Rhys Gormley - Head Coach
Great Britain Coach:
Olympic Games, World Championships, Commonwealth Games.
Great Britain Head Coach - Backstroke Stroke Camps 2001-2004.
Great Britain Head Coach - Boys Youth Tour Australia/New Zealand 2008.
Head Coach - AASE Camp 2016.
Coached 4 World Record holders:
Sarah Price– Double Commonwealth Games gold medallist, World Record Holder 200 Backstroke.
Therese Alshammer– Olympic silver medallist, World Record Holder 50/100 Free and 50 Fly
Chris Holmes MBE – 9 x Paralympic gold medallist. Multiple World Record Holder
Giles Long– Paralympic gold medallist, Multiple World Record Holder
In addition to Coaching 4 World Record Holders - Rhys has coached swimmers to
4 European Records
6 Commonwealth records
39 British Senior Records
2 British Age Group records
Multiple World, European, Commonwealth and British Paralympic records. (over 50)
Great Britain National Coach of the year 2002
Coached over 550 swimmers to National Qualification.
Coached at least one National Champion every year since 1998
Education: Drury University, Missouri, USA - Swimming Scholarship
Christine Green
Great Britain Coach
GB Youth camps Head Skills Coach
GB Age camps
GB Stroke camps
GB Age group potential camps
GB Coach on US open & World cup Tour
Coached
European Junior – Bronze medallist
Numerous National Age Group Champions (too many to mention)
Over 300 swimmers to National Qualification Level
Swimming
Great Britain Junior Team
Professional Golfer
GB International – British Amateur under 21 champion
Won 4 professional tour tournaments
Honorary member of W.P.G.A & Founder member of tour
ANDRE IONITA
QUALIFICATIONS
Degree in Sport & Physical Therapy
Level 1 Assistant Swimming Coach
Level 1 Teacher
Level 2 Teacher
With a background in competitive swimming up to National and International level and his Educational/Teaching/Coaching qualifications along with his passion to inspire and mentor younger swimmers Andre is ideally suited to lead the Junior Groups at Barnet Copthall.
Outside of swimming Andre has a keen interest in all physical activity and also enjoys watching historical films, his favourite film is 'Gladiator'.
