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Name: |
Dave
Prutow |
| Position: |
Competitive Aquatics Director
- Senior Head Coach |
| Accomplishments:
Dave over see's the entire THY competitive aquatics program. He has been involved in educating young people all of his adult life and has been coaching swimming for over 30 years. He founded the THY Swim Program in 2002 and has been serving as Lead coach ever since. He has lead THY to national prominence (14th place team at last years spring nationals and the highest rated area club in the USA Virtual Club Championships). He has developed swimmers to the highest levels of YMCA and USA Swimming with multiple Junior and Senior National qualifiers. As the head coach of the
men's and women's teams at West Windsor- Plainsboro HS in NJ he was awarded Coach of the
Year honors three times. In 1998, the Newark Star Ledger selected him as one of the top 3 coaches of the last 20 years. In 1987 the National Federation named him New Jersey Outstanding Coach. His high school teams won two N.J. state championships, 9 county championships, and 10 conference championships. He retired as the
6th winningest
HS coach in NJ history. Dave was also an age-group head coach for several years and his summer team once won the summer team national championship. Dave is a Middle Atlantic referee in addition to being an NJSIAA, NCAA and Canadian collegiate official who was named the NFIOA New Jersey Outstanding
Official in 1991. He served on the NJSIAA swim committee and was Meet Director for the New Jersey high school team championships for 10 years. In 1989 he won the NJSIAA dedicated service swimming award. He is a USA Swimming and YMCA certified coach. For four years, Dave served as a Jr. II and Senior coach for Spirit Swimming. He served as a Mid-Atlantic Zone Team coach twice. For three years, he was a senior level coach for the Hamilton YMCA Aquatic Club. Dave also has coaching experience in other sports, most notably as a head football coach, where he helped develop players to succeed in all collegiate levels and the NFL. Dave is the Director of Pupil Personnel Services for the Hunterdon Central High School District and is a nationally recognized speaker and consultant on college admissions issues |
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Name: |
Bill
Ludwick |
| Position: |
Senior Assistant Coach |
| Accomplishments: Coming soon.... |
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Name: |
Ed Heiner |
| Position: |
Senior Assistant Coach |
| Accomplishments: Coming soon.... |
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Name: |
Pat Russel |
| Position: |
Senior Assistant Coach |
| Accomplishments: Coming soon.... |
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Name: |
Colleen Houser |
| Position: |
Senior Assistant Coach |
| Accomplishments: Coming soon.... |
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Name: |
Nicole Skinner |
| Position: |
Head Age Group Coach |
| Accomplishments:
Nicole Glace-Skinner has been a dedicated swim coach for the past fourteen years. Developing a love for the sport at an early age, Nicole served as the assistant coach and eventually the head coach for the Phoenix Swim Club Junior Team from 1995 to 2005 for a total of ten years of coaching in the Lower Bucks Swim League. Aside from her experience as both a swimmer and coach for the Phoenix Swim Club, Nicole was an accomplished club swimmer for several USA club teams around Bucks County and was a qualifying swimmer for the Nazareth Academy Swim Team in Philadelphia for the years 1996 to 2000. Nicole is knowledgeable in and out of the pool as shown in her attainment of a Bachelors of Science Degree in Biology from Gettysburg College and is currently employed as a scientific researcher in Princeton. Combined with her enthusiasm and experience, Nicole's loyalty to her commitments and attentiveness to her
athletes needs gives her the coaching edge needed for success. Upon her college graduation in 2004, Nicole took a coaching position on the Tri-Hampton YMCA Swim Team and has been integral member of the senior staff for the past five years. Nicole is a fully accredited YMCA and USA swimming coach and her philosophy is to work hard and have fun. |
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Name: |
Heather Jorris |
| Position: |
Lead Age Group
Coach |
| Accomplishments:
Heather's 20+ years working in the fitness industry and numerous personal athletic achievements have created in her a lifelong passion for fitness and coaching/training. Heather is in her fourth season as Head Coach of the Lower Makefield Township Swim and Dive Team and was an assistant coach for 3 seasons prior to this. Heather's other swim coaching experience includes coaching age group swimmers as an assistant for the Pennsbury Aquatic Club, coaching a summer league team in Northern Virginia and creating and directing a beginner swim program on the island of Guam. Heather also coached Masters swimmers in Honolulu and at the Newtown Athletic Club, and has directed and coached triathlon/cycling/ run training programs for over 12 years. Heather graduated from Penn State University with a BS in Exercise and Sports Science. Upon graduation, Hawaii was home to Heather for 10 years. In Honolulu, Heather was as a Personal Trainer, Fitness Center Director, Personal Training Director, Triathlon and Marathon Coach, and Group Exercise Director for the largest fitness club in Hawaii. Heather also worked as a Physical Therapy Assistant in Honolulu and relocated with her family to Pennsylvania in August 2001. Heather competed as a Professional triathlete from 1998-2007 and currently competes on The Accelerade Philadelphia Elite Triathlon Team in national and international competitions. She was an age group champion at the Hawaii Ironman World Championships where she has qualified and competed 7 times, placing among the top 25 overall females twice. Placing Top 10 overall in numerous International Ironmans and Top 5 in many Half Ironman competitions, Heather specializes in the distance swim races. Heather swam on the Varsity Swim Team at Penn State and ran for one year on the Penn State Varsity Cross Country team. Heather is the mother of two boys (ages 7 and 10) and currently teaches strength and Spinning classes at the Newtown Athletic Club, and during the winter months, organizes and coaches the Guys Bicycles Winter Training Series. Throughout the year, Heather teaches corporate fitness classes to companies in the Bucks County and Philadelphia areas. |
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Name: |
Erin Dunn |
| Position: |
Assistant Coach |
| Accomplishments: Erin Dunn has been coaching with THY since 2005 and has been an integral part of the THY coaching staff. Erin is a certified USA Swimming and YMCA swimming coach. She has been a successful competitive swimmer most of her life and more importantly has a great rapport with our swimmers. Erin started her swimming career as an age grouper with the Suburban Aquatic League & NRG swimming where she was one of the MA region's finest swimmers. She was a 2007-2008 inductee into the Suburban Aquatic League Athletes Hall of Fame. Erin also was one of Bensalem High School's finest varsity swimmers and has been inducted into the Bensalem HS athlete's Hall of Fame. She competed in the collegiate ranks as a member of the Xavier (Ohio) University team and all four years was on the Commissioner's Honor Roll. She is currently working for the Philadelphia Flyers as an Account Executive. |
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Name: |
Bill Bagdon |
| Position: |
Assistant Coach |
| Accomplishments:
Bill Bagdon is a certified USA Swimming and YMCA swimming coach. Bill's primary responsibilities are to assist with THY's age group program. Bill is a graduate of the THY swim team and was a THY National team member competing in both summer and spring nationals. He was ranked in the MA top 10 for both the 1000 and 1650. Bill was a four -year varsity letter winner for the CR South H.S. swim team where he was a multiple District One qualifier, PIAA state qualifier and is the school record holder in the 500 yard free. Bill also was a collegiate swimmer prior to transferring to Temple University as a computer engineering major. Bill is a charismatic young coach who has a unique ability to connect with the THY age group swimmers. |
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Name: |
Paul McKenzie |
| Position: |
Volunteer Team Manager / Asst. Coach |
| Accomplishments:
Paul has volunteered his time to help coordinate the age group program for YMCA as needed. Paul is a USA official and Masters swimmer. Paul played collegiate water polo at University of Pennsylvania. |