About

Meet the Team

President - Trevor

We are proud to introduce Ashton Central Swimming Club President Mr Trevor Little. Trevor has been a member of swimming club for over 30 years. He has been a Committee member and Head Coach before accepting the President role in 2020.

Chairman - Trish

Treasurer - Wendy

Wendy first became involved with Ashton Central in 1992 when her two children joined. She became a member of Committee and has held various roles. For the last 20 years she been the club treasurer.

Head Coach - Lisa

Lisa joined Ashton Central at age 10 and have been a member since. She trained with St Helens swim scheme and swam at County level.

She began as a poolside helper at the age of 14. At the age of 16, she completed the Level 1 Assistant Teacher qualification and at 18 completed the Level 2 Teaching course. In 2021. she completed the Level 1 Swimming Coach qualification, followed by Level 2 in 2022.

Presently, she is the Head Swimming Teacher for the Junior section and Head Coach for the Senior section.

Safeguarding - Alaina

Alaina is the clubs safeguarding lead. She is a Committee member and is our representative at the Wigan Best Committee.

Coach - Alan

Alan joined Ashton Central as a swimmer in 1977. He returned when his own children joined in 2007 and commenced on the poolside in 2009. A Level 2 Teacher and a Level 2 Coach, Alan can be seen most Tuesday's on poolside. He also is a Level 1 Judge and officiates at some open galas.

Coach - Dave

Dave joined in 2004 with his children and he stayed on as Coaching staff when his grandchildren joined. He is a Level 2 Teacher in the Junior section.

Coach - Emily

Emily joined in 2007 as a club swimmer and at 14 years became a volunteer. She is now a Level 2 Teacher and a Level 2 Coach and an integral member of our team in both the Junior and the Senior section.
She is also a Committee member holding our Webmaster role.

Coach - Karen

Karen was an Ashton Central Club Swimmer as a child and returned when her own children joined. She has been a Level 2 teacher since 2009 she mainly teaches the Junior section but also covers the other sessions when needed. She often accompanies our swimmers to galas.

Coach - Kelly

Kelly was a swimmer herself with Wigan Swimming Club. She commenced volunteering with us in 2017 when her child joined. Kelly is a Level 2 Teacher and an active member of our team.

Coach - Kirsty

Kirsty was Ashton Central Swimmer as a child. She joined the teaching staff in her teenage years qualifying as a Level 2 Teacher. She was for some time our Team Manager. After a well deserved break and time to be a mum she has returned to our teaching team.

Coach - Marc

Marc swam with Hindley Swimming Club as a child and joined Ashton Central as a volunteer in 2019. Qualified as a Level 2 Teacher in 2024, Marc is an asset to the team. He is also a Committee member and assists with the day to day running of the club.

Coach - Niel

Neil has been volunteering since 2009 when his children joined club. He is a Level 2 Teacher and a Level 1 Coach.
He volunteers on Wednesday's and Thursday's and is an asset to our team

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