Stafford APEX Swimming Club

Julie is a UKCC Level 3 Performance Coach. She is responsible for the yearly training programmes and breakdowns for Apex. She is also responsible for running A.S.A courses within the Leisure Centre.

Julie is in addition a Coach on the Swim England Swimming National Pathway Program and is on the Swim England Coach/Mentor Advisor Programme. Julie has coached many swimmers to National level, 4 of whom have gone on to represent team GB.

She organises and runs events in conjunction with the A.S.A (County Championships, Three County Meets, Masters Events, Midland District Short Course Meets and Open meets for local swimming clubs).​

In addition to being Head Coach, she is the swimming co-ordinator for Stafford Leisure Centre and is fully responsible for their aquatics programme. The Head Coach by default is a member of the Club Committee and the Freedom Leisure representative. 

Julie is a former competitive swimmer, and her background enables her to get the very best out of her swimmers,  and coaching team.​​

Our junior squads are coached by Dan, a level 2 highly qualified and experienced coach.

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As Stafford Apex operates 88 coaching sessions each week and also sends coaches to Open Meets and League events Julie and Dan are joined by a team of fully-qualified assistant coaches. Most of these coaches have been Stafford Apex swimmers and fully understand the expectations and pressures experienced by swimmers in training and at competitions.

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Laura is a Level 2 Coach and Swimming Teacher for Stafford Apex and Freedom Leisure. She was a swimmer for the club for 10 years and Club Captain before moving into teaching and coaching when she retired from swimming in 2010. Alongside covering sessions in Julie or Dan’s absence she is a newly qualified Reformer Pilates instructor, with a view of taking even more fitness qualifications to support her coaching.

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