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Glenn Smith
Position: Coach
DOB: 25/01/66
Lives: Leicestershire
Club: Nova Centurion
John Stout
Position: Coach
DOB: 11/08/70
Lives: Manchester
Louise Graham
Position: Coach
DOB: 22/11/80
Lives: Ripponden
Glenn is from the Nova Centurion club - a club which
is responsible for producing talented athletes, the likes
of who include double Olympic Champion Rebecca
Adlington and multi-Paralympic medallist Sam Hynd.
He is the coach of Oliver Hynd who won gold in the 200m
Individual Medley at his first European Championships
last year. Glenn has also steered Charlotte Henshaw to a
World Championship silver medal in 2010.
John Stout is the Head Coach at the City of Salford
Swimming Club and took Heather Frederiksen to her
Paralympic gold medal at the 2008 Paralympic Games.
Heather and Louise Watkin are John’s two athletes on
the squad.
The former swimmer has worked at the Bristol
Swimming Club and the City of Cardiff under the tuition
of renowned coach Dave Haller. John coached at the
City of Cardiff when Olympic medallist David Davies was
learning the ropes.
Louise is one of the most promising young female
coaches in the country and is Head Coach at Preston
Swimming Club. She coaches Jack Bridge who will be
making his Paralympic debut at the home Games here in
London.
In 2006 she was selected as part of UK Sport’s Elite
Coaches development programme and has allowed her
to develop her skills and knowledge.
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