Swimming Coaches and Instructors

Swimming Coaches or Instructors coach, train and instruct participants in swimming by analysing their performances and developing their abilities.

What the job involves

• Coaches, trains and instructs swimmers by analysing performances and developing abilities

• Plans and directs strategies, develops play patterns and analyses game progress

• Motivates swimmers and supervises practice sessions

• Recruits swimmers and other coaching staff/instructors

• Arranges entries into swim competitions

• Promotes sports and skills development as well as overseeing the participation of young people in swimming

• Officiates at sporting events to enforce rules and regulations, liaising with other officials when necessary

• Co-ordinates and directs swimming activities