the team

Richard Biggin

Richard grew up in a family that ran swimming pools and has been involved in aquatics from a young age including competing up to a state level. He has been a coach with Hamilton for the past 14 years, the last 10 as head coach, successfully coaching swimmers to both state and national levels including those competing in multi class. Richard is particularly passionate about encouraging and supporting swimmers to grow in both skill and self belief and support them to perform to their highest standards in all aspects both in and out of the pool. ‍

Sarah Lynch (Katsoulis)

Sarah is a former Australian swimmer, World Championships and Commonwealth Games medallist. In 2019, Sarah and her family relocated to Hamilton from Melbourne to be closer to family. Along with this move, her and her husband have been raising their two boys and enjoying the country lifestyle. Between coaching and her primary job as a school teacher, Sarah is dedicated to help develop children’s confidence and skills both in the classroom and in the pool. Sarah has been a part of the Hamilton Swimming Club since 2020 and is passionate about sharing her knowledge of swimming through coaching and helping young swimmers reach their full potential.

Michelle Hallam

With many years experience as a Learn to Swim teacher, Michelle uses this knowledge totransform survival strokes into competitive strokes as she leads the Nemos, Dolphins andSharks squads.‍