Morten Chan
Swimming Instructor at Glasgow Life- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Scottish Swimming Teacher Qualification Certificate
Scottish SwimmingJan, 2019- Nov, 2024 -
Level 1 Swimming Coaches Certificate
Hong Kong Swimming Coaches AssociationJan, 2014- Nov, 2024 -
Community Sports Club Management Development Programme Certificate
Hong Kong Leisure and Cultural Services Department & Hong Kong Baptist UniversityJan, 2014- Nov, 2024 -
Level 1 Swimming Official Training Course
Hong Kong Amateur Swimming AssociationJan, 2014- Nov, 2024 -
Level2 Gym Instructor
Origym GroupOct, 2020- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Glasgow Life
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United Kingdom
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Civic and Social Organizations
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700 & Above Employee
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Swimming Instructor
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Mar 2020 - Present
Glasgow Life is a charitable organisation, they help inspire the city's citizens and visitors to lead richer and more active lives through culture, sport and learning. Swimming Instructor, United Kingdom • Developed curriculum and taught all ages swim classes, maintain safety and cleanliness of facilities. • Emphasized importance of interaction and communication between parents and students • Elevated communication skills, strength and teaching culture and method from colleagues Glasgow Life is a charitable organisation, they help inspire the city's citizens and visitors to lead richer and more active lives through culture, sport and learning. Swimming Instructor, United Kingdom • Developed curriculum and taught all ages swim classes, maintain safety and cleanliness of facilities. • Emphasized importance of interaction and communication between parents and students • Elevated communication skills, strength and teaching culture and method from colleagues
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Matthew's Food (Scotland) Ltd
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Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Shop Assistant
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May 2019 - Aug 2019
Matthew’s Foods was founded in 1994 and started off as a courier service supplying catering products to the many restaurants and takeaways around Scotland. • Replenish all stock items when stock on display are low. • Check and report stock level on a regular basis to ensure stock level is at the norm and report to management any low stock level for re-ordering. • Ensure the stock section and it surrounding shelving is cleaned regularly. • Serve the customers in the appropriate manner • Be vigilant all times and report anyone acting suspicious. Show less
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Hoi Tin Athletic Association
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Hong Kong
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Swimming Coach
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Jul 2015 - Apr 2019
Hoi Tin Athletic Association (HTA) has been operating for over 70 years with the mission to promote swimming and develop elite training. As one of the most active affiliated clubs of the Hong Kong Amateur Swimming Association (HKASA), HTA has achieved the highest score in the Club Assessment Ranking of HKASA since the system started in the year 2000. Full-Time Swimming Coach, Hong Kong • Imparting training to students on advanced swimming skills while monitoring their health and safety during the class. • Continually improving swimming techniques, developing team training programs and providing nutrition, wound care and muscle recovery knowledge. • Arranging to provide knowledge on health and swimming to adult swimmers. • Coordinating and successfully performing various school swimming galas. • Communicating with parents of the swimmers every month to update the status of their swimming skills and providing them with the knowledge and experience to help them enable the swimmers to achieve their target. Notable Achievements • Offered and organised training programs to different age groups of the swimming teams where 80% of the students have broken their record in swimming competitions. • Undertook 100+ classes per month for aspiring swimmers in the age range of 3-75, from beginners’ level to advanced level. • Successfully planned and executed over ten school swimming galas leveraging professional judging skills. Show less
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Event Manager
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Jan 2016 - May 2017
HKSUPBA aims to be recognised, as a leading National Sports Association through its commitment to the development of SUP and related water sports activities for the people of Hong Kong by encouraging widespread participation in SUP and water sports activities for the continued development of SUP in Hong Kong. Event Manager, Hong Kong • Administrated a variety of SUP competitions in HK and China by accomplishing event helper recruitment and other duties such as finance and salaries allocations. • Endeavoured to popularise and publicise SUP to schools and companies. • Designed, organised and managed the courses and events for SUP. • Orchestrated and facilitated the health and safety policies for the staff at the sports centre. • Skilfully negotiated with the International SUP Association for the qualification coaching course - exchange programme. Notable Achievements • Restructured the existing application procedure to achieve 150% increase in the new participants both, for the classes and the competitions. • The first to introduce SUP to schools and became successful in executing 15+ school sports camps in a year. • Liaised with brands such as Tag Heuer, Red Bull and Fuji Water for competition sponsorship to enhance association reputation and competition funding. • Served as the chief coordinator and organiser in-charge for the second HK International SUP Championship with five international media reporting the success of the event. • Introduced a new timekeeping system to increase the accuracy of competition timekeeping while reducing the effort. Show less
