Our Management Team

Prior Swim Experience:

• Marshall Aquatic Club
• Terre Haute Aquatic Club
• Terre Haute South Vigo High School
• University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Favorite Drill: The drill that the swimmer needs the most at any given time.

Fun Fact: I met my wife, Melissa, on the swim team (THAC) when she was 9 and I was 10. We have been best friends ever since!

Why I Coach:

My favorite part of coaching/teaching is connecting with the kids and helping them pursue their goals, goals in the pool and out of the pool. I love helping young people grow into strong, confident, productive members of society.

Awards & Achievements:

• Proud father of Emily, Molly, Andrew, and Anne
• Married to a Saint
• Order of Ikkos recipient 2021
• Coached 4 athletes at the 2024 Olympic Trials
• 2024-25 USA Silver Medal Club with Germantown Academy
• Multiple IHSAA Boys and Girls Sectional Titles
• Planning, financing, & building 2 pools in the Terre Haute area

Prior Swim Experience:

• Riviera Club under ASCA Hall of Fame Coach Gene Lee
• Junior National and Senior National Swimmer
• Purdue University Swimmer
• Lawrence Swim Team
• Lawrence Central High School Head Coach
• Noblesville Swim Club
• Noblesville High School Head Coach

Favorite Drill: I like all drills!

Fun Fact: I'm a big civil war historian!

Why I Coach:

Gene's lasting impact on me as a swimmer is a part of the reason I chose to be a coach!

Awards & Achievements:

• 30x Age Group State Record Holder
• Jr and Senior National Qualifier
• 8x Sectional Coach of the Year
• Big Ten Finalist
• 2025 Indiana Disability Coach of the Year

Prior Swim Experience:

• Carmel Swim Club
• Bridgewater Club
• Azionaqua
• Lawrence Swim Team
• Lawrence Central High School Head Coach
• Southeastern Swim School Director
• Southeastern Area Masters

Favorite Drill: Any butterfly drill!

Fun Fact: I have a wife, a 3-year-old, and a 1-year-old that I absolutely love hanging out with and going to new experiences with as often as I can. I am also HUGE into reading and watching movies, and I’m starting to pick up art again!

Why I Coach:

Coaching originally represented a freedom from the “normal 9-5” job which is why I loved it. Now it’s about giving back to a sport that gave me so much as a younger person.

Prior Swim Experience:

• SSC Swim Parent
• University of Arizona Swim Parent

Fun Fact: I have three kids living in three different states!

My Role:

As the Business Manager for the club, I manage billing, accounts, and any other business-related areas of the "dry" side of swimming. If you need to know how to register, how meets work, what is the difference between short-course versus long-course, what are the various cuts and times, and more- ask me! Many aspects of this sport can be confusing and I am always ready to help make that transition easier.

My SSC Background:

I have been at SSC since 2010 when my daughter, Kennedy, began swimming. Kennedy graduated from HSE in 2022 and now swims for the University of Arizona!

Prior Swim Experience:

• Appleton YMCA Marlins
• Southeastern Swim Club
• Appleton North High School
• Hamilton Southeastern High School
• Eastern Illinois University
• Southeastern Area Masters

Favorite Drill: Anything that makes helps a swimmer improve on their weaker strokes!

Fun Fact: I have been involved with SSC since moving to Fishers in 2001 as an athlete. I took a small break from the sport, but got back involved again in 2018 when my son decided to give swimming a try. Now both of my kids have fallen in love with the sport that I grew up loving on mmy own!

Why I Coach:

With my pre-team kids, my favorite thing ever is watching them finally conquer the one thing that they struggled with the most, that moment you can see it finally just clickskk, and then the moment they get told they are moving up to the club!

Awards & Achievements:

• 4-year varsity letter winner
• 3x IHSAA Sectional Champion
• 5th Place 2003 IHSAA State 100 Breaststroke
• 4th Place 2004 IHSAA State Medley Relay Team
• Team Captain
• 11th Place 2024 USMS Nationals 200 Breast
• 15th Place 2024 USMS Nationals 50 Breast

Prior Swim Experience:

• Southeastern Area Masters
• Ball State University
• Noblesville Swim Club
• Hamilton Heights High School
• Power  Aquatics

Favorite Drill: Shark Fin

Fun Fact: I have competed in 3 Big Shoulder open water competitions in Lake Michigan!

Why I Coach:

I enjoy giving back to the sport that taught me so much and that I loved growing up. I coach to not only inspire the youth of our community but also empower swimmers to reach their goals in and out of the water.

Awards & Achievements:

• 2017-2018 SSC Coach of the Year
• 2024 City of Fishers Accessibility Award Winner

Prior Swim Experience:

• Southeastern Swim Club Head Coach
• Hamilton Southeastern High School Head Coach
• SSC Swim Parent
• Bedford North Lawrence High School

Favorite Drill: Dolphin widths underwater!

Fun Fact: My wife, Erica, is a teacher at Lantern Road in the HSE school district and our children Ellie, Molly, and AJ all swam for Southeastern. Ellie was an Indiana University Rower, Molly is a graduate of University of Iowa and swam therer, and AJ is a 10th grade HSE Royal Athlete.

Why I Coach:

I love coaching because it is an awesome tool to help young people hone and perfect important life skills that are vital to their future success. Swimming is a tough team sport that demands great time management skills, hard work in the classroom/pool, and great compassion for teammates. I enjoy coaching student-athletes who bring great energy, embrace challenges, and yearn to get better every day.

Awards & Achievements:

• 2005 & 2016 National High School Coach of the Year
• 2007 Indiana Boys High School State Title
• 2008 Indiana Boys High School State Runner-Up
• 2011 Indiana Swimming Hall of Fame Inductee
• 5x Indiana Girls High School State Runner-Up

Prior Swim Experience:

• Founder of Southeastern Swim Club
• Head Coach HSE Swim Team
• Ball State Univ.

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