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.

Eve Powis

Coaching qualifications and experience • Joined Orpington Swimming Club in 1982 • Started by teaching a width class in the small pool • ASA Preliminary Teacher, Teacher, Advanced Teacher, Assistant Club Coach and Coach • Awarded ‘Coach of the Year’ by Bromley Council in 1997 • Eve started Ojays Swimming Club in 1984.

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 Oojays since March 2009.

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.

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.

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 Oojays since March 2009.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Sarah Kilbey

• ASA Level 2 • Swam for Orpington Swimming Club from the age of five • Kent County champion • Southern County champion • National finalist.

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

Vicki Roughley

• ASA Preliminary Teachers • ASA Level 2 • Swam for Orpington Ojays from the age of 8 and competed at the Kent Southern Counties, achieving a National qualifying time on 100m breaststroke • Swam in various charity events, as well as the British Long Distance swim • During my Army career swam for Corps.

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 Oojays since March 2009.

Simon Coe

Simon is a qualified Level 3 Club Coach and has been involved with swimming for many years. He has been Head Coach at Orpington Ojays since September 2006. He previously coached at White Oak Swimming Club, where for many years he was a competitive swimming member (competing at County, Regional and National Level). As Head Coach, Simon’s aim is to oversee the development of all swimmers in all squads and to ensure all members are able to fulfil their swimming potential within a friendly team environment.