Coaching Team

Shaun leads the Elite and Performance programme at RSW. His coaching record includes regional championship titles, national qualifiers and medallists, and coaching athletes competing at international and Commonwealth Games level.

Alongside his role at RSW, Shaun is a West Midlands Regional Development Coach, contributing to the development of swimmers within the regional performance pathway.

His coaching has also supported swimmers progressing into leading university performance programmes in the UK and NCAA programmes in the United States, including Division I environments. 

Elliott brings the perspective of a high-level competitive swimmer to his coaching — having competed in British finals and achieved medals at English and Irish championship level.

Elliott trained under coaches Nathan Hilton — now a senior figure within Aquatics GB — and Dave Champion at Ipswich Swimming Club, giving him exposure to some of the most respected coaching environments in British swimming. As a swimmer he was selected for the prestigious DiSE programme.

Elliott has played a key role in developing swimmers through the performance pathway, coaching athletes to regional championship titles, international representation and helping swimmers to become some of the leading performers nationally within their age groups.

Alongside his role at RSW, Elliott is a National Development Coach and is continuing to build his coaching experience through Swim England’s Coach Mentor Programme, working alongside an experienced international and Olympic-level coach.

His work focuses on athlete development, technical progression and creating a clear pathway for swimmers to progress from development-level swimming towards regional and national performance. 
 

Ruth brings extensive experience to RSW as both a former national-level swimmer and performance coach. As an athlete, she competed nationally and represented Ellesmere Titans before moving into coaching.

Prior to joining RSW, Ruth was Head Coach at Wyre Forest Swimming Club. During her time at RSW, she has coached swimmers to multiple regional championship titles and national medals, as well as working with athletes competing at international level.

Her coaching has also supported swimmers progressing beyond age-group swimming into leading university performance programmes, including NCAA Division I programmes in the United States