Who's Who?

The Club Officials are elected annually according to ASA Laws and the Club Constitution at the Annual General Meeting.  Everyone is encouraged to attend that meeting and to join in the discussion about Club development and to ensure that there is a pro-active group in place to provide a positive commitment to personal, professional and club development.  The dates of these meetings are published both on the website and the notice board at the Haden Hill Leisure Centre.

All of the workforce are volunteers and are unpaid.  Members to work on various committees are proposed and seconded prior to the meeting.  Life membership can be proposed for a person who has shown exceptional commitment to the Club.  Any member of the Club will be encouraged to participate in committee work and the commitments that the  various jobs entail can be found in the respective job descriptions.  The trawl of members is always as broad as possible so that various expertise and interests can be accommodated and promoted.  Though the Club is small and sits in a corner of Sandwell, it has a history of competitive swimming achievement and is recognised as a potent force especially at local and regional level.  To maintain it's success levels officials need to devote a great deal of time and ingenuity to the running of the Club.  It was one of the first clubs to gain Swim21 accreditation.

The Club was formed in 1976 when it's first coach was Ian Hatfield.  There is a strong tradition to being a member of Haden Hill and most of the club officials have been members of the Club since they started any involvement in swimming.  There is representation by members of Local, County and Regional Committees and the usefulness of this involvement is immeasurable.

 

Key post holders elected for 2007 - 2008 are:
 Chairperson Rob Bowden
 Vice ChairmanReg New
 Treasurer Paula Overfield
 Assistant Treasurer Linda Jones
 Club Secretary Malcolm Oates
 Membership Secretary Christine Oates
 Fixture Secretary Paul Winwood
 Trophy ControllerDiane Hadley
 Club Ranking Officer & County Rep Susan Sekula
 WelfareCarol Robins
 Swim21 Liaison Officer Malcolm Oates
 Volunteer DevelopmentJudith Haywood
 Liaison Officer Claire Bagley
 Disability Officer Paula Overfield

 

Email Contacts

Lead Coach:  Steve Hickman
Learn to Swim: Carol Sidaway
Website Manager:  Tim Robins

 

Coaching Staff - Senior Group (TOPS)

Steve Hickman

 Paul Holden

  

Coaching Staff - Junior Squad (JAGS)

Lucy Walters

Rob Bowden

Martyn Ruckwood

 
 

Coaching Staff - Skill Development - (SKIDS)

Neil Prophet

Sara Whitbread

Charlotte Overfield

Jenny Knowles

 

Laura Whitehall

 

 

  

Teaching

Carol Sidaway

Neil Prophet

Paul Holden

Holly Taylor

Paula Overfield

Richard Palmer

Dawn Holden

Joseph Dearing

 

 

  

Club Captains 2008

Senior

Junior

Hayley Bagley

Natasha Rushton

Michael New

 Jake Winwood