Here is the 7th installment in the Meet the Committee series
Nicola Bailey
Q: What is your role(s) at the Club?
A: Committee member, Assistant teacher & Poolside helper
Q: When and why did you join Kingfishers?
A: I joined the club in 1990 at the age of 6 to learn to swim and swam with the club until my early 20’s. Kingfishers became my second family.
Q: How did you get involved and eventually join the Committee?
A: Kingfishers was a big part of my life growing up, my family where all involved with the club for many years. Now my son is swimming for the club it seemed the right thing to do to join the committee and give something back to the club. I was also persuaded to join by Maureen Dickinson and Charlotte Adams.
Q: Are you a swimmer?
A: Yes, swam competitively with the club in open water and open meets/galas
Q: Occupation / favourite pastime / All time hero?
A: Medical Student Coordinator for the NHS,
A: Spending time with my family,
A: My parents, especially my dad (Dave Cracknell) who without him I wouldn’t have been able to travel around the country and compete in the long distance circuit. He was always my biggest fan. He also became a role model to Kingfishers and I hope to follow in his footsteps. Also a special thank you to
Maureen Dickinson
for her support and words of encouragement during my swimming years.
Q: What annoys you and what makes you happy about Kingfishers Swimming Club?
A: I wish that more parents would volunteer to help to ensure the future running of the club.
It is lovely to see previous swimmers returning to the club with their own children. Kingfishers has always had the reputation of being a family friendly club.