About Us
History
Carnegie Swimming Club is one of the leading
swimming clubs in Scotland and has a long and impressive tradition
of sporting achievement. The club was established in 1877, making it
one of the oldest swimming clubs in Great Britain.
Activities
Carnegie Swimming Club
is a registered charity (Charity No. SC 030974).
It endeavours to provide a warm and caring
environment for youngsters to meet, learn how to swim, and progress
to competitive swimming. The club has a number of swimmers who
compete at the highest levels, both nationally and internationally.
Location
The club is based in Dunfermline in Fife,
Scotland and provides swim coaching for young swimmers from Fife and
surrounding areas.
Organisation
Club Committee
The day-to-day management of the club is run by
a management committee, which is re-elected each year at the Annual
General Meeting. The management committee are all volunteers and are
predominantly current or previous parents of swimmers within the
club. There are various roles within the Committee ranging from
President, Treasurer, Squad Reps, Gala Convenor, etc.
Coaching Team
The club has swimming coaches engaged on a self
employed basis and also a voluntary basis. The coaches are currently
a very strongly knit team who also have regular meetings on a
monthly basis.
Swimming Squads
The swimmers are organised into three main
squads, which are further subdivided into training squads. Swimming
coaches are allocated to each squad and training session. The club
is structured by swimming squads, as shown below:
Performance
Head Coach - John Szaranek
Assistant - Ally McKilligan
Squad Rep - Brenda Kirby
Performance Development
Coach - John Szaranek
Assistant - Ally McKilligan
Assistant - Morag Mitchell
Squad Rep - Karen McKilligan
Development
Jnr Development Squad Coach - John Kirby
D Squad Coach - Gary Hallam
Squad Rep - Lorraine Lee
Novice
C Squad Coach - Gary Hallam
A, B & Beginners Squads' Coach - Jennifer
Johnstone
Squad Rep - Sharon Bowman
Swimmers move between the squads based on
performance and ability as advised by the Head Coach after
discussion with the Squad Coach.
The club also has swimming beginners classes in
both Dunfermline at Carnegie Swimming Pool (currently under
refurbishment) and Cowdenbeath Swimming Pool for those wishing to
learn to swim.
Squad Reps
Each Squad has a representative from the
committee allocated to it who are known as Squad Reps. The Squad
Reps liase with parents & coaches and take information to and from
committee meetings which are normally held on the first Wednesday of
every month.
Club Activities
The club organises a number of swimming related
and social related events throughtout the year. These include:
- Three swimming galas, catering for different
age groups and abilities
- Club Championship
- Club Presentation Night
- Swimming Training Camps
- Time Trials
- Fife Swimming League participant
- Annual Christmas Party
