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Black & Purple
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Steve Bebbington
• ASA Teacher
• ASA Preliminary Coach
• Started teaching when Orpington first moved to the Walnuts
• Taught all the junior age groups at one time or another and Club squad (precursor to today’s Black and Purple)
• Member of Orpington SC and sometime Club Captain in the days when Darrick Wood was the base of the club
• Have also done some outdoor long distance swimming.
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Nick Cockran
• ASA Assistant Teacher
• ASA Level 2 for teaching swimming units 1, 2 and 3
• ASA Level 2 for teaching swimming unit 4 Advanced 2 to pre-competition
• National Rescue Award for Teachers and Coaches
• Continuing Professional development programme: for Backstroke masterclass, early teaching and skills up to pre-competition Butterfly, progressing practices from beginner to club swimmer
• Swam for Whiteoak SC 1978-83
• Swam for Dartford SC 1983-92.
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To improve individual needs, including technique, skill and fitness and to socialise while keeping fit.
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Thursday
19:00
until
20:00
at
The Walnuts
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Saturday
08:00
until
09:30
at
The Walnuts
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Bronze
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Richard Baxter Smith
• ASA level 1
• ASA level 2
• Richard commenced swimming at the age of 4 yrs and by the age of 10 started swimming for Redbridge Borough Squad.
• Richard has swum at both county and regional level as a junior swimmer.
• For the last 15 years Richard has been involved with Masters swimming and competed up until 2007 A previous Kent County Masters Champion & Redbridge County Masters Champion.
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• Perfect strokes technically
• Instil a good knowledge of competition
starts/turns/finishes
• Build confidence
• Improve endurance and stamina.
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Monday
17:30
until
18:30
at
The Walnuts
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Saturday
08:00
until
09:30
at
The Walnuts
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Combe Bank 1
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Alison Nye
• Advanced swimming teacher
• Experienced parent and baby/toddler teacher
• Represented Great Britain in an International against the Netherlands
• Held British Junior record for 100m Breaststroke
• Current holder of British records for Masters 50m and 100m Breaststroke.
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We aim to provide a high quality of structured, progressive and varied programmes of learning experiences delivered by qualified coaches and swimming teachers so that swimmers reach their full potential in a friendly and enjoyable environment.
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Tuesday
18:30
until
19:00
at
Combe Bank
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Combe Bank 2
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Alison Nye
• Advanced swimming teacher
• Experienced parent and baby/toddler teacher
• Represented Great Britain in an International against the Netherlands
• Held British Junior record for 100m Breaststroke
• Current holder of British records for Masters 50m and 100m Breaststroke.
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We aim to provide a high quality of structured, progressive and varied programmes of learning experiences delivered by qualified coaches and swimming teachers so that swimmers reach their full potential in a friendly and enjoyable environment.
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Tuesday
18:00
until
18:30
at
Combe Bank
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Diamond
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Martha Dean
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Matt Perkins
• ASA Level 2
• 2 Silver medals in the 2003 Nationals
• Swam for England Schools in 2003
• Studied at Loughborough University and won BUSA golds in 4 x 100 fs relays long and short course
• Swam at two Olympic trials and a Commonwealth Games trial.
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Monday
19:00
until
19:30
at
The Walnuts
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Monday
20:00
until
21:30
at
The Walnuts
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Wednesday
20:00
until
21:30
at
The Walnuts
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Thursday
20:30
until
22:00
at
The Walnuts
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Friday
06:15
until
07:30
at
The Walnuts
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Friday
18:15
until
20:15
at
Sevenoaks School
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Sunday
09:00
until
10:30
at
Eltham College
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Sunday
18:30
until
20:00
at
The Walnuts
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Gold
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Margaret Glynn
• Teaching for 10 years as a qualified NVQ Level 2 Instructor
• Parent and Child certificate
• Taught all ages and abilities from babies at 6 months to adults in their 80s
• Experienced in teaching ‘special needs’, i.e Dyslexia and dyspraxia
• Coaching at Ojays since 2001.
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Emma Slaughter
• Level 2 qualified teacher
• Been teaching for 2 and half years around Sevenoaks area at many different swim schools
• Swum for Sevenoaks Swimming Club since the age of 8
• Was chosen to represent Sevenoaks in Kent Relay Teams three times
• Has been coaching Orpington Ojays since March 2009.
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To see continued progress, by improving
stroke technique and building stamina.
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Monday
18:30
until
19:30
at
The Walnuts
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Tuesday
19:00
until
20:30
at
The Walnuts
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Thursday
18:30
until
20:00
at
The Walnuts
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Friday
17:00
until
18:00
at
The Walnuts
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Sunday
09:00
until
10:30
at
Eltham College
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Masters
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Nick Cockran
• ASA Assistant Teacher
• ASA Level 2 for teaching swimming units 1, 2 and 3
• ASA Level 2 for teaching swimming unit 4 Advanced 2 to pre-competition
• National Rescue Award for Teachers and Coaches
• Continuing Professional development programme: for Backstroke masterclass, early teaching and skills up to pre-competition Butterfly, progressing practices from beginner to club swimmer
• Swam for Whiteoak SC 1978-83
• Swam for Dartford SC 1983-92.
