About Us

Welcome to Rickmansworth Swimming Club. We are not just a club, but a close-knit family committed to nurturing our swimmers. Our location in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, provides a unique backdrop for our high aspirations and growing expertise. We are a small, newer club with a great heart and ever-growing.

Our Vision

To create well-rounded athletes who achieve their best in a stimulating, competitive, and nurturing environment. We will bring this vision to life through our commitment to aspiration, brilliance, and character.

Aspiration

We aspire to be one of the best clubs locally. We aspire to provide an inclusive, family-friendly, family-oriented club where all swimmers grow and develop. We endeavour to build a workforce that will support us in realising our vision.

Brilliance

We aim for our swimmers to learn, be ambitious, work hard, have fun, and achieve the very best that they can be. We will always ensure the national kitemarks (e.g., Swim mark) are recognised as a safe club and have a skilled and qualified workforce. We will endeavour to have pathways to promote lifelong participation in swimming and aquatics.

Character

We endeavour to provide an environment that welcomes diversity and values all individuals. We want to build our swimmers’ character with strength and resilience, and we are willing to learn to help them succeed

Our Staff

We are proud to have a diverse, committed, and qualified team of coaches. All have teaching and coaching experience and are under the direction of our Head Coach, Lin Styles. Our team has 15 staff members: three qualified Swim England Coaches, ten Swim England Assistant Coaches, and one qualified overseas. Our team includes a wider range of people, including a former Olympic athlete on the team.

Our Head Coach

Lin, a former National Silver medalist for 100m Backstroke. Lin was the role of Head Coach for RNSS from 1987 to 1995 (now known as Hillingdon SC). Over the years, Lin continued to coach and played a pivotal role in developing GB swimmers . Lin’s commitment to coaching extended to her own family, as her son achieved the title of Regional Champion for 200 IM in 2012. Lin also held the position of Head coach for Junior Development in Hillingdon SC from 2015 to 2018, transitioning to a full-time swimming coach in 2018. Lin holds Level 2 Coaching and Teaching Swimming qualifications.

Our committee

Role	Member
Club Chairperson	Hamid Anwary
Treasurer	Alison McEntyre
Club Secretary (Swim 21 Coordinator)	Scott Machen
Head Coach	Lin Styles
Welfare Officer	Alex Peters

We have a small but dedicated committee. We are always looking for people to join us to help shape our club to meet our vision.

Ray Lau, the Director of Education and Development for Active Swim, is a key supporter of our coaching provision. As a Swim England Tutor, he holds a Level 4 Diploma in Leading and Developing Aquatics and Swim Programmes and is also a Level 3 Swimming Coach. Ray is a teacher and coach developer with expertise in coach learning and education. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Teacher and Coach Development in Swimming. His role is to support and enhance our coaches, helping them excel in their practice.