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LEARN MOREABOUT SHARKS
The Club provides children the opportunity to learn and develop swimming skills.
Sharks Club Membership is open to any swimmer who can demonstrate a minimum swimming proficiency as determined by the Head Junior Coach. New swimmers may join the club at any time provided there is room at their swimming level. All new swimmers are charged an initiation fee of $75.00. Annual membership fees are determined each year by the Committee of Management and include both the BASA membership fee and entry fees for BASA swim meets where the swimmer is representing Sharks.
SHARKSOUR COACHES
Our coaches have a proven track record of success in teaching and training swimmers for each squad.
Head CoachBEN SMITH
Ben is a former swim captain of both the Bermuda Sharks Swim Club and Springfield College. He has been swimming since he was 10 and was a swimmer on the Bermuda National Team. He has been the Head Coach, coaching the senior/intermediate Sharks swimmers for over 10 years. He is also the Bermuda National Coach. Ben brings a great deal of experience and enthusiasm to the Club and is a positive example to our swimmers.
INTERMEDIATE COACHKELLAN DESILVA
Kellan started swimming competitively at age 11 and moved to sharks when he was 14 He eventually became club captain and swam for Bermuda. At university, Kellan swam with and captained Mount Allison University in New Brunswick, Canada. Kellan started coaching with Sharks in 2016 and coaches the Intermediate swimmers.
PUPPIES COACHLAURA BOLTON
Growing up, swimming played an important role in my life- providing both athletic and social benefits. I began swimming with Sharks at a very young age, and subsequently swam locally until I left for boarding school at age 18. Once in Canada, I continued swimming for Trinity College School. During the summers I would teaching swimming, both in group settings and privately. After a brief hiatus from swimming while at university, I returned home in 2009 and began coaching for Sharks. I find it extremely rewarding to be able to give back to a sport that gave my so much throughout my childhood and adolescence. Coaching the puppies group is extremely fulfilling, because while also teaching swimming fundamentals, I am able to also impart more general life skills through our workouts. It is my hope that I can instill a love of swimming into the children, whether they choose to swim competitively for years to come, or simply enjoy the social aspects of this fantastic sport.
Head CoachDANIEL WOODS
This is my first season coaching with Sharks Swim Club and I cannot express how happy I am to reconnect with this fantastic club. The sport of swimming played such an integral part in my life while affording me so many great opportunities. Growing up, I swam for Sharks and travelled overseas numerous times which was life changing exposure in helping me find my path as a youth. I am really excited to coach the intermediate group and share my love for the sport. My goal as a coach is to create impenetrable fundamentals that will carry them throughout the rest of their swimming careers. Will also teach them the purpose behind their movements and how to “swim smart” before they swim hard.
NOVICE JUNIOR COACHMIMI SMITH
JUNIOR COACHSHIRENE FULTON
Shirene is a former swimmer and National Water-Polo player and Team Captain in South Africa. She has been swimming for as long as she can remember and still swims for fitness. She is passionate about encouraging fun and enjoyment for juniors in the sport while assisting in achieving their goals.
