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Emily DickensSquads: Acting Head Coach, PD1, CD, Open WaterEmily is a Level 2 and open water coach, with experience at David Lloyd and private teaching/training. She was a national swimmer, competing in backstroke, freestyle and fly. Emily keeps herself fit by training for open water and cycling races. She has 2 children, the eldest of whom swims for AVSC.
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Rhian CaseySquads: lead coach for PRD and PD2 squads, also PD1, CD, Academy (Paris)Rhian started coaching as part of her DofE volunteering whist still an AVSC swimmer herself. After coaching for two years and swimming for eight, reaching regional level, she left to complete her degree at Plymouth University where she started playing water polo. Currently undertaking her masters at Oxford Brookes, Rhian has returned to AVSC to spread her knowledge and enthusiasm for the sport to both older and younger swimmers. As well as recently completing her level 2 coaching qualification Rhian, is a level 1 swimming teacher inspiring children as young as four years old.
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Logan BryanSquads: CD lead coach, AcademyI am a very technical-driven coach having trained and raced in all different strokes and distances including open water, and believe that this is the key to being a successful swimmer as well as making the sessions as fun but challenging as I can.
I currently hold my Level 1 and 2 teaching qualification and Level 1 coaching qualification, working and looking forward to completing my Level 2 in the near future. I am a current National swimmer at AVSC as well as a previous multiple age-group Welsh national gold medallist and multiple time county champion in a range of strokes and events. In 2021 I qualified for the Olympic trials for 50 and 100 breaststroke. I have been swimming since I can remember and coaching for 5 years. |
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Justin BeasleySquads: CD and AcademyJustin joined the AVSC coaching team in 2022 and is currently a coach with the CD squads. He is a qualified level 2 coach and has been working swimmers from Academy to Performance squads since 2017.
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Maz SpruceSquads: Academy Head CoachMaz trained as a swimmer at Hillingdon Borough for many years and started helping out at the club from a young age, completing her pool helper course at 14 and level 1 teaching qualification at 16.
She taught swimming until she left for university to train as a children’s nurse in Oxford. She has two children at AVSC and they moved from WWHSC last year, where she did her level 1 coaching course and coached in Academy. She is currently doing her level 2 coaching course and coaches CD1 and Academy. |
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Dave LoweSquads : AcademyI have been involved in swimming pretty much all of my life. Initially as a competitive swimmer I then moved to the teaching and coaching side of the sport. I hold Level 1 teaching and Level 2 coaching qualifications. I have coached at AVSC on an almost daily basis for many years and also
teach a wide range of swimmers with Abingdon Dolphins Swim Club. I believe that excellent technique is fundamental to excellence in swimming and will encourage and motivate my swimmers to aim high in order to help them achieve their full potential. |
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Emily LawlorSquads : AcademySwimming has always been a big part of my life whether it be for fitness, water sports, competition, mental health or fun. I started teaching in 2008 and have since taught a range of ages from baby swimming all the way through to adults learning to swim. I currently hold Level 1 and Level 2 teaching qualifications. I started coaching AVSC’s Academy 3 on Saturdays in 2022.
My sessions focus on technique and strategies to help the children implement coaching points. I believe that to be a great swimmer, strong foundations are key and I encourage the swimmers to think and feel as they swim, helping them to self-analyse and reflect on their stroke whilst they are in the pool. |
