Coaches
Team Bath Athletics is fortunate to have a number of highly-qualified and experienced coaches for all levels of its activities.
Coaching and training sessions
Team Bath has a number of training groups for the various disciplines of Track and Field. These groups use the facilities and coaching support services on a daily basis. For further details of the group relevant to you please contact Colin Bovell at c.bovell@bath.ac.uk
Coaching Biographies
Colin Bovell
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Title > Head Track & Field Coach
Date and Place of Birth > 9th March 1972, Yeovil, England
Athletes Coached > Damien Greaves (Olympian and World Championships), Dominic Girdler (Euro U20 Bronze medalist & AAA indoor gold medalist), Duncan Malins (GB U23 international & …
Malcolm Arnold
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Title > UKathletics Senior Performance Coach
Athletes Coached > Jason Gardener, Dale Garland, Ryan Scott, Simon Phelan
Colin Jackson (World Record 110m hurdles), John Akii-Bua, Kay Morley Brown (Commonwealth gold), Nigel Walker, Paul Gray
Biography > Director of Coaching, Uganda 1968-1972 Welsh National Coach, 1974-1994 …
Rob Ellchuk
Title > Sprints Coach
Date and Place of Birth > Winnipeg, Canada
Athletes Coached > Phil Doorgachurn, Ian Allerton, Philip Browne, Alex Animashaun, Graham Blackman, David Swift, Anthony Mattis, Laura Langowski, Emma Heath, Pippa Alford, Amy Frith, Lloyd Rice, Ben Rushgrove, Kayleigh Harper, Leila Corfield, …
Tim Snowdon
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Level 4 Pole Vault and University High Jump Coach
Place of Birth > Gloucester
Biography >
Tim is a Level 4 Pole Vault coach and has coached to International level (Pole Vault).
Tim is also the university’s high jump coach.
Dave Saker
Title > MIddle Distance Coach
Biography > Dave is a Level 4 Endurance and Steeplechase Coach, the Talent ID administrator (Endurance) and has coached multiple athletes to sub 3.40.00 (male) at 1500m.
He has been coaching since 1976, and has coached students at the …
Paul Weston
Title > Jumps Coach
Biography > Paul is a UKa Level 4 Jumps Coach, an ex 15m triple jumper and currently coaches two 15m male athletes.
Christian North
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Title > Pole Vault Coach
Biography > Christian is a 5m pole vaulter, UKa Level 3 Pole Vault coach and coach to university athletes.
Photo by Job King.
Ken Holmes
Title > Throws Coach
Athletes Coached > Alex van der Merwe
Biography > Ken is the GB Teams Throws Coach, UKA Level 4 Throws Coach and a Scottish International for Javelin for the 6th Commonwealth Games.