Naughton is BSCA Coach of the Quarter

Naughton is BSCA Coach of the Quarter

The first winner of the revised CoQ award for the period April-June 2024 inc is Tom Naughton, Head Coach at Pershore Swimming Club in Worcestershire. Tom became involved like so many, as a parent helping out & giving of his time, before becoming more involved...
The Oxford Experience

The Oxford Experience

The Oxford Experience – a tale for the true professionalisation of the sport Overview Professional coaches operating on a full time basis in the UK became normalised in the 1970’s after Hamilton Bland returned from a Churchill Memorial funded research trip to...
Coach McNulty Awarded MBE in Kings Birthday Honours List

Coach McNulty Awarded MBE in Kings Birthday Honours List

From StateofSwimming.com Olympic gold-medal-winning coach Dave McNulty has been awarded MBE (Member of the British Empire) in the King’s Birthday Honours List (2024).  McNulty is honoured for services to swimming, one month before his fourth Olympic Games as Head...
Coaching community mourns the passing of Mona Denison

Coaching community mourns the passing of Mona Denison

The BSCA have been informed of the peaceful passing of Mona Denison, wife of former BSCA Chair Terry, on Friday 31st May, after a period of illness. They had been married for 61 years. Terry & Mona were forever by one another’s side and were fundamental in...