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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!

To whom it may concern- I have spent 40 years in the Performing Arts. Along the way, I have taught and coached many many hundreds of swimmers. I am now leaving the entertainment profession, and would like to spend the rest of my life in competitive swimming. You can see my resume is far far ranging, but the one constant throughout all has been Swimming. I have been sole proprietor of my own business in teaching and training swimmers in New York City and the Hamptons since roughly 2011, before which I was vice principal of the swimming school at Asphalt Green. I have also  taught my own exclusive clientele in Los Angeles and Dallas, TX all going back to my first job coaching the “tadpoles” in my own Age Group swim team when I was roughly 13 or 14. I was a varsity swimmer at Hendrix College and a Masters swimmer at the McBurney Y, Asphalt Green and Baruch Masters all in NYC.  I have taught all ages, from 9 months to 87 years old, and numerous swimmers went on to compete with success. I have a special positive rapport with younger swimmers—perhaps my being a performer has played a large part in this. I have not coached competitors for a long while, because my focus has been in the performing and storytelling Arts. I do not split or dissipate my focus, and devote my attention. For the reason of my hiatus I would like to begin a transition back into the competitive field in partnership with a head coach from whom I can learn the latest practices in conditioning and training.  Much has not changed in the sport, but some has. Motivating children to discover a world of excellence beyond themselves is what I do best.  That said, I can still jump feet first or head first into what must be done.

I hold an MSc in sports psychology and am pursuing a PhD in sports genomics, further enriching my coaching capabilities. With twelve years of comprehensive experience as a swim coach, physical education teacher, and underwater sports coach, coupled with a decade-long tenure as an elite swimming athlete, I bring a multifaceted approach to athlete development and team leadership. My extensive background includes national and international achievements as an athlete and a coach, underpinned by scientific approaches and strong communication skills with athletes and parents. I excel in providing leadership to colleagues and fostering teamwork across various departments within sports clubs. Additionally, my expertise extends to leveraging Google Education Tools as a Google Licensed Educator and utilizing advanced video analysis techniques to optimize swimmer performance.

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.

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.