We are a small, friendly club committed to providing opportunities to develop swimming and/or lifesaving technique, skill, stamina and fitness. Club sessions are held in the 25m pool at Parklands Leisure Centre, Simmons Park, Okehampton

 

Mission Statement & Club Philosophy

We aim to introduce young (and Masters) swimmers to competitive swimming in a way that protects their well-being.

This will be done by making the experience as enjoyable and rewarding as possible so that swimmers are motivated to continue training and progress with us whilst, at the same time, being supportive to any swimmer needing development opportunities of other larger clubs.

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Committee, coaches and captains.

The club is run by a committee of volunteers. We are a SwimMark accredited club which ensures that we adhere to the standards and best practice as determined by swimming’s governing body (Swim England).

  

Our committee members are:

• Carl Brazier (Chair and SwimMark. Contact otterschair@outlook.com)

• Judith Boxall-Findlay (Secretary)

• Jo Burrow (Treasurer. Contact otterstreasurer@outlook.com)

• Allyson Bales (Welfare. Contact okeotterswelfare@gmail.com)

• Mark Webster (Vice Chair)

• Claire Graves (Competition secretary and Coaching Coordinator)

• Katherine Barlow (Membership Secretary)

• Phillipa Daw (Financial and Fundraising Officer) 

• Jo Dymond (Communication Secretary)

• Amanda French (Social Secretary)

• Karen Adams (Lifetime club member)

• Lucy Marrison 

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Our coaches are: 

•  Coaching Team ​

  • Matt Henry (Level 3)

  • Nick Bowles (Level 2)

  • Claire Graves (Level 1)

  • Mark Webster (Level 1)

• Masters Coach:

  • Nick Bowles

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Club captains

Our club captains and vice-captains are responsible for representing our swimmers in club matters as well as supporting other swimmers at training and competitions. All swimmers can reach out to the captains during training sessions if they want to chat about anything swimming related - they swim a lot  and at least one can be found at each session. Our current captains are:

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Boys

• Vice-Captain: Ben Webster

• Captain: Finley Molyneux

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Girls

• Vice-Captain: Abi Graves

• Captain: Izzy Marrison

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We are also supported by volunteer Team Managers and Poolside Helpers

• Gemma Boyson (Poolside Helper)

• Andrew Carling (Team Manager)

• Jo Dymond (Team Manager)

• Lucy Marrison (Team Manager)

• Avril Fouche (Team Manager)

 

General Data Protection Policy

Okehampton Otters want to be sure we are communicating with you in the way that you wish. We may currently hold your email address and personal details to contact you and to update you with any news and events which are happening within the club.

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Your data is used to correspond with you in the form of post or email and/or telephone using the details you provided when joining the club. This information will only be used by ourselves and Swim England and will not be forwarded on without consent from yourselves.

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Should any of your details change, please inform us at your earliest convenience as one of the principles of GDPR is the accuracy of the information we hold.

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To comply with the new GDPR regulations we require you to consent to us holding your data. Please tell us if you DO NOT CONSENT and we will update our records. If we do not hear from you we will assume you consent to us holding your data. 

 

If you have any questions or concern regarding your data, please do not hesitate to contact us on the details below.

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Welfare

if you have any concerns regarding the welfare of any swimmer please contact our welfare officer via email okeotterswelfare@gmail.com