Coaches

Hannah Lancashire

Swim Coach

Hannah Lancashire

Qualifications

  • Level 1 ASA Swim Coaching Qualification 2007

Experience

  • Assistant Swim Coach Manchester Triathlon Club since September 2007
  • Winner BLDSA 2007 1 hour postal swim - ladies open and ladies 20-24 years
  • Completed Lake Coniston July 2007 2 hours 3 minutes (5.5 miles)
  • Winner Category D Nantwich Sprint Triathlon 2006
  • 3rd in British Master's 2006 Short Course Swimming Championships - ladies 20-24 years 800m freestyle
  • 3rd in British Nationals/Olympic Trials August 2000 - ladies 18 years 100m freestyle
  • 2nd in English International Swimming Championships, Antwerp March 2000 - ladies 4 x 100m freestyle relay

Reasons for Starting Coaching

  • Hopefully I can pass on some good advice after 15 years of competitive swimming experience.

Reasons for starting triathlon and open water swimming

  • I was looking for a new challenge and being able to handle a road bike certainly gave me that!
  • No swimming races in the pool were ever long enough.
  • Swimming outdoors is fantastic. The scenery changes all the time and you get a great sense of achievement battling against the elements.

Most embarrassing moment in a race

  • Having such poor bike handling skills that I couldn't get my water bottle back in the holder whilst cycling so had to ditch it at the side of the road.

Worst moment in a race

  • During the swim across Coniston I set off a such a pace that I didn't see my boat crew for over 15 minutes

Best Moment in a race

  • Having a wee in the lake to warm myself up ;o) I wouldn't recommend swimming next to me!