Repton School Recruits Jamie Main as Its New Director of Swimming
As of January 2025, Olympic coach Jamie Main will become the Director of Swimming at Repton School. This prestigious day and boarding school in the Derbyshire village of the same name has an exceptional track record of swimming success. With Main on
As of January 2025, Olympic coach Jamie Main will become the Director of Swimming at Repton School. This prestigious day and boarding school in the Derbyshire village of the same name has an exceptional track record of swimming success. With Main on hand, this success is only set to continue.
Main is currently the National Coach at the Aquatics GB Bath Performance Centre, where he has coached athletes and senior international teams. These athletes and teams have competed at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, the 2023 World Aquatic Championships in Japan, and the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
Jamie Main s New Role at Repton School
Main brings extensive expertise and experience to Repton, greatly benefiting the School s already impressive swimming programme. He has honed the strength and technique of both junior and senior swimmers across all strokes and disciplines to international honours.
These swimmers include Kieran Bird, who won Olympic Gold as part of the 4x200m Freestyle Relay team in the 2024 Olympics. Main also coached Jacob Whittle, who, at 16 years old, made the semi-finals in the 4x100m Freestyle at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. The team missed out on a place in the final by just 0.04 seconds, and Whittle was the youngest Team GB swimmer.
Ongoing Success for Repton School s Swimming Team
The appointment of Main as Repton s Director of Swimming isn t the School s only swim-related news this year. The announcement follows four more exciting updates:
- Pupil Eva Okaro was selected for the Team GB Women s Freestyle Relay Team at the 2024 Olympics. Okaro is Repton School s first-ever Olympic swimmer, and her success reflects the immense quality of Repton Swimming, which has grown exponentially since its launch in 2019.
- Eva s sister Izabella Okaro was selected for the Great Britain Juniors at the European Junior Championships in Lithuania. She landed this place after her outstanding performance at the Aquatics GB Championships and Olympic Trials in London.
- Repton Swimming Club member Megan Neave finished fourth in the 100m Backstroke at the Paralympic Games ”the 21-year-old qualified for the 100m Backstroke Games at the Aquatics GB Championships.
- Repton placed fourth in the 2024 National Arena League Final and finished in the top five clubs at the Aquatics GB Summer Championships.
Headmaster Mark Semmence is keen to see Repton s swimming successes continue under Main s leadership. He says, We have enjoyed remarkable success on the regional, national, and international stage since we founded the Repton Swimming programme in 2019.
We know that Jamie s considerable experience and credentials as one of Britain s leading swimming coaches will give pupils and club members the leadership necessary to build on our recent success.
Main says: I m delighted to be joining Repton. The School and the swimming programme offer a unique opportunity for emerging talent. Our goal is to guide swimmers towards their full potential, and Repton is the perfect environment to help them achieve this. I look forward to working with the swimmers and staff to continue the progress made in recent years.
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