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MILLFIELD SWIMMING

WELCOME

Swimming at Millfield Prep and Millfield is completely HELEN GOULDBY
unique. Led by internationally renowned coaches and Head of Swimming
having developed former Olympic swimmers and Millfield Prep School
medallists such as Duncan Goodhew MBE, Paul Howe,
James Guy MBE, Kieran Bird MBE and Matt Richards MBE, Helen is Millfield through and
the programme focuses on the individual development of through, having represented the
each student, providing a platform from which to discover school in swimming from 1982 to
their brilliance, grow their passion for the sport and 1988 while also competing for Great
conquer the realms of competition. Britain at the European, Commonwealth, and Olympic
Games. She later returned to Millfield to earn her teaching
Spanning from the age of 5 at Millfield Pre-Prep, through and coaching qualifications, taking charge of the Millfield
Millfield Prep and Millfield, the Millfield Swimming Prep School swimming programme in 1994. Helen’s
programme focuses first on the pupil and then on the passion for swimming excellence and her commitment to
swimmer, creating unique pathways through the school developing strong skills and technique from an early age
which allow each child to flourish and reach their own remain at the heart of her programme today.
potential.
Swimming at Millfield is the best of both worlds: as KEIRON PIPER
athletes, children are coached by the world’s finest coaches Head of Swimming
in globally leading facilities, as children, they receive the Millfield
best education with unparalleled support as they develop
and as members of our school they find friends for life. Keiron joined Millfield as Lead
Swimming Coach in October 2022.
Millfield Swimming is an affiliated club and is recognised as Alongside coaching the school’s
one of the top swimming clubs in Great Britain. Millfield brightest young swimmers, Keiron
Swimming’s development programme is bolstered by the formed part of the Millfield Performance Squad coaching
school’s rich, diverse and varied sporting pedigree, team, who prepared swimmers for the 2024 Paris
providing distinct advantages and differences to every Olympics, where they won four medals, including three
other club. gold medals.

The programme has contributed to the development of 32 Previous to Millfield, Keiron was Head Coach of Sevenoaks
Olympians in its short history and has had a swimmer at Swimming Club for four years. He began teaching
every Olympic Games since 1968. swimming and coaching from the age of 16 before studying
Law at University. Whilst studying, Keiron kept up with
swimming while also competing in rowing. After
graduating, Keiron returned as an Age Group and Assistant
Head Coach at Thanet Swim Club whilst studying
part-time.

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