Vineyard Coaches

• Email: Su@VineyardSwimming.co.za
• Su was a Springbok Captain, SA Record holder and double winner of the 100m Freestyle National Title
• Su has taught swimming and coached school sides in both Johannesburg and Cape Town
• She has held several positions in Vineyard Club
• She has a good understanding of the schools environment and the American college system
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Gary Bonney

• Email: Gary@VineyardSwimming.co.za
• Gary is a double Springbok having both swum for South Africa and played water polo for South Africa.
• He has coached, managed and built both water polo and swimming clubs in Gauteng (Old Eds) and Western Cape.
• He has a deep understanding of the trends in international swimming and coaching.
• Gary also helps Aquawolf Swim Club, our partner in Plattekloof 
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Rhys Hugo

• Email: Rhys@VineyardSwimming.co.za
• Rhys started coaching at club level in 2010 at Aquanova Acuatics Club in East London.
• While there he was also the Eastern Cape Schools coach and Buffalo City Aquatics provincial coach and later coached at Vikings Aquatics Club
• He moved to the Western Cape to pursue his teaching career and joined us in 2016
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Dylan Groep

• Email: Dylan@VineyardSwimming.co.za
• Dylan is our resident coach at Sweet Valley Primary School
• He coaches from Grade 1 – 7 as well as private Learn-To-Swim (By appointment)
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Duncan Bonney

• Email: Duncan@VineyardSwimming.co.za
• Age group and SA Junior National / Senior National level coach
• Duncan has a good understanding of the latest swimming coaching methodologies
• He also coaches the very successful Rondebosch Boys High School swimming team
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Cathy Hugo

• Email: Cathy@VineyardSwimming.co.za
• Cathy is an experienced LTS teacher and runs multiple school programs for Vineyard
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Ian Mitchell

• Email: ian@VineyardSwimming.co.za
• Ian is an experienced age group coach who has coached for many years, including time in the UK.
• Ian coaches in Hout Bay.
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Charl Schmidt

• Email: Charl@VineyardSwimming.co.za
• Charl is an ETA-trained age group coach who has coached for several years and is passionate about the sport
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Victory Vogt

• Email: Victory@VineyardSwimming.co.za
• In my teen years I swam competitively for Vineyard Swimming Club, but now I merely swim for the love of it
• I am also extremely passionate about the sport and love that I am always learning something new
• I am very family orientated and thoroughly enjoy working with children
• Teaching swimming is an absolute joy to do, especially when I watch kids improve and enjoy the water as much as I do
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Bruce Abrahams

• Email: Bruce@VineyardSwimming.co.za
• Bruce is a Learn-to-swim and Level 1 accredited coach
• Started off running his own swim school for 7 years in Strand area servicing the Helderberg basin before moving to the Southern suburbs
• Bruce also has a background in Lifesaving both surf and pool (competing and coaching)
• Passionate about helping young swimmers develop the love for swimming and believes in the long term development of a swimmer
• In recent years Bruce has joined up with Vineyard assisting with various school programs
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