Dave provides direction and leadership for the club.
He helps ensure the smooth running of all aspects in the club in accordance with its rules, constitution and Swim England laws.
Dave oversees decisions made by other club members, sets agendas in club meetings that are run by himself.

Karen acts as the main point of contact in the club.
She helps manage to running of administration and organises AGMs, takes the minutes and distributes these as appropriate.
Helps organise club events and other activities.

Jade is responsible for keeping records and accounts of all finances in the club.
She monitors finances throughout the year and makes sure they are used appropriately, presents end of year accounts and projections for the club.
Jade works as an assistant accountant and will be using her transferable skills to help the club.

Keira has many years of experience as a secondary school teacher, where safeguarding, wellbeing, and supporting young people and their families has always been a central part of her work. These skills have given her the knowledge and confidence to support people sensitively, fairly, and with empathy.

As your Welfare Officer, Keira’s role is to help ensure that our club is a safe, welcoming, and inclusive environment for everyone—from our youngest swimmers and their families to our Masters swimmers, coaches, and volunteers.

She is available to listen to any concerns relating to welfare or safeguarding, provide guidance where appropriate, and help ensure that concerns are managed in line with Swim England's safeguarding procedures.

Although she works closely with the club committee, the Welfare Officer role is independent. This independence is essential, as it enables her to act impartially and always put the welfare and wellbeing of our members first. Her aim is to be a trusted, approachable point of contact for anyone who has a concern or simply wants advice.

Sarah is responsible for covering and assisting the Treasurer to seamlessly manage club finances.
Sarah also plans and organises our Internal Club Galas, ensuring the heat sheets are generated and results / points are recorded accurately ahead of our presentation evening at the end of the year.

Anna is responsible for the bookings of competitions for the club, which are chosen by the head coach for the year.
She makes sure entry times are correctly sent off for events chosen by the swimmers.

As the SwimMark Coordinator, Anna makes sure correct information within and about the club sent off in time or updated to Swim England development officers.

Victoria’s role is to update the Swim England Online Membership System with new members, remove old members, and update the membership of our swimmers if required.

Zoe’s role is to liaise with volunteers to make sure we have the cover needed for training to commence.

The role of team captain is pass on thoughts, concerns and ideas for club activities from swimmers to the committee. The team captain is seen as the representing swimmer and leading role model.

Level 2 Swim England Coach

Level 2 Swim England Teacher
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Studied Sports Performance which includes focus on, nutrition, physiotherapy, training planning and delivery, performance analysis and competing.

Coached at City of Leeds weekly from 2018 to 2021. Worked with their Regional Development and Regional Performance Squads as well as their National Squad on the odd occasion.

Joined Marlins as a swimmer in 2014. Started Coaching in 2016 and became Head Coach in 2022.

Josh’s role as head coach includes, weekly, monthly and yearly planning of the club’s training program, along with leading sessions for A Squad

In the past Josh swam open water at national level, regional at open age and masters at national.

Josh also boxed at amateur level prior to COVID-19.

Level 2 Swim England Coach

Level 1 Swim England Coach

Level 2 Swim Teacher

Level 1 Swim England Team Manager

Started 2022

Level 2 Swim England Coach


Level 2 Swim England Teacher
Level 1 Swim England Coach

20+ years swim teaching and coaching experience

Former teacher and member of Knottingley ASC

Member of Marlins since 2014

Interests include:
 Swimming, Technology, Golf, Motor Racing, Pool and real ale tasting.

Level 1 Swim England Coach

Level 2 Swim Teacher

Level 1 Swim England Team Manager

Started 2022

Level 1 Swim England Coach

Level 2 Swim Teacher

Level 1 Swim England Team Manager

Level 2 Gym Instructor

Former Marlins swimmer and joined the coaching team in 2022

A Squad Swimmer

Level 2 Teacher

Club Captain 2022 & 2023

Started Coaching 2021

Level 2 Swim England Teacher

Started 2024

Swim England Level 2 Teacher

Pontefract Marlins Masters Swimmer

Started 2025

Level 1 Swim England Coach

Level 2 Swim England Team Manager

Competitive Masters Swimmer

Started 2018

Started 2023

Started 2024

Pontefract Marlins Masters Swimmer

Started 2025