Multiple Olympic medal-winning coach Sean Kelly is currently serving his first season as Head Coach at the newly formed, Stockport Metro Intensive Training Centre. Prior to the distinction of heading the ITC, Kelly guided Stockport Metro for 9 years.

"I am very proud to be the Head Coach of the new ITC in Stockport," he says. "I am really excited at the prospect of new swimmers being attracted to the ITC which will be at the cutting edge of the sport. Stockport Metro continue to produce young talented and successful swimmers giving them every opportunity to reach the highest level they can. With the new support team, facilities and coaches, we aim to be one of the best swim teams in the world."

At the Olympic level, Sean is no stranger to success. He has coached Olympians Vicki Horner, James Goddard, Adrian Turner, Graeme Smith (bronze, Atlanta 1996) Steve Parry (bronze, Athens 2004), and most recently Beijing Olympians Michael Rock, Keri-anne Payne and Cassie Patten. Keri-anne claimed silver and Cassie bronze in the 10k event. Sean has served on numerous British Swimming teams since 2000 and was Olympic coach in 2004 and 2008. He has been at the forefront of the development and burgeoning success in recent years of open water swimming and was GB Open Water Head Coach for the highly successful team in Beijing. He was awarded British Coach of the Year in 2004 and 2007.

Kelly is a hometown product. Born in Manchester to Irish parents in 1965, he went to school in Wythenshawe, Ardwick and Rusholme. He dallied with a number of jobs - tax officer, bank clerk, motor cycle courier, life guard and swimming teacher - before he started coaching in Sydney, Australia in 1992.

Away from the pool his hobbies include MUFC, FC United, golf, music, reading and walking Frank the Manc (the dog).

Having completed his undergraduate degree in Human Movement studies at the University of Queensland in 1998, Scott worked at the Queensland Academy of Sport, Brisbane in 1999 where he began his research into Anaerobic capacity of track endurance cyclists graduating with first class honours while also working in a multisport service provision role.

In 2000 he began work as the Quality Assurance Officer in the Physiology department at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra before starting his PhD through working with the Australian Cycling team in the daily training environment, culminating with multiple medals at the Athens Olympics in 2004.

Following the 2004 Olympics he graduated from his PhD and went in search of greener pastures in UK with the British Cycling Team. Following 2 and a half years and another successful Olympics with Cycling he is now trying his luck with swimming. He has over 10 applied peer review scientific publications and a high degree of experience in athlete performance planning which includes preparation and monitoring.