Carnforth Community Swimming Pool
Meet the CCSP Team
Below are the staff and trustees that work at Carnforth Community Swimming pool.
Take a look below and see if you can find your swimming teacher or someone you know!
Gillian Mason
Pool Manager, Swimming Teacher, Aquafit instructor.
Gillian is the pools longest serving member of staff joining the team in 1982 starting as a lifeguard and progressing through to pool manager in 2018 when the pool became a charity run by a board of trustees.
Becky Townend
Assistant pool manager, Trainor Assessor, Swimming Teacher, Aquafit Instructor, Swimsanity instructor, lifeguard.
Becky previously work at a number of other pool and took on some teaching hours for CCSP in 2015 and slowly made the switch to a full time position here and then assistant manager in 2019.
Kathryn Ripley
Business Co-Ordinator, Lifeguard
As a teenager Kathryn worked at the pool as a lifeguard and assistant teacher then took on a permanent job at a local gym as a fitness instructor. In 2019 Kathryn made the move back to Carnforth as Lifeguard and took on the business Co-Ordinator role in 2020.
Melanie Haygarth
Swimming Teacher, Lifeguard
Melanie decided on a change of career over lockdown as a lifeguard and swimming teacher in 2021. Since then she has progressed to a level 2 swimming teacher and also an Autism approved swimming Teacher
Tom Adamson
Swimming Teacher, Lifeguard
Tom Joined the team in 2023 first as a lifeguard and then as a swimming teacher.
Tom is an ex competitive swimmer and also helps to coach Carnforth Otters Swimming Club.
Pippa Darlington
Swimming Teacher, Lifeguard
Pippa joined the team in 2023 and is a lifeguard and swimming teacher for us.
Pippa has excelled in her swimming career qualifying for the British nationals a couple of years ago!
Scott Townend
Swimming Teacher, Lifeguard, Duty Officer.
CCSP is where Scott got his first job as a lifeguard in 2015 he has since progressed up the ladder to qualify as a Swimming teacher and pool manager at another local swimming pool.
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Tracey Townend
Swimming Teacher, Lifeguard, Duty Officer.
Tracey decided on a career change in lockdown and has followed in her son and daughters footsteps and qualified as a lifeguard and swimming teacher in 2021.
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Charlie Mather
Lifeguard
Charlie works between Carnforth and Hornby pools.
Charlie usually looks after all of our Sunday swimmers.