Club Coaches

Louth Triathlon Club are proud to have a great team of coaches. They are all competing triathletes with a huge range of experience across the 3 different disciplines, the various race distances, and the races they have competed in. They are passionate about their sport and more than happy to help in any way they can.

All the coaches have been put through BTF approved Triathlon Coaching courses, paid for by the club as we have grown and evolved. All club coaches are fully DBS checked and approved.

Sean Hutchings: Level 2 Triathlon Coach. “I think my favourite distance is standard. Favourite disclipine is swimming and my favourite standard course is Tallington Lakes”

Martin Ball: Level 2 Triathlon Coach. ” I love swimming, 70.3 or Iron Distance is my favourite, ,and the best course I’ve raced on would have to be Walchsee Austria for the incredible scenery and beautiful lake swim”.

Mags Hutchings: Level 2 Triathlon Coach. “My favourite distance is the Olympic distance. Favourite discipline, must you ask ?? it has to be swimming; and my favourite course is….the Edge Tri in Brigg, I think. But I also like Sprint in Southwell.”

Gemma Taylor: Leadership in Running Fitness. “I have competed in sprint, Olympic, and Half Ironman distance triathlons. My favourite event is the HUUB Triathlon Relays because you get to work as part of a team and the atmosphere is amazing. My passion is running, and last year (2024), I ran my first marathon. This year, with a club place, I have the privilege of running the London Marathon, which I’m very excited about. When it comes to running, I prefer longer distance over shorter distances. ”

Lisa Adams: Level 1 Certificate in Coaching Triathlons. Ex Louth Dolphin swimmer. Swam competitively at National Standard in backstroke.

Rowena comes from an athletics background, specialising in 400m on the track in her younger days and has competed for Louth AC, Lincoln Wellington AC as well as Loughborough Athletics Club whilst studying BSc Geography and Sports Studies at Loughborough University. Rowena completed her first triathlon in September 2021 and is a Level 2 Coach in Running Fitness. Rowena is also a Chartered Physiotherapist.

Paul Fowler – ASA, STA, BTF level 2 Coach. Paul has a background in coaching spanning 25 years, in addition to founding 100% Swimming and 100% Tri. Paul has been working throughout Lincolnshire to help tri clubs since 2010. Paul has worked with Louth Tri Club since 2017 to deliver swim coaching and from May 2021 he took on the lead role for our aquatic programme setting out swim direction for all three club swim sessions. On a personal side Paul has an outstanding competitive athletic background which includes being a former National League swimmer, representing British Universities for Modern Biathlon and Great Britain for Surf Lifesaving. In regards to Team Age Group Triathlon he has competed in every distance from Sprint through to Double Ironman.

Colin Thompson: Level 2 Triathlon Coach. Colin has a competitive canoe slalom background, representing Great Britain in Canadian Doubles from 1986 to 1992. As a Slalom Competition Coach, he coached local canoeists and the Welsh squad, until moving to Lincolnshire. “Over the years I have done several multi discipline, off road events. In 2019, I decided to try classic triathlons and was hooked. My favourite events are “The Heb – Race on the Edge” and standard distance Quadrathlons. Although both involve canoeing, I particularly enjoy the bike legs.”