8 resumes found

Hi! I am an experienced Swim Coach with over 40 Years of witnessing the development of USA Swimming and the USA becoming and maintaining Worldwide Greatness! I have contributed to the development of Student-Athletes, from Age Group to 'U.S. Olympians. The BEST Part of that development is the knowledge that a large portion of these Swimmers have gone on to become Great Students, Professional, and Family 'Members'! I hope that if you find the Resume and the Coach who is 'attached' as a possible contributor to YOUR Club! Thanks for Reading and Have a Great Season!

Hello! My name is Claire Lawley. I am a 26-year-old nursing student at Chamberlain University, I am looking to go into sports medicine, and I have 14 years of competitive swimming experience. I was a swim instructor and lifeguard through the Geneva Park District, as well as Goldfish Swim School, and am looking to continue on as a coach. My love for swimming runs deep, as I started swimming before I could walk (not joking, just ask my father). In my free time, I am an avid writer, reader, and you can often find me in the pool at my gym!

I am grateful for each and every swimmer that I have been able to coach thus far, and I am hopeful that there will be many more to come. I would consider my greatest strengths as a coach and swim instructor to be my patience, compassion, and drive when it comes to all things swimming. I take pride in having been there every step of the way for many of my current swimmers, and I greatly enjoy being a part of my athletes' successes- no matter when our paths cross. I've been lucky enough to work with all age groups with swimming, and it is one of my main goals as a coach to continue to grow in my experience and my knowledge while guiding young athletes to meet their goals. Swimming has been a passion of mine for as long as I can remember, and I hope to feed that passion in other athletes so that they can love and enjoy it just as much as I have.

I have taught several age groups in swimming, coached, and taught hydrofit classes.  My experience doing IEPs and my experience filing insurance during my twenty years I worked as an optician have lead me to be detail oriented when analyzing data. My personal all time favorite enjoyment is swimming.  I enjoy swimming for fitness, and I completed my first sprint triathlon a few years ago.  I love teaching children to swim, and I have the knowledge to be precise with the mechanics of swimming when such  specific detail is needed for a lesson. 

Throughout my years of being in the swimming community I have had the privilege of coaching four years at the high school level, six years at the club level and finally making the move to coaching at the collegiate level for DePauw University for three years. All of these experiences have been fundamental in helping me see that coaching is the career path that I have chosen for my future. Everything I have learned and experienced comes from the fifteen years of swimming competitively, my years as a high school swimmer, and for my years as a collegiate athlete in swimming and water polo. Throughout my years as an athlete, I have been able to experience many different styles of coaching, techniques and understanding of new ways to teach all strokes.  I have had the pleasure of working with many different coaches and the styles they all have.  Through my prior experience as an athlete and as an assistant coach.  I have learned many lessons and techniques that have helped me be an excellent and proficient coach - all of which I employ in my coaching duties today. Among others these include teaching proper stroke technique, instilling a winning work ethic, running drills to maximize conditioning, helping maintain a healthy mental attitude and explaining race strategies for many of the events.