
- England Youth Team Coach: 6 Nations International (1994)
- England Youth Team Coach: Acropolis Meet (1993)
- England Youth Team Coach: 6 Nations International (1993)
- England Youth Team Coach: Acropolis Meet, Athens (1992)
- England Youth Team Coach: 6 Nations International (1992)
- England Senior Team Coach: Swimming World Cup, Rostock (1991)
- England Junior Team Coach: Canadian Tour (1987)
- Accredited Coach at the Commonwealth Games, Victoria (1994)
Scotland
- Scotland Senior Team Coach: Swimming World Cup, Imperia (1999)
World Class Programme
British Swimming
British Para-Swimming
England Programmes
- National Age Programme Coach (2006)
- Backstroke Coach: British Swimming Regional Stroke Clinics (2005)
British Para-Swimming
- British Para-Podium & Podium Potential Group Coach (2016-17)
- British Para-Podium Potential Group Coach (2016)
England Programmes
- England Programmes Level 2 Talent Camp: Girls Sprint Backstroke Group Coach (2015)
Scholarship Award
Sportscotland Performance Coach Development Award (2000)
As a recipient of this award I visited the following swimming programmes and sports science institution:
As a recipient of this award I visited the following swimming programmes and sports science institution:
- Irvine Novaquatics (Coach: Dr. David Salo)
- University of Southern California (Coach: Mark Schubert)
- National Swimming Centre, Calgary (Coach: Jan Bidrman)
- National Sport Science Centre, Calgary (Director: Dr. David Smith)
Conference Speaker
- “Excellence in Swimming”, Glasgow Coach ’97 Conference (1997)
- “Strength Training”, Yorkshire Coaches Conference (1995)
- “Biomechanics in Swimming”, The Science of Swimming” Conference, Liverpool University (1980)
Publications
- The Altitude Factor - Arguably the best way to ‘naturally’ fine-tune the body (2000)
- Some Biomechanical Aspects of Swimming (1983)
- Effects of Finger Separation (1981)
- Strategic Factors in Individual Medley Swimming (1978)