Matthew is a Level 3 coach with a wealth of swimming knowledge and experience. He comes from a long line of swimmers and has spent time coaching in the UK, France and America and is passionate about the sport. As a swimmer, Matthew has achieved 29 national podium finishes, 4 British Open Water Championship finishes, and 6 British Masters records and is a 'world record holder' for a masters relay event. Matthew has represented Britain at the European Open Water Len Cup and still regularly swims in masters competitions.
As a coach with 15 years experience, Matthew has helped swimmers achieve many regional and national titles with 1 national age group podium finishes. Some of his biggest achievements include helping swimmers achieve 12 British age group records and 3 silver medals at the European Youth Olympics. Matthew's favourite stroke is freestyle (closely followed by butterfly).
Mark started as pool-side assistant in September 2023 and gained his Level 1 coaching in
December 2023, followed by his Level 2 Coaching Award in 2024. Mark is also a Swim Teacher qualifying in 2025.
Mark's son, Ben, swims competitively for Otters and inspired Mark to complete his coaching course. As a coach, Mark loves seeing children progress through the squads and the realisation of their achievements in the pool. Mark's favourite swimming stroke is freestyle.
Away from the pool Mark enjoys spending time with Ben and their dog, Sophie.
