Coaching Staff

British Rowing employs a number of coaches to work both in national rowing and international rowing.

National Rowing

The national office employs coaches and development officers who work around the country in regional teams. All national staff are available by email at firstname.secondname@britishrowing.org and on the phone numbers provided.

Key:
CinC - Coaching in Clubs Programme 
PDT - Participation Development Team 
SCT - Stewards' Charitable Trust Scholarship Coach

Bedford Satellite Office
  • Celia Hetherington - Coaching & Development Team Manager
  • Janet Coleman - Coaching Administrator
  • Elaine Murphy - PA/Adminstrator
  • Harriet Griffin - SCT
  • Kes Stapleton - Coach Education E: k.w.stapleton@britishrowing.org
Team East
  • Chris Farrell - PDT Leader
    Mob: 07818576138
  • Sharon Noble-Layng - PDT Leader
    T: 01234 378866, Mob: 07818576140
  • Tim Messent - CinC
  • Matthew Paul - SCT
Team East Midlands
  • Jeff Elms - PDT Leader  
    T: 01205 356950, Mob: 07818 576139
  • Ella Willott - CinC
  • Rebecca Gill - SCT
Team London & South East
  • Paul Lorenzato - PDT Leader
    Mob: 07500 043320
  • Jacqui Beer - PDT (London)
  • Mob: 07818 576141
  • Helen Taylor - CinC (Kent)
  • Frankie Jus-Burke - CinC
  • John McArthur - CinC
  • Katie Laverick - SCT
  • Harminder Purewal - Community Project Worker
Team Thames
  • Sarah Birch - PDT Leader (Thames)
    Mob: 07818 576144
  • Christy Job - CinC (Berkshire, Surrey, Oxfordshire)
  • Lisa Taylor  - SCT
Team North East
  • James Andrews - PDT Leader
    Tel: 07818 576142
  • Debbie Connolly - CinC (Durham)
  • Ross Young - CinC
  • James Carew - SCT
Team North West
  • Dan Hetherington - PDT Leader
    Mob: 07818 576143
  • Lydia Birch - CinC
  • Sarah Forshaw - HSCT (NW)
  • Richard Mehrtens - SCT
  • Jeffrey Roche - SCT (Scotland)
Team Wessex
  • Katherine Morris - PDT Leader
    Mob: 07818 576146
  • Toni Edwards - CinC
Team West
  • Rhiannon Halliday - PDT Leader
    Tel: 07818 576145
  • Paul Johnson - Community Adaptive Rowing Coach
  • Sallie Malt - CinC
  • Philip Pring - SCT
Team West Midlands
  • Jo Atkinson - PDT Leader
    T: 01562 861 141, Mob: 07818 576147
  • Madeleine Millichap - CinC Adaptive Rowing
  • Andrew Roe - CinC
  • Hanna Lawton - SCT
  • James Loveday - SCT (Wales)
Team WAGS
  • Sarah Harris - PDT Leader
    Mob: 07818 576149
  • Simon Wilson - CinC
  • Hannah Gavin - SCT
Team Yorkshire
  • Rob Cree - PDT Leader
    Mob: 07818 576137
  • Fiona Hill - Start & Development Coach
  • James Davidson - SCT (Yorkshire)

International Rowing

International coaches can be contacted through the international office or via email at firstname.secondname@gbrowingteam.org.uk

Key:
TDC - Talent Development Coach

High Performance Coaches
  • Richard Boulton - Coach (Juniors & Under 23s)
  • Mark Earnshaw - Coach (Men)
  • Christian Felkel - Coach (Men)
  • Miles Forbes-Thomas - Coach (Women)
  • Jurgen Grobler OBE - Chief Coach (Men)
  • Ade Roberts - Coach (Women)
  • Peter Sheppard - Chief Coach (Juniors & Under 23s)
  • Paul Stannard - Coach
  • Nick Strange - Coach (Under 23s)
  • Paul Thompson - Chief Coach (Women & Lightweights)
  • Darren Whiter - Coach (Lightweight Men & Women)
Adaptive Squad Coaches
  • Tom Dyson - Acting Lead Coach
  • Mary McLachlan - Coach
  • Simon Goodey - Specialist Consultant, Adaptive Boats
Start Programme
  • Steve Gunn - Start Programme Manager
  • Louise Kingsley - High Performance Projects Officer
  • Hamish Burrell - TDC (North West)
  • Adi Dolo - TDC (North West)
  • Julie Edwards - TDC (Nottingham)
  • Peter Lee - TDC (Cambridgeshire)
  • Ross Malone - TDC (Glasgow)
  • Don McLachlan - TDC (Thames Upper)
  • Eira Parry - TDC (Thames Upper)
  • Nicole Scott - TDC (Bath)
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