Coaches & Staff

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Please note: Qualifications and Experience are major ones only and are not exhaustive.

Thomas Ansorg

Positions:
Head Coach

Squad:
Senior A

Born and educated in Germany

10 years (1992-2002) Head coach of 'The Wanderers Club' Johannesburg/ South Africa
4 years   (2002-2006) Head Coach North Shore Swimming
4 Years   (2006-2010) SNZ High performance coach
Currently Head Coach North Shore Swimming

NZ Olympic coach 2004 (Athens) & 2008 (Beijing)
NZ World Championship Coach 2005 (Montreal); 2007 (Melbourne) & 2009 (Rome)
NZ Commonwealth Games Coach 2006 (Melbourne)

Coached 14 swimmers at Olympic Games

Gary Francis

Positions:
Assistant Head Coach

Squad:
Youth A

Former professional footballer in the UK.
Head of Department at Rangitoto College on the North Shore.
Started coaching at Basildon Swimming Club in 2002.
Head Coach Basildon Swimming Club 2003 - 2006
Moved to NZ the end of 2006. Been a coach at NSS since January 2007.
Coached numerous NZ NAG champions.

Placed Alannah Jury on the NZ world championship team 2009, where she finished 13^th in the 10km Open Water swim.

Danyon Loader

Positions:
New Zealand's most successful swimmer - Double Olympic Gold Medalist - 200 Free and 400 Free in 1996.  Need we say more?  We are privledged to have Danyon join the coaching staff at North Shore and bring his wealth of experience, knowledge and talent to an already hugely successful team.  At this stage he is spreading his skills across the Club.

 

Belinda Donaldson

 

Positions:
Junior Coach - North Shore Swimming
Mobile: 021 042 5901

Squad:
Sharks, Dolphins, Kingfish, Orcas

Belinda is one of New Zealand's most accomplished open water swimmers, having conquered the English Channel twice, the Cook Strait and the demanding Foveaux Strait, as well as many other ocean swims throughout New Zealand. Belinda is only one of five people to achieve a successful crossing of Foveaux Strait where she set a new record time as she did with her Cook Strait crossing. She set the fastest crossing time for her first English Channel crossing in 1980, and placed 2^nd in the International English Channel Race in 1981. Belinda has been swim teaching and coaching for nine years.

Qualifications:   

Skills Coach (Level 1)
School Age Teaching Module

Swimming Experience:

English Channel crossing 1980, fastest overall time
New Zealand Representative International English Channel Crossing Race 1981
Cook Strait crossing record holder 1980
Foveaux Strait crossing record holder 1984
Canterbury  & Auckland Swimming Representative

Coaching Experience:
Senior Learn to Swim Instructor, 9 years experience
Junior Surf Swimming Coach, 6 years experience

Kim Males

Positions:
Glen Innes Coach - North Shore Swimming

Squad:
Glen Innes Squads

Kim was involved with swimming and surf life saving in Tasmania, Australia and moved to NZ in 1994 after 2 years in Hong Kong.

In 1996, Kim joined the team at the YMCA, Auckland swim schools. During her time there, Kim has been an instructor, senior instructor, coach and swim school manager and staff trainer.

In 2001 NSS joined with the YMCA at the Glen Innes Pools. Kim took over coaching the NSS Glen Innes Squads in 2006 and continues this role in conjunction with her new position as Swim School Coordinator for SwimMagic, CLM at the Glen Innes Pools.

As those who have worked with her will know, Kim brings a remarkable enthusiasm and energy to her coaching sessions.

Swimming Experience:
Australian Age Groups Swimmer

Coaching Experience:
Over 12 Years coaching experience

 

Cameron Stanley

Positions:
Youth B Coach

Squad:
Youth B

Cameron has been coaching with NSS since 2008. He currently coaches the Youth B Squad and has coached Sharks, Age Group Target, Dolphins and Kingfish in the past.

Cameron began swimming with NSS in 1997. Cameron has represented New Zealand at the World University Games, Oceania, and Trans-tasman competitions. He is currently ranked 3^rd in New Zealand in the 200 backstroke and 4^th in the 100 backstroke and is currently the New Zealand Open Record holder for the 200 backstroke short course. He aims to represent New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games and Olympic Games in the future.

Cameron was a prefect at Westlake Boys High School and was awarded an NZQA top scholar award in his final year. He is currently in his final year of studying a Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts conjoint majoring in mathematics, statistics and philosophy. Upon completion he intends to study honours in mathematics.

Cameron has also played the violin since 6 years of age and has passed grades up to Performer's Certificate. He is currently the joint concertmaster of the Auckland Youth Orchestra.

Jennifer Curtis

Positions:
Coach

Squad:
Age Group

Jennifer swam for North Shore for 8 years.  Since stopping her swimming career, she has become a coach and still swims ocassionally.

 

Matt Thomas

Positions:
Senior A assistant coach, Dolphins, Orcas and Age Group for Stanmore Bay

Matt had been swimming for 14 years, the last 4 years swimming for North Shore club and he started coaching for North Shore at the the beginning of 2011.  He has represented NZ at Oceania and World University Games.  He won a NZ title for Short Course 50 Free and holds a NZ Age Group record for 50 Fly.  Matt recently took numerous summer swim camps for school children in January 2012 at MISH where his patience and understanding of young swimmers was invaluable and very much appreciated by both swimmer and parents.

 

Jake McPhee

Positions:
Senior B

 

Kirstine Rapson

Positions:
Millennium Tadpoles and Millennium Sharks

 

Gabby Shields

Positions: Takapuna Tadpoles Yellow, Takapuna Dolphins, Takapuna Orcas

I am 17 years old and completing my final year at Westlake Girls High School this year.  I started competitive swimming when I was 9 years old and achieved Auckland and New Zealand Championship success after winning many Age Group breaststroke titles over 6 years.

I have been a member of the North Shore Swimming Club since I was 13 and my passion for swimming continues as I enjoy the opportunity to work as a NSS junior coach.

I look forward to sharing all my experience and knowledge of competitive swimming with our junior members and to gain further coaching skills and experience while working with the GREAT coaches, parents and swimmers at our Club.

 

Toni Bayliffe

Positions: Financial Controller

Toni has been working tirelessly for North Shore Swimming for approximately ten years.  She recently received an award at the AUT/Massey University awards held late 2011 for her services to sport.  Toni herself was (still is when time allows!) a competitive swimmer for over 10 years.  She used to swim for North Shore and was a Auckland and NZ record holder and Auckland representative.  She also did 10 years at Surf where she was a member of the Murawai surf life saving club.  Toni has two daughters who also swam competitively for New Zealand through North Shore club.