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Joseph Schenk - Head Coach (Level 2)
I first started swimming competitively aged 11 at St. Austell Sharks. I really enjoyed swimming competitively and in 2010 I moved over to Newquay Cormorants.
With lots of hard work, in 2013 I was selected onto the GBR Para-swimming world class podium potential programme. In 2014 I was selected to represent GBR at both the IDM Berlin international meet and National Paralympic day 2014 dual in the pool event; GBR vs Europe. My highest world ranking I achieved in Para-swimming was 14th in the world for the 100m breaststroke and 200m IM in 2013. In that same year (2013), I set British Para-swimming records in the 4×100 Freestyle and 4×100 IM relays. I have won medals at national level in breaststroke, freestyle and IM. In 2015 I stopped competing at both international and national level in 2015 to explore other opportunities in life. I did continue to train and compete at a local level till 2017.
In 2017 I started to volunteer coach at Newquay Cormorants and did this up to August 2018. In September 2018 I joined St. Austell Sharks as a volunteer coach and in September 2019 I was appointed as the Assistant coach for St. Austell sharks.
| Coaches | Name |
|---|---|
| Coaches/Teachers (Level 2) | Joseph Schenk (Head Coach- Level 2) Olly Malkin (Performance Coach - Level 2) Alys Pink (Level 2 Teacher/Level 1 Coach) Helen Massy (Level 2 Coach) Tom Powell (Level 2 Teacher) |
| Assistant Teachers (Level 1) | Tash Coon (Level 1 Teacher) Lindsay Trudgeon (Level 1 Teacher) |
| Water Polo Coach | Leanne Randall |
| Assistant Water Polo Coach | Mark Rattenbury |
The Committee
| Position | Name & About |
|---|---|
| President/Chair | Tamsin Chapman-Gunner |
| Membership Secretary | Karen Redgewell |
| Club Secretary | Isabel Prangley |
| Treasurer | Paul Quinn |
| Competition Secretary | Tom Powell |
| Welfare Officer | Paul Trudgeon |
| Parent Liaison | Lian Jones |
Please Note:
Members who assist in the running of the club will have been DBS checked and have attended the appropriate saefguarding courses, if their roles requires it. Our Welfare Officers have attended the Time to Listen course and have regular updates from Swim England regarding changes to policies.
Our volunteers aged between 16 and 18, who assist on poolside have been DBS checked, however they are not required to complete a safeguarding course. As we are proactive in ensuring the wellbeing of all our members, our safeguarding team will have discussed the importance of the welfare of our members and they will have been briefed with the relevant safeguarding information. They will also have been advised of the procedure to follow should they have any concerns regarding the welfare of any member.
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