About Tony MacGuinness...
I have been coaching swimmers for over twenty years, and can be considered still a student of competitive swimming technique. I have membership of the:
• World Swimming Coaches Association
• Swedish Centre Aquatic Research
• Aquanex
• Irish Swim Coaches Association
• Swim.isport
• Parametrix Swimming Reaserch
• Science Stage
I have participated in every phase of swimming from pioneering effective small club training programmes and coaching national team and international level swimmers to working with the British Modern Pentathlon, Elite and Olympic teams. It was while working with this squad that I became personal coach to Dr. Stephanie Cook MBE, who won Gold at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.
I have worked with the Irish national swim team and was instrumental in researching, designing and implementing the Dolphin Breaststroke swimming technique in the UK via another one of my swimmers... Ian McKenzie.
Through is employment of the Dolphin Breaststroke Ian went on to capture the British and English 50m - 200m junior records long course and short course. His 200m English Junior record stood for twenty years.
Ian became European Junior Champion over the 200m distance and also gained a Sliver in the 100m and a bronze with the 4x100m Medley Relay Squad while a member of the Great Britain Swimming Squad.
To improve my client’s performance in the pool I have attended The South Australian Institute of Sport (S.A.I.S) as well as spending some time at the Australian Institute of Sport (A.I.S). I am also the only swim coach outside of the U.S.A, Russia and Brazil to qualify as a Parametric Swimming Coach, as well a being a member of Parametrix Swimming Research, established by U.S swim coach Alex Nitikin.
I have coached, no fewer than 22 International swimmers and Pentathletes including: Olympic, World and Commonwealth Games athletes, as well as numerous British, Irish and Scottish swimming champions and record holders.
About Christos Ntourziotis
I am a highly motivated individual who enjoys new challenges and have the capacity to set and achieve goals, both professionally and personally. My experiences through work and the contact I have had with professional athletes of a range of ages, has taught me the importance of being able to build a professional relationship both quickly and long lasting. As a professional Swimming Coach I have developed a number of transferable key skills that are invaluable in all areas of work. Commitment, determination and hard work are a few of the qualities required to be a successful trainer / coach and sportsman with sacrifices made and strict regimes met to continue improvement of personal skills and the perseverance to succeed. Additionally, the combination of intense university studies with captaincy and management of successful sports teams enables me to assimilate and analyse data and information effectively.
Working in an intense team environment demands dedication, loyalty and adaptability and as part of a team that consists of people from a variety of backgrounds and ages, this has afforded me with interpersonal skills that are essential to the attainment of both team and personal goals and also ensuring sharing responsibilities and working constructively with others, whilst having a keen sense of personal responsibility. Through my coaching, I try to give something back to the sport that has captivated me all my life and thrive on the opportunity to be able to develop the potential of athletes of all ages. I enjoy a wide variety of sports for recreation. Other interests include travelling, music, media, debating and socialising.
Education
1997-2002:National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Physical Education and Sport Sciences Faculty
Degree in Physical Education and Sport Sciences
Grade: 6.68/10 (Very Good)
1993-1996:Halkida 3 High School
High School Diploma
Grade: 16.7/20 (Excellent)
Additional Training
September 1999:Hellenic Swimming – Water Polo – Synchronised – Diving Coaches Association Course:
New Coaching Techniques and Teaching Swimming to Pre-School Children.
September 2000:Hellenic Swimming – Water Polo – Synchronised – Diving Coaches Association Course:
Coaching Techniques and Teaching Swimming to Children aged 8-11.
October 2005:Hellenic Swimming – Water Polo – Synchronised – Diving Coaches Association Course:
Coaching Techniques and Teaching Swimming to Young Athletes aged 15-18.
September 2007:Bonias Academic Tuition Centre Course:
Pedagogical and Modern Teaching Methods.
Professional Background and Experience
March 2009 - to date: Fully Qualified Swimming Coach (Self-Employed)
•Successful and popular swimming coaching and teaching of children aged 3 to 10 years of age in groups of 3 individuals.
