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Management Committee

The Management Committee is responsible for running the club on a day to day basis. It consists of a Chairperson, President, a Vice President, a Treasurer, Secretary, a number of elected members, Club Captains, Welfare Officer and a Supporters Group representative. Management Committee meetings are held at LCH on a 4 to 6 weekly basis. Our Head Coach also attends the meetings.

Every year in December the club holds an Annual General Meeting ( AGM) where we review the current state of the club and elect members to stand on the Committee for the following year. This event is usually held at Lincoln Christ Hospital School and is open to all club members. If you are at all interested in achieving betterment for your club, you are welcome to put your name forward to become an elected member."

The following is a brief description of each of the roles on the committee.

President

This role is given to a person who has been associated with the club for many years and is prepared to act as a figurehead for the club. His main duties are to present awards and give speeches etc.

Vice President

They also have an in depth knowledge of swimming. They can deputise in Presidential duties.

Chairperson

The Chairperson's main duties are to manage the decision making processes and to host the regular committee meetings.  They also act as a spokesman for the club and as arbitrator in any disagreements that may arise.

Treasurer

The Treasurer is responsible for keeping track of the clubs finances and ensuring we have sufficient funds for the future running of the club.

Secretary

The secretary is responsible for taking minutes at the committee meetings and should be the main point of contact for the ASA and other outside bodies.

Senior Team Captains

These members represent the views of the main squads at the monthly meetings and bring up any points requested by their swimmers.

Elected Members

These members are elected onto the committee at the Annual General Meeting. They attend the monthly meetings and they have voting rights.

Co-opted Members

These members can be elected onto the committee at the Annual General Meeting or at any other time. We can have up to 3 co-opted members at any time. They may attend the committee meetings but they do not have voting rights.

Occasionally subcommittees are formed from the current committee members and anyone else with a required specialist knowledge, to focus on specific areas such as finance, sponsorship or the annual open meet.