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HEAD COACH LYNN STICKELS

MEYO's Head Coach Lynn Stickels has been a swim and dive coach for
more than 30 years. Lynn has coached at every age level during her career.
She specializes in stroke work and has attended various sessions of the USA/ASCA
Coaches School at the Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid, New York.
She has a wealth of knowledge and experience in all aspects of coaching.
In addition, she has taught swim lessons, synchronized
swimming and diving.

 

 

COACH MICHAEL RUDIE

 

Mike is a graduate of Bridgewater State College in Massachusetts and coaches levels 1, 2, 3, along with the 13 and older swimmers.  He began swimming at the Lattof YMCA in Illinois when he was four years old and continued to swim competitively through high school and college.  Mike was a coach for the Thoreau Club Sharks in Concord, Massachusetts, where he coached swimmers ranging from nine years of age through age eighteen.  Mike’s philosophy for the MEYO swimmers is to perfect the fundamentals and to incorporate the newest training methods into the practices so that every swimmer has the opportunity to achieve his or her full potential.  He has also been known to have a little fun.

 

 

COACH ANNE BARANSKI

 

Anne hails from Ohio and competed in springboard diving at Ohio State University.  Anne later became a coach for all of the age groups on the Waves Swim Team in Iron Mountain, Michigan.  She now lives in Sun Prairie with her husband and son.  This year will be Anne’s second year as part of the MEYO swim team coaching staff.  She is a YMCA certified  swim official and coaches levels 1, 2,  and 3. 

 

 

COACH PEG THOMPSON

 

Peg coaches the MEYO six and unders and the 8 and unders.  Peg has many years of experience under her belt as a Red Cross swimming instructor.   She currently teaches swimming lessons at a Madison area health club.  Peg’s expertise is vital for the youngest of the MEYO swimmers, as she works toward building a strong foundation in stroke work.  To accomplish this, she implements workouts that are specifically designed for the attention span and physical needs of these two age groups.  Peg makes sure that the six and unders and the eight and unders also have a lot of fun.  In doing so, she keeps their interest level high.  She also builds the confidence of the young swimmers in these age groups as they progress and put new skills into practice competing at meets with the rest of the MEYO swim team. 

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