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To get more of the Masters to enter Club
Championships and the Masters National
Championships.
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Monday
20:00
until
21:30
at
The Walnuts
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Thursday
20:30
until
22:00
at
The Walnuts
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Platinum
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Richard Baxter Smith
• ASA level 1
• ASA level 2
• Richard commenced swimming at the age of 4 yrs and by the age of 10 started swimming for Redbridge Borough Squad.
• Richard has swum at both county and regional level as a junior swimmer.
• For the last 15 years Richard has been involved with Masters swimming and competed up until 2007 A previous Kent County Masters Champion & Redbridge County Masters Champion.
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• Increase Kent participants
• Increase the number of swimmers being
eligible for Top Squad
• To increase the number of swimmers per
session, by ensuring swimmers enjoy the
time they spend here and in turn want to
come and swim to train hard, which will
result in faster swimming.
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Monday
18:30
until
20:00
at
The Walnuts
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Tuesday
19:30
until
21:30
at
Biggin Hill
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Thursday
18:15
until
20:00
at
Sevenoaks School
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Friday
17:10
until
17:50
at
The Walnuts
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Friday
18:00
until
20:00
at
The Walnuts
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Sunday
09:00
until
10:30
at
Eltham College
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Silver
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Margaret Glynn
• Teaching for 10 years as a qualified NVQ Level 2 Instructor
• Parent and Child certificate
• Taught all ages and abilities from babies at 6 months to adults in their 80s
• Experienced in teaching ‘special needs’, i.e Dyslexia and dyspraxia
• Coaching at Ojays since 2001.
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To see continued progress, by improving
stroke technique and building stamina.
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Monday
17:30
until
18:30
at
The Walnuts
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Tuesday
18:00
until
19:15
at
Combe Bank
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Saturday
08:00
until
09:30
at
The Walnuts
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Tadpoles (Level 1)
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Sarah Glynn
• ASA Level 1
• National Pool Lifeguard Qualified
• Been with Orpington Ojays since the age of 8
• Been in Black & Purple Squad for 6 years
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Claire Folkes
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• Improve strokes and techniques.
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Friday
16:30
until
17:00
at
The Walnuts
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Tadpoles (Level 2)
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Sarah Glynn
• ASA Level 1
• National Pool Lifeguard Qualified
• Been with Orpington Ojays since the age of 8
• Been in Black & Purple Squad for 6 years
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To concentrate on stroke technique and
introduce swimmers to the world
of competitive swimming.
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Thursday
18:30
until
19:00
at
The Walnuts
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Tadpoles (Level 3)
Aim to provide stroke correction, starts and
turns, and introduce swimmers to the Club
Championships, allowing them to progress and
move up into the other squads.
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Monday
16:30
until
17:30
at
The Walnuts
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Tadpoles (Level 4)
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Margaret Glynn
• Teaching for 10 years as a qualified NVQ Level 2 Instructor
• Parent and Child certificate
• Taught all ages and abilities from babies at 6 months to adults in their 80s
• Experienced in teaching ‘special needs’, i.e Dyslexia and dyspraxia
• Coaching at Ojays since 2001.
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• Perfect strokes technically
• Instil a good knowledge of competition
starts/turns/finishes
• Build confidence
• Improve endurance and stamina.
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Monday
16:30
until
17:30
at
The Walnuts
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Tadpoles (Level 5)
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Monday
17:30
until
18:30
at
The Walnuts
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Top
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Martha Dean
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Matt Perkins
• ASA Level 2
• 2 Silver medals in the 2003 Nationals
• Swam for England Schools in 2003
• Studied at Loughborough University and won BUSA golds in 4 x 100 fs relays long and short course
• Swam at two Olympic trials and a Commonwealth Games trial.
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Top squad is for the most able, capable and talented swimmers, who have
the ability and dedication to compete at and above County Championship
level. Training is focused on developing swimmers to very high standards in
all areas, in line with British Swimming recommendations. Training includes
stamina and sprint work, all at varying distances and takes place in the pool
and the gym environment. Nutritional, psychological and tactical advice is
also given.
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Monday
19:00
until
19:30
at
The Walnuts
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Monday
19:30
until
21:30
at
The Walnuts
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Tuesday
06:15
until
07:30
at
The Walnuts
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Tuesday
19:30
until
21:30
at
Biggin Hill
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Wednesday
18:00
until
20:00
at
The Walnuts
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Wednesday
20:15
until
21:00
at
The Walnuts
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Thursday
18:30
until
20:30
at
The Walnuts
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Friday
06:15
until
07:30
at
The Walnuts
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Friday
18:15
until
20:15
at
Sevenoaks School
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Sunday
09:00
until
10:30
at
Eltham College
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Sunday
18:30
until
20:00
at
The Walnuts
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