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Rhondda Cynon Taf Performance Swim Squad - High Performance Advanced Swimming Coaching

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We are a successful, competitive and highly regarded club.

Our club swimmers, who are mainly aged between 6 and 18, compete at approximately 25 swimming competitions a year.

Our swimmers have represented both the club and Rhondda Cyon Taf at various levels including international squad membership for Swim Wales.

The club is entering a new era, and to fulfil the next stage we have changed our guidelines.

The guidelines are set at all distances and ages from 9 to 17. Ages are as at the 31st December in any year.

Swimmers over the age of 18 years old must have a qualifying time for the Welsh Senior Age Groups which is held at Easter. Squads below P3, will continue to work on their technical and aerobic abilities, in line with LTAD.

Coaching staff

HEAD COACH: Keith Morgan

Keith Morgan is RCT performance's first head coach, he was the founder of Llantrisant Sharks Swimming Club.

He has coached swimming for over thirty years gaining a vast amount of experience in all aspects of the sport.

He produced his first British national swimmer in 1993 and many more have followed over the years.

Keith has coached multi-classification swimmers in a club environment including during the 1990's Sasha and Nyree Kindred who have gone on to swim in four consecutive Olympic games.

This year he has continued his National success by coaching Welsh Swimmer Becky Lewis to compete at the 2022 Commonwealth games.

He is a UKCC level 2 coach (ASA club coach) and since 2002 he has assisted and run numerous Welsh squads including been selected to be the lead coach for the Welsh team at the 2016 school games.

Away from the pool he can be found sitting next to a fishing lake or at a table in the Indiaah restaurant in Pontyclun.

Chair: Tracy Davies

Tracy took on the role of Chairperson of RCT Performance Swim Squad when it was formed in September 2016 and after a break of 3 years from 2019 - 2022 has retaken on the role.

She is the former chair of Llantrisant Sharks Swimming Club and played a key role working with the local council and Swim Wales to facilitate a performance club for the area.

A Level 1 Coach, Level 1 Swimming Teacher, J2 Official and a Level 2 Team Manager she has been back involved in swimming since her eldest child joined the sport in 2003. Both her children have gone right through all levels of the club her son is still involved with the club after completing a swimming scholarship. In America her daughter has gone on to use her swimming skills in a different direction as she develops a career in marine biology and Scuba Diving.

Away from the pool Tracy works full time as a podiatrist and is a Company Director for Toetal Footcare Ltd.