•Resolution of kinetic problems in amateur athletes.
•Parent(s) Workshops: Developing Parental Involvement in the Education of Pre-School Children.
June 1996 – to date: Chief Swimming Coach - CBA Halkidas
•training sessions ages 10 to 12 years.
•Training session(s) planning and co-ordination.
•Pro-active in establishing and maintaining teamwork.
•Establish and maintain good communication and rappor with parent(s) of athlete(s) and group sponsors.
•Up-to-date teaching/coaching experience in line with current teaching qualification requirements.
Awards and Competitive Achievements
Coaching Achievements
July 2011 ●Securing four 1st places in National Hellenic level competitions in 4 different sports events by 12 year old team athlete.
July 2011●Securing 1st place for the CBA Halkidas team (ages 10, 11 and 12) in the Regional Championships achieving a total of 42 medals.
July 2008●Securing 2nd place in the International Youth Finswimming Championships (ages 15-17) in Colombia by a CBA Halkidas team athlete.
July 2008,2007,2006,2005● Securing 20 medals in National Hellenic Finswimming Tournaments.
Working in an intense team environment demands dedication, loyalty and adaptability and as part of a team that consists of people from a variety of backgrounds and ages, this has afforded me with interpersonal skills that are essential to the attainment of both team and personal goals and also ensuring sharing responsibilities and working constructively with others, whilst having a keen sense of personal responsibility. Through my coaching, I try to give something back to the sport that has captivated me all my life and thrive on the opportunity to be able to develop the potential of athletes of all ages. I enjoy a wide variety of sports for recreation. Other interests include travelling, music, media, debating and socialising.
Education
1997-2002:National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Physical Education and Sport Sciences Faculty
Degree in Physical Education and Sport Sciences
Grade: 6.68/10 (Very Good)
1993-1996:Halkida 3 High School
High School Diploma
Grade: 16.7/20 (Excellent)
Additional Training
September 1999:Hellenic Swimming – Water Polo – Synchronised – Diving Coaches Association Course:
New Coaching Techniques and Teaching Swimming to Pre-School Children.
September 2000:Hellenic Swimming – Water Polo – Synchronised – Diving Coaches Association Course:
Coaching Techniques and Teaching Swimming to Children aged 8-11.
October 2005:Hellenic Swimming – Water Polo – Synchronised – Diving Coaches Association Course:
Coaching Techniques and Teaching Swimming to Young Athletes aged 15-18.
September 2007:Bonias Academic Tuition Centre Course:
Pedagogical and Modern Teaching Methods.
Professional Background and Experience
March 2009 - to date: Fully Qualified Swimming Coach (Self-Employed)
•Successful and popular swimming coaching and teaching of children aged 3 to 10 years of age in groups of 3 individuals.
•Resolution of kinetic problems in amateur athletes.
•Parent(s) Workshops: Developing Parental Involvement in the Education of Pre-School Children.
June 1996 – to date: Chief Swimming Coach - CBA Halkidas
•training sessions ages 10 to 12 years.
•Training session(s) planning and co-ordination.
•Pro-active in establishing and maintaining teamwork.
•Establish and maintain good communication and rappor with parent(s) of athlete(s) and group sponsors.
•Up-to-date teaching/coaching experience in line with current teaching qualification requirements.
Awards and Competitive Achievements
Coaching Achievements
July 2011 ●Securing four 1st places in National Hellenic level competitions in 4 different sports events by 12 year old team athlete.
July 2011●Securing 1st place for the CBA Halkidas team (ages 10, 11 and 12) in the Regional Championships achieving a total of 42 medals.
July 2008●Securing 2nd place in the International Youth Finswimming Championships (ages 15-17) in Colombia by a CBA Halkidas team athlete.
July 2008,2007,2006,2005● Securing 20 medals in National Hellenic Finswimming Tournaments.