2011 COACHES

SWIM COACHES:

Anna Lacher                                                                                                                                                                                                                This is my second season as head coach of the WJC poolcats. I swam competitively my whole childhood. I swam for WAC and Greater Columbus. With wonderful mentors such as Jim Peterfish I became a great swimmer. I taught swim lessons at the YMCA through out my high school swimming career at Northland. My full time job is a mother. My kids are Kaylee, Andrew, Daniel, Olivia, Jacob, and KayLah. I am so excited to have this opportunity to coach kids in the sport that I love. GO POOLCATS!

Kelli Downey                                                                                                                                                                                                                        I am very excited to be coaching for the Poolcats this summer!  I am a graduate of Westerville South High School and The Ohio State University. I was a competitive swimmer for 12 years, swimming for Annehurst, WAC, and Westerville South. I have been coaching for eight years, with WAC, Highlands, and this past year, Westerville Central High School. I am also very involved with the SwimAmerica program. I am looking forward to having fun with the team!

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Jay Haney                                                                                                                                                                                                                           My name is Jay Haney and I am a graduate of Olentangy High School. I am currently enrolled at Denison University and I am pursuing a double major in athletic training and biology. I am also a member of the Denison University Men’s Swimming and Diving Team, which just won the 2011 NCAA Division III National Title. I have been swimming for almost 13 years now, and I was a member of the JC Poolcats for 6 years when I was younger. After spending years in the pool competing and teaching lessons, I am extremely excited to be coaching for my first year with the JC Poolcats!

Jessica Nixon                                                                                                                                                                                                                My name is Jessica Nixon. I am a member of the 2011 graduating class at Westerville Central. I will be attending Mount Vernon Nazarene University in the fall. I was on the Poolcats team for 5 seasons and swam all four years on the high school team. I have taught Swim America for years and I am really looking forward to helping with the team.


DIVE COACHES:

Jen White                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Jen White is in her 6th season coaching the Westerville JayCee poolcats. With over 20 years coaching experience with summer divers, Jen tries to find the right balance of learning and fun so kids will have a good experience with their diving—whether it is their first year or 12th year! Jen owns and operates a local area age group diving team- ACESDiving—named after her children (Ashley, Colin, Emily, Shane, and Sarah), as well as coaches high school diving and personal training.

Alec Vaughan                                                                                                                                                                                                                 My name is Alec Vaughan and I am a graduate from Dublin Coffman high school. I am a four year varsity letterman on the Coffman dive team. I have also been on the Jc Poolcats for five years. I have volunteered as a coach for two years and am looking forward to being a coach for the first time!