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Coaches (2009-2010)

 

To contact one of the coaches via email, click on the email link.  Please refer Senior and Age Group questions to Coach Mike.

 

 

Mike Benedick

Head Coach

 

Mike is the Head Coach and returns for his tenth year with CATY.  He has coached CATY swimmers achieving YMCA Top 16 honors, YMCA Short Course and Long Course National finalists, USA Swimming Sectionals competitors, AAAA and Top 16 qualifiers, US Open qualifiers, US Olympic Trials Qualifiers, and NCAA Division I scholarship recipients. An alumnus of CATY Swimming, Mike's strengths include stroke mechanics, dryland and strength training, and motivation. Mike is also the Head Swim Coach for the Five Oaks Barracudas.

 

American Swimming Coaches' Association, Level II Certified;

Aquatics Coordinator/Head Coach, 10th Year

 

 

Joe Miller

Assistant Coach

 

Joe is an Assistant Coach and returns for his seventh year with CATY.  He has coached CATY swimmers achieving YMCA Top 16 honors, and YMCA Short Course and Long Course National qualifiers.  An alumnus of CATY Swimming, Joe’s strengths include stroke mechanics, sprint training, and dryland and strength training.  Joe is also the Head Swim Coach for the Rollingwood Seals and the Assistant Coach for Mount De Sales Academy swim team.

 

American Swimming Coaches' Association, Level I Certified;

Assistant Coach, 7th Year;

B.A. Johns Hopkins University

 

 

Jennifer Corb

Assistant Coach

 

Jenn returns to CATY for her 2nd year as an Assistant Coach.  Jenn has coached YMCA swimmers achieving YMCA Top 16 honors, YMCA National All-Americans (Long Course), as well as YMCA National qualifiers (Short Course and Long Course) and US Open qualifiers.  Jenn swam at Johns Hopkins University.  Her strengths include distance training and administrative support to the Head Coaches.

 

American Swimming Coaches' Association, Level I Certified;

Assistant Coach, 2nd Year;

B.A. Johns Hopkins University

 

 

 

Maureen "Mo" Curley

Assistant Coach

 

 

 

Assistant Coach, 1st Year

 

Robyn Kirby

Assistant Coach

 

 

 

Assistant Coach, 1st Year

 

Rebecca Bowers

Assistant Coach

 

 

 

Assistant Coach, 1st Year

 

Charlie Hoffmaster

Assistant Coach

 

 

 

Assistant Coach, 1st Year

 

Brennan Amato

Assistant Coach

 

 

 

Assistant Coach, 1st Year

 

 

Don Schaub

Volunteer Coach

 

Don returns for his thirty-third year with CATY as Volunteer Coach, with a main concentration in the Developmental Group.  He is the Master of stroke technique with all groups. 

 

Volunteer Coach, 33rd Year    

 

 

Dr. Larry Plotkin

Strength Training and Nutrition Consultant

 

CATY is pleased to have Larry returning to the coaching staff this year as the team's Strength Training and Nutrition Consultant.

 

5th Year, Volunteer Consultant C.S.C.S., National College of Chiropractic

 

 

Flip Turn

Specialist Flip Turn

 

CATY is pleased to have Flip Turn on the coaching staff this year helping all of the swimmers remember to flip, flip, flip.  Better not let her catch you hanging on the wall!

 

1st Year, Volunteer Assistant

 

 

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