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Speedo Aquatics GB Next Gen Championships: Coach of the Day

July 28, 2025

Thanks to everyone who took time to nominate coaches for the Speedo BSCA Coach of the Day at the AquaticsGB Next Gen Championships at Ponds Forge Sheffield (19-25 July). COTD 25 is now closed and final awards have been presented!

All of our winners are

Day 1 – Darren Ashley (City of Liverpool Club)

Day 2 – Ric Howard (Bolton Metro)

Day 3 – Tom Croke (Torfaen Dolphins)

Day 4 – Paul Wilcock (Ramsbottom Swim Club)

Day 5 – Karen Bradbury (RTW Monson)

Day 6 – Patrick Miley (University of Aberdeen)

Day 7 – Doug Campbell (Basildon & Phoenix)

See all the winners in the link below

Thank you to Speedo for sponsoring the Awards and to everyone at the AquaticsGB Events Team who helped bring this together and put Coach of the Day and the BSCA on the telly at the start of every finals session. It’s been a privilege to work with you all!

We hope you all enjoyed success this week & now are looking forward to the next instalment at the Summer Nationals in England & Wales! Scotland are on a well deserved holiday – good luck!

Also see this wonderful piece about wonderful coaching and coaches relating the BSCA Speedo Coach of the Day supported by AquaticsGB. Thank you for posting this!

https://www.aquaticsgb.com/news/latest-swimming-news/speedo-aquatics-gb-next-gen-championships-coach-25

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