Louise Croft Baker: Club Chair

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Louise joined the committee as Club Secretary, then became Vice Chair and is now Club Chair. She also help as a Team Manager and Timekeeper. She has 2 swimmers in the club in Groups 3 & 4 and the family have been with the club for over 5 years.

As Club Chair Louise provides direction and leadership to the club, dealing with issues as and when they arise. She chairs committee meetings; represents the club at ONB, sets the agenda to support the development of the club and oversees decisions made by the committee and coaches.

The purpose of the role is to help ensure the correct and smooth running of all aspects of the club in accordance with its rules, constitution and by-laws and also Swim England law and UK law.

Alex Dodd: Vice Chair & Welfare Officer

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Alex joined the committee as Club Secretary and recently became Vice Chair. She is also the Welfare officer and a Team Manager at galas. She has 2 swimmers in the Club in Groups 3 & 4 and as a family, they have been part of Thame Swimming Club for 5 years.

As Vice Chair, she works closely with the Club Chair supporting them to undertake the leadership and governance responsibilities. She is passionate about working with the coaches and committee to support our swimmers in their development.

As Welfare Officer, she is responsible for the implementation of good practice and child protection policies within the Club. She ensures all safeguarding and child’s welfare concerns are dealt with following Swim England's Child Protection Guidelines, as well as managing DBS checks and safeguarding training for our volunteers and coaches.

Charlotte Clark: Membership Secretary

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Charlotte has recently joined the committee as the Membership Secretary and is also training as a Team Manager. She has a swimmer in Group 4 so spends a lot of time at the pool!

As the Membership Secretary, I welcome new members to the club. I act as a main point of contact for all club member registrations and maintain up-to-date information and contact details of all club members, updating and changes to membership throughout the year. The role also involves managing the clubs annual subscription and membership renewal process, ensuring membership fees are paid on time.

If you do have any questions please send me a message.

Jo Sackett: Volunteers & Officials Co-ordinator

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As Volunteers & Officials Co-ordinator she recruits parents / carers to help out with numerous roles at gala's and fundraising events as well as ensuring we have a pool of trained Team Managers and Officials across the groups to provide support for the meets as well as to the coaches and swimmers on race weekends.

We are always on the look out for parents to sign up to become Officials and Team Managers.  If this is something you are interested in getting involved in, please get in touch.

Nic Lawrence: Communications Manager

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As Communications Manager Nic keeps members and parents updated with all the latest news, successes and last minute requests. Often seen getting wet on the poolside getting pics of our fabulous swimmers, Nic keeps our social media up to date with all the excitement as it happens!

Will Hook: Health & Safety Officer

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Will joined the committee as Health and  Safety Officer back in 2019. He has 2 swimmers in the club Jonny in Gp 2+ and Bella in Gp 3.

We have been part of the club for 5 years. I joined the committee as I wanted to support the club but as I work evenings and weekends I was not able to commit to supporting training sessions or galas.

As Health and Safety Officer I looksafter Risk Assessments, Accident Reporting, Emergency Procedures and ensuring the Club meets the H+S standards set out by Swim England and the Venues in which we operate. 

Jackie Longwell: Head of Policies

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Jackie joined the committee in September 2022 and is responsible for managing Thame Swim Club's policies. She is also a Team Manager and has one Group 4 swimmer who has been with the club for four years.

All of us at TSC want our swimmers to enjoy a safe environment in which to engage with their sport. Central to safeguarding and protecting our children and young people is that all our swimmers, coaches, volunteers, parents/carers and committee members fully understand the club’s policies and their roles and responsibilities within them. My role is to ensure that our policies are regularly reviewed and updated in line with all relevant new legislation and best practice as advised by Swim England. Our polices are all published on the Thame Swim Club website.