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King Running Team
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Hong Kong
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Private Running Coach Assistant and Administrator
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Aug 2013 - Dec 2015
King's Running Team is a famous track and field training organisation for teenagers in Hong Kong known for the great achievements in high school's track and field community. Private Running Coach Assistant and Administrator, Hong Kong • Accountable for planning, organising and administering events, team training programs, team development schemes and team finance allocations. • Offered explanations and demonstrated running techniques; enabled muscle recovery, wound care, nutrition and treatment by leveraging the knowledge in this area. • Provided feedback and review of training and competition to students and their parents. Notable Achievements • Introduced computer systems for reduced workload for the coaches and increased efficiency with the paperwork. • Supported and collaborated with the head coach with the training program and the number of new joiners to the program. • Successfully resolved the attendance rate issue at the peak period by offering a self-training program to help the athletes maintain their performance and capability. Show less
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Hong Kong Amateur Swimming Association
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Hong Kong
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Junior Sports Executive
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Nov 2013 - Jan 2015
HKASA has been promoting and developing swimming sports, thus raising the standard of swimming, nurturing elite swimmers and providing training to athletes, officials, judges and coaches in Hong Kong through organizing different competitions, training courses and relevant teaching activities. Junior Sports Executive, Hong Kong • Coordinated and served as the in-charge of the Master Swimming Competition. • Accomplished the preparation of paperwork and meeting reports. • Led and organised the Swimming Squad Schemes and Training Camps. • Liaised with LCSD and event coordinator to prepare the event budget and organise school swimming gala. • Managed the pool booking application and lane allocation and enforced pool policy. • Responded to enquiries and communicated with swimming clubs and pool managers • Responsible for the overall planning of the Company Annual Event Handbook. Notable Achievements • Successfully devised and executed the volunteer working plan for FINA Swimming World Cup 2014 and FINA Swimming Marathon 2014, which encompassed the budget allocation, staffing arrangements and transportation booking. • Proposed the Master Committee to upgrade the size and type of the event, resulting in 10% more participation. Empowered the local swimmers with the opportunity to participate and excel in the competitions overseas. • Accomplished the release of the Company Annual Event Handbook for 2014, which included the event records and event timetable for future along with the updated Rules and Regulations. Show less
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Swimming Queensland and Brisbane Swimming
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Brisbane Area, Australia
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Technical Officer
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Sep 2012 - Aug 2013
Swimming Queensland is the top swimming organisation in Queensland known for the tremendous achievements of its swimming community. Technical Officer, Brisbane - Australia • Interfaced between the organisers and the public by recording and communicating the swimming competition results. • Engaged in the operations, including printing and delivering the result reports to the participants and announcing the competition information. • Actively updated the scoreboards and cross-verified the results. • Facilitated the swimmers with disabilities to participate by applying adequate safety measures to the competition. Notable Achievements • Gained the first experience of contributing to a global standard swimming event and got exposed to different cultures. • Learned a different system of organising and operating sporting events. • Observed the manager and learned to allocate labour to suitable roles for performing the relevant tasks. • Assisted the disabled swimmers in overcoming all kinds of issues with swimming and with the competition-related queries. Show less
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Brisbane Southside Badminton Sports Club
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Brisbane Area, Australia
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Office and Event Administrator
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Sep 2010 - Dec 2012
It is a social badminton club for all levels at Varsity Lakes, Gold Coast. Office and Event Administrator, Brisbane - Australia • Responsible for responding to enquiries and requests from other organisations and the general public on behalf of the club. • Collaborated with athletes and sports organisations in planning and executing various competitions; • Liaised with the event teams and caretaking teams in terms of court maintenance and cash handling in the front office. Notable Achievements • Introduced the use of computer systems to the sports club for employing event timetable, booking and finance system. • Encouraged the use of social media to the club for attracting more joining members. • Upgraded daily operations from the conventional paperwork to the modern computing system for increased proficiency. Show less
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Education
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2011 - 2013
澳洲格里菲斯大學
Bachelor's degree, Human Resource Management -
2007 - 2011
澳洲格里菲斯大學
Bachelor's degree, Sports Management
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