bscta : Dave Heathcock

British National Champions coached: Joy Beasley (backstroke), Gary Abraham (butterfly, backstroke), Stephen Harrison (backstroke), Ricky Burrell (freestyle), Linda Beasley (backstroke), Karl Craddock (butterfly), Keith Fox (butterfly), Tricia Loveman (breaststroke), Lorraine Coombes (breaststroke), Rebbeca Bowden (I.M.), Mark Jones (butterfly, freestyle), Stewart Adamson (backstroke), Charlotte Dallas (freestyle), Kathy Osher (backstroke, I.M., butterfly), Lisa Sonn (freestyle).

Other National Champions coached: Mark Jones, Michelle Bushell, Sean Williamson and Joanne Kelly - All Wales

Major Championship Medallists coached: Gary Abraham (Olympic Bronze), Stephen Harrison (Commonwealth Silver), Ricky Burrell (Commonwealth Silver), Lorraine Coombes (World Championship Silver, LEN World Meet Bronze), Mark Jones (European Silver, European Junior Silver and bronze), Charlotte Dallas (European Junior Bronze).

Other International swimmers coached: Adrian McKay, John Bellamy, Keith Fox, Andrew Beresford, Craig Jones, Trevor Williams, Emma Armstrong, Patricia Loveman, Jenny Waite, Neil Mason, Stewart Adamson, Kathy Osher, Lisa Sonn, Joanne Kelly, Sean Williamson.

Other Coaching Achievements: One of the Founding coaches for the Hampshire Centre of Excellence and the London T5 West scheme. BSCTA Coaching Award of Excellence. BSCTA President 1998-2000 and BSCTA Chairman 2001. Placing a swimmer in a final at every senior national long or short course championships every year since 1976. Coached a British record holders in 9 different events. Coaching swimmers to National finals in every stroke and at every distance. Coached at least one swimmer to every Commonwealth Games since 1986.

Representative Coaching Honours: Great Britain or England coaching staff member at the following events: Green Shield Youth Squad 1977, Esso Youth Squad 1980, GB 'B' Team 1986, GB Junior 6 Nations Meet 1989, LEN World Meet 1990, European Championships 1991, Olympic Games 1992, World Championships 1998, European Junior Championships 1999, England and Britain FINA World Cup meets and training camps 1998, 2000, 2001.

Coaching Influences: Lyn Townesend - my coach 1974-75. There have been many other coaches over the years. When I first started coaching Hamilton Smith, Paddy Garratt and Keith Bewley had a positive influence upon my development and still do to this day. Over the years many others from Chris Nesbit, Chris Martin to Don Talbot and Bill Sweetenham. It is important to me that we always question what we do and how we do it.

Favourite Coaching Resources: Books, results with splits and all other relevant statistics, various websites, other coaches, the telephone and videos.

Favourite Coaching Venues: I don't have one (except I would rather train swimmers in a 50 metre pool).

Most important coaching qualities: Observation and understanding what you have seen. Setting the horizons high and planning the programme for the swimmers to believe they can achieve them.

Best British swimmer of all time: In my opinion, David Wilkie. He believed he could re-write the records and then proved he could. He forced a change in the approach to coaching breaststroke

Best Swimmer of all time: Difficult question. There are many but for me Rolland Mathis for the pleasure he gave me watching him swim.

Ambitions as a coach: To coach a world record holder and Olympic Gold medallist (high horizons). To have a programme that consistently develops swimmers with the skills to achieve the above.