Coaching Staff

		Head YNS Swim Coach/Director of Competitive Aquatics John Ogden: John came to YNS in 2006 and in his first year at the helm, the team finshed 5th at the YMCA Summer National Championships, it's highest finish every in a National Meet. Prior to joining the YNS program, John was head coach at the Glens Falls YMCA in upstate NY. John's swimmers have achieved over 100 YMCA All-AMerican recognitions & numerous state level championships. He received the American Swim Coaches Excellence Award when his swimmer achieved Olympic Trials, US Nationals and Junior National qualifications. John has coached at the High School Varsity level and at the Division 3 College level, most recently at Skidmore College in NY. He has been named Coach of the year at the High School and State levels. John earned a BS from St. Bonaventure University where he set the school record in the 1650 yard freestyle. He has been involved with Master's swimming as a coach and swimmer. John lives in Beverly with his wife Sally. Site Coordinators Beverly: Kerry Johnson (ASCA Level 2) Haverhill: Nadene Landry: Nadene began her coaching career In December of 1998 with the Royal Group of the Beverly YNS. She continued to coach the Royal, Light Blue and Black groups at Beverly throughout undergraduate and graduate school. Upon completion of her Master's degree in Art Therapy, from Lesley University, Nadene relocated to St. Croix, Virgin Islands. For the past four years, Nadene served as the Head Age Group Coach of the St. Croix Dolphins Swim Team. She was also the assistant coach of the US Virgin Islands National Team at the Pan American Games in 2007, as well as serving in that capacity for serveral other international competitions. Nadene is excited to return to the YNS family this fall and looks forward to watching the Haverhill group grow. Ipswich: Cecelia Tripp: Cecelia joined YNS in September 2007 as the Ipswich Site Coordinator/Age Group and Masters Swim Coach. Cecelia met Head Coach, John Ogden, years ago when she swam in the Adirondack LSC where he coached with the Glens Falls YMCA. Cecelia graduated from Hamilton College in 2005 where she swam for four years and also had the opportunity to coach for the local age group and high school teams. She has worked at several swim camps during her summers, including Stanford International Swim Camp where she spent a month coaching last summer. Most recently, Cecelia spent two years at St. Lawrence University in Canton, NY where she worked as the assistant swim coach for the men and women’s swim team. She is working on competing graduate courses in education. Marblehead: Susan Guertin (ASCA Level 3): (Head Coach) in her 32nd year as head coach of the Marblehead Group. She is also in her 20th year as the Head Coach of the Marblehead High School swim team. Susan has an impressive record with both the high school and YMCA team's. Her high school team was runner-up at the 1998 girls N. Sectional championships, placed third at the State Championships that year. Marblehead has won nine consecutive Northeast Conference Meet titles. Susan is in her 40th year teaching at the YMCA and has won two Eatern Mass YMCA District Division II titles and an overall girls team championship in 1992. In 1990, the Marblehead 9 & 10 Girls won the YMCA New England Championship. In 1995, Susan had a group of nine swimmers qualify for the LC National Championships (her first qualifiers). She has had two swimmers qualify for the SC Nationals and 14 for the LC Nationals as well as one All-American. Susan graduated from Salem State College in 1993 with a degree in Aquatic Management. She is a Level 3 ASCA recognized coach. Susan holds a top 10 time as a swimmer in the 100 Back and 1650 Free for NE Master's Swimming. She also set the record, for her age group, in the 200m Backstroke at the Bay State Summer Games in 2006 and came in second in 2007. James Houlihan: (Assistant Head Coach) He was the Head Coach for the Charlestown Boys & Girls Club from 1975-1988. Jim is a recently retired professional firefighter for Logan Airport since 1984. He is a graduate of Boston State. Jim was the Administrative Coordinator of the Charlestown Community School's program from 1980 - 1981 and Director of Co-Ed Programs at the Charlestown Boys and Girls Club from 1975 - 1980. Jim has worked with numerous national qualifiers in his time with the Marblehead training group. Jim coaches Jr. and Sr. Group Swimmers at the LVO site and has attended YMCA National Long Course Swimming Championships at the University of Maryland. Jim's daughters swam at the LVO Training Site and are now in college. Salem Site Co-Coordinator/Age Group Coach: Jayne Mills (ASCA Level 3): Jayne is an enthusiast of all things aquatic. She is a certified lifeguard, swim instructor; swim official, advanced open water scuba diver, boater & swim coach. Growing up in Gloucester, she swam competitively for the Cape Ann YMCA. She presently swims on the YNS Master's Swim Team. Jayne is the mother of four and can multi‐task as though she invented it. She's had a daughter on the YNS Sharks for the past five years and has served on the Parents' Advisory Board. Jayne has coached age group swimmers in Ipswich and in Salem as well as coaching the Master's Swim Team. Salem Site Co-Coordinator/Age Group Coach: John Strom (ASCA Level 2): John begna his career with YNS as a Masters Coach at the Beverly Site and soon began coaching age group. John has been the Co-Site Coordinator for the past year. He swam for fourteen years with the Easthamption Barracudas and Holyoke Catholic HS and received many accolades for his swimming. John is active in local theatre and is ranked top 10 in New England Masters Swimming. John became a US Merchant Marine Captain in 2005.

		Assistant Coaches: Jan Boland Senior Group Coach (ASCA Level 3): Jan currently swims with the YNS Master's Swim Team, with her husband Jim. At the YMCA Master's Nationals, Jan placed top 5 for all her key events, including a first place in the 400 IM. She consistently ranks in the Top Ten USMS in her age group and has set several New England Masters age group records. Jan also competed in triathlons and duathlons in the USA and New Zealand, placing first woman overall in a number of races. She was ranked 25th in the USA in her age group and was named an honorary member of the New Zealand World Championships Triathlon Team in 1991. Jan has a B.A. in Psychology from Wittenberg University and a masters degree in Labor and Industrial Relations from Michigan State University. Jan has two daughters who compete for the Sharks; India (Senior Group) and Tasha (Junior Group). Cheryl Deveaux Sr. Royal, Light Blue, Black Age Group Coach: Adam Memont: Sr. National, Age Group Coach: Wendy Freeman Age Group Coach: Wendy has been a member of the Beverly YMCA since age 6. She started swimming on the YMCA Swim Team at age 15, and is the first Beverly YMCA swimmer to qualify for YMCA Nationals. Wendy swam for Beverly High School and was the record holder in the 50 and 100 Breaststroke events at Salem State College. Wendy received her degree in Sports, Fitness & Leisure Studies and would liike to become a science teacher. She has been coaching with the Beverly group since 1992. Wendy was a coach for the 1998 New England Zone Team. Adam Hickey, Ed.M: Adam has coached for the Beverly Training Group for over ten years. He is currently a faculty member at the Landmark School in Pride's Crossing. He holds Master's Degrees from Harvard University and Simmons College in Language and Literacy Acquisition and Education respecively. Adam swam competitively growing up and was the Aquatic Director at both the Sterling YMCA and the East Bridgewater YMCA for twelve years. Julie McCarthy Age Group Coach (ASCA Level 1): has been a swim instructor since 1984 and has been coaching with YNS since 1999. Julie graduated from Endicott College with an Associates Degree in Art in 1976. She has been a past aquatics director of the Beverly YMCA. Julie currently works at the Beverly National Bank. Her daughter, Robyn, swims in the Navy Group with the Bevelry training group. Dr. David Swensen Senior & Junior Group Coach (ASCA Level 2): has been an assistant coach for YNS since 2002. David has a long history of success in the pool, where he started swimming for a YMCA progam. He swam for the University of Massachusetts, Amherst (Division I team) for four years and was an assistant coach for the Minutemen from 1983-1984. David continues his swimming career, as a Master's swimmer for the YMCA of the North Shore. David was an assistant coach for the Palm Springs Piranhas (1984-85) and Fullerton High School (1989-1990). He has also coached with the Brea Master's and Whittier Master's programs (in California) from 1986-1990. David received his B.S. in Exercise Science and is a Doctor of Chiropractic. He is a certified chiropractic sports physician. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Chiropractic Orthopedists, and is a certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. David, along with his wife Deanna, own and operate the Melrose Family Chiropractic & Sports Injury Center. Recently, David was hired by USA Swimming to answer questions for Splash Magazine. Katie Krech Age Group Coach: has been a swimmer for the Salem branch of the YNS for the past 12 years. She has been a YMCA swim instructor at the Beverly YMCA since 1999. In 2005, she became a member of the YNS coaching staff. Katie attends Essex Agricultural and Technical High School and is studying ornamental horticulture, and will graduate in 2007. Natalie Klobucher Age Group Coach: has been coaching with the Beverly Training group for three years. Natalie has also coached basketball and soccer. She has two children on the swim team (Andrew & Katrina). She is working with the Light Blue group and has worked with swimmers at the Black, Light Blue & Royal groups. Beth Lott Age Group Coach (ASCA Level 1): has been coaching with the YNS Sharks since 2003. She has years of experience teaching swimming and is currently the Aquatics Director at the Manchester Athletic Club. Her athletic experience includes running marathons. Beth is a graduate of Roanoke College with a degree in Buisness. Beth is married and the mother of three boys. Ipswich Training Group Katie Krech Age Group Coach: Katie was a swimmer for the Salem branch of the YNS for the past 12 years. She has been a YMCA swim instructor at the Beverly YMCA since 1999. In 2005, she became a member of the YNS coaching staff. Katie graduated from Essex Agricultural and Technical High School with a concentration in ornamental horticulture and continued studying horticulture. Started Salem State in the Fall of 2009 for a degree in Sports Movement Science. LVO Training Group Tim Corcoran: Tim is entering his senior year at Salem State College as a Biology Major. He has coached and been a swim instructor at the Beverly YMCA, the Andover Y and the Manchester Bath and Tennis Club. He formerly competed in track and baseball at both the high school and collegiate levels. Tim hopes that experience and knowledge of nutrition and strength training will benefit the YNS Sharks swim team. Adam Denard: Connor Gorman Age Group Coach: Connor is in his 4^th year coaching for the LVO Site and is the head lifeguard for the Lynch Van Otterloo YMCA. Connor swam for Marblehead HS and has coached for them as well for the past 3 years. Emily Korriku Age Group Coach: Emily joined YNS after completing her Bachelor's degree from Curry College and graduate degree in Special Education from Wheelock College. Emily swam for the Salem YMCA from age 7 through Middle School. She also swam for Salem High School. She coached for the MSY while in high school and we are delighted to have her back on staff both in the Aquatics Department and on the coaching staff. Emily is working at the Y full time as Susan’s assistant and is the coordinator of the lifeguards and teