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Nene Valley Swim Club
About Us
Swimming - A skill for life
Swimming - A skill for life
Swimming - A skill for life
Nene Valley Swimming Club (NVSC) offers training for a wide range of abilities from ages 5-18, in a friendly, fun and professional environment.
Competition
Swimming - A skill for life
Swimming - A skill for life
With the ability to compete in local, county, regional and national competitions the club is well placed within Northamptonshire to develop those who wish to pursue competitive swimming
Fun & Friendship
Swimming - A skill for life
Fun & Friendship
We encourage team spirit, fun & a competitive edge.
New members are always welcome and we encourage all interested swimmers to come along and meet the team for a free trial
Safeguarding
Child Safeguarding
At NVSC we are committed to ensuring that all children who take part in our activities are able to have fun and participate in an environment that keeps them safe from harm. It is every child’s right to be protected from abuse irrespective of their age, gender, faith or religion, culture, ethnicity, sexual orientation, background, economic position, disability or level of ability. If you have any worries at all please contact our Welfare Officer Julie Dark at nenevalley-welfare@hotmail.com or contact Stephen Bell coachbellnvsc@hotmail.co.uk
The Team Behind The Team
NVSC Committee
Chairman & Head Coach– Stephen Bell
Responsible for the overall smooth running of the club with the help of the Secretary and treasurer. Ensuring best practices are undertaken & dealing with any issues that may arise.
Secretary – Yvette Bell
Dealing with the day to day running of the club including all queries and correspondence. Main point of contact between the club and the County regional and National organisations
Treasurer – Mary Taylor
To produce, manage and monitor the clubs financial accounts. Keep a record of all transactions and prepare the accounts for yearly auditing.
Committee Member – Jane Arnold
Administrator of stock and club mechandise for NVSC. She also assists in Team Management and coordination for club events & attends committee meetings.
Committee Member – Carolyn Taylor
A committee member and also Coach and Head Teacher Carolyn co-ordinates the roles and development of the clubs coaches and teachers.
Committee Member – Campbell Taylor
Committee member ensuring the clubs teaching and quality standards are being met.
Welfare Officer – Julie Dark
Clare is responsible for the implementation of good practice and child protection policies at NVSC. She also deals with the maintenance and updating of all DBS checks and any issues that may arise within the club of a child welfare nature.
Anyone wishing to contact the welfare Office should do so through by e mailing to:
Our Coaches
STEPHEN BELL - HEAD COACH
The Head Coach at NVSC coaching all levels of swimmers from non- competitive to international swimmers. He has two children Charlotte and Kimberley who joined a local swimming club at a young age. Both went on to represent their country..
CAROLYN TAYLOR - COACH
Carolyn was a Club swimmer from a young age. Now with vast experience of successfully teaching young children the fundamentals of swimming, she ran her own Freestyle swim school for a number of years and was Head Coach at Kettering Swimming Club. Carolyn has a keen eye for good technique and a respected reputation throughout the region for swimmers development.
CAMPBELL TAYLOR - TEACHER
A qualified Level 2 Teacher Campbell has always been keen on the sport. All his three children have swam and competed at the sport and all the family continued to develop a passion for the sport. He has a real passion about technique and the development of the swim strokes.
JO DEANE - TEACHER
Jo is a qualified Level 2 Teacher and has been with the club since it started in 2011. She has taught for many years swimmers at all levels of their development, Jo is an expert in progressing and developing their technique.
GRACE WILLIAMS - TEACHER
Grace has been with the club since she was 7 and is now a Level 2 qualified swim teacher. Now studying A level Sports Science she brings a different dynamic to the club. Grace has a real attention to detail when it comes to technique combined with an enthusiasm that's thoroughly infectious .
MATTHEW WILLIAMS - TEACHER
Level 2 qualified teacher Matthew focus's on the younger swimmers. He firmly believes that every session should be fun and progressive. Although his competitive cv is not as glittering as the other coaches Matthew is an avid open water swimmer and can be often seen training with the club.
Your Club Needs You! Become a "Gamesmaker"
We love our club and we love seeing our children excel. That requires a small army of volunteers. All skills are welcome from handing out drinks at Gala's, helping with the Facebook page to timekeeping, judging or even coaching. We need you!