David Barnes (President)


David has been involved in the world of swimming for nearly 30 years and has been a member of Ealing Swimming Club for all that time.


Starting out by assisting with club activities at Northolt, he soon progressed to joining the local committee and becoming the Gala Secretary for Northolt  organising part of their inter-club competitive programme of events.


He became an Official in order to help out on poolside and over the years has progressed to the point where his is now a Licensed British Swimming Referee who has a County and Regional role in the training and examination of new officials.

Within the Club he progressed to being Chairman of the whole Club, a position he held for many years. When Johnny Wright took over the reins, he took on the role of Club President, a position he still holds.


As well as being involved with his work with officials he has been a member of the Middlesex County ASA Executive since 1994 and was County President in 2004. In addition he has been a member of the Swimming Judiciary at a National level for many years, chairing disciplinary and arbitration hearings in order to promote and preserve natural justice and discipline within the sport.


Despite all of the ancillary tasks above, he still has Ealing Swimming Club close to his heart and is looking forward to the challenging times that lie ahead

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Ian Durant (Chairman)


Aged 50,  Chartered Accountant. Finance Director of Liberty International, a leading UK property company which owns 14 UK shopping centres and in London Earls Court and Covent Garden. A career in financial management in the retail, property, transport and hotel sectors.


A non Executive Director of pub owner and brewer, Greene King.


Lives in Kew, married to Sally with  3 children. One, Natalie, has swum
with Ealing squad  since we returned from Hong Kong in 2001 and one is a "retired" house swimmer. Sally is a regular poolside official and member of the Middlesex ASA Executive.


Ian  has been an ESC Committee member and Treasurer since 2004.


A keen cricketer and rugby player when younger, now pursues his sporting interests in golf and tennis.

John Wotherspoon (Vice-Chairman)


Johnny Wright (General Manager)


Johnny Wright is 68, Married to Jan ( see above) and has 3 reasonably grown-up daughters, all of whom used to be ESC swimmers. Johnny has spent most of his time in the advertising world and still acts as a consultant in that industry.


He was a not-very-successful Sponsorship Secretary on the ESC Committee for two years before becoming Chairman of the Club in 2004.

He is  passionate about cricket, rugby, travelling, the family dogs and reading.

David Lillington (Hon. Secretary)


Born in Leicester but I have now lived in and around London and Ealing since 1984

Age: 45 and will be for some years to come

Family: Partner of Sonia for 18 years, two children, Isaac and Ben who both swim in Club and Squad

Occupation: Business Consultant and Senior Project Manager for IT company

Interests outside of ESC: Rugby, Leicester Tigers but also and often very depressingly Leicester FC

Christine Meek (Houses)


I have been involved in Ealing Dolphins now for about 3 years; first through my daughter, then the boys and Masters for me and now I have all four children swimming with the club. I have recently joined the Dolphins committee as a volunteer. My role? to help with the administration of Dolphins and to improve communication within the House and Ealing Swimming Club. I'm on the balcony most club nights and am looking forward to hearing your thoughts and suggestions to make our club the best it can be.

Dave Heathcock (Head Coach / Swimming)


50+. A West Midlander (and Aston Villa supporter). Father of Matt and Adam

Head Coach Junction Ten 1975-1979

Head Coach Southampton SC 1979-1993

Head Coach Ealing SC 1993- present

British Coach Olympics Barcelona 1992

Currently part of British Coaching team

President BSCTA 1998-2000

Chairman BSCTA 2001

Placed a swimmer in a final at every National Championship since 1976

Coached British record-holders in nine different events

Coached at least one swimmer in every Commonwealth Games since 1986

Interests outside swimming: swimming, swimmers, swimming records, golf and Aston Villa. Not much of a cricketer.

Coaching maxim: “Observe and understand what you have seen”

Johan van der Flier (Waterpolo)


Born in the Netherlands in 1976, Johan moved to England in 2000 and eventually settled down in Greenford in 2004, where he straight away joined the water polo section of the club. Johan has been swimming and playing water polo since he was little, and was previously a National League player with Bristol.


Johan has been a real influence in the revival of Ealing Crabs' and the team's subsequent successes. He was the Club's Vice-Captain for five years until he became Club Secretary early in 2009 and joined the ESC Executive Committee. He is also part of the small team charged with Water Polo development in West London.

Sept 2011

Board of Directors as elected 13/02/11

Kelvin Walker (Hon. Treasurer)



Operating Board

Elaine Howe (Finance Manager)



Susan Fletcher