Our Coaches

Plymouth Triathlon Club is fortunate to have a dedicated team of volunteer coaches who give their time and expertise to help members improve their performance, develop their skills and get the most out of triathlon. Our coaches are equally committed to continually developing their own knowledge and coaching skills.

We’re incredibly grateful for the support they provide to our club and welcome any feedback or suggestions to help us continue to improve.

Interested in becoming a coach? We’d love to hear from you! Get in touch to find out more.

Terry Harvey

Head Coach

BTF High Performing Coach Alumni

Originally a runner, Terry entered his first triathlon in 1992 on a bet and was instantly hooked. Since then, he has raced worldwide at every distance, including three ITU Long Course World Championships and the Hawaii Ironman World Championship.

A member of Plymouth Triathlon Club since 2003, Terry began coaching in 2005 and has completed all levels of the BTF coaching programme, alongside further training in TrainingPeaks, strength and conditioning, open-water swimming, first aid and safeguarding. A former swimming teacher and scuba diving instructor, he is also a Level 3 bike mechanic.

Multisport is Terry’s passion, and he takes equal pride in competing and helping athletes of all abilities achieve their goals.

Heather Booth

Level 2 BTF Coach

Matt Searl

Level 2 BTF Coach

Matt has over 20 years of triathlon experience, competing in everything from aquathlons to Ironman Lanzarote, which he has completed three times. His sporting roots are in swimming and water polo, which he enjoyed throughout his youth.

As a founding member of Plymouth Triathlon Club, Matt has held several roles, including Chairperson, Head Coach and Webmaster. He began coaching in 2004 and achieved his Level 2 qualification in 2007, since completing further CPD in open-water swimming, Swim Smooth, sports first aid, safeguarding and static bike coaching.

Matt enjoys welcoming newcomers to the sport and helping athletes of all abilities develop their skills, reach their potential and achieve their goals across all three disciplines. His philosophy is simple: Swim, Bike, Run!

Lucy Pascoe

Level 1 BTF Coach

Holly Mei Jones

Level 1 BTF Coach

Fiona Verney

Level 2 BTF Coach

Level 3 Swim England Coach

Fiona’s passion for swimming began as an adult, inspired by an excellent coach in Cambridge who encouraged her to pursue teaching and coaching. Swimming coaching became her profession, and she went on to establish the swimming programme at Cambridge Triathlon Club.

Introduced to triathlon by fellow athletes, Fiona completed her first event in 1994 and went on to compete at three Standard Distance Age-Group World Championships. She moved to the South West in 2000 and has been part of Plymouth Triathlon Club since early 2022.

Now enjoying swimrun, Fiona is always happy to share her swimming knowledge and help others develop their technique and confidence in the water.

Jonny Stephenson

Level 1 BTF Coach

Garth McColville

Level 1 BTF Coach

Louise Anderson

Level 1 BTF Coach

Juniors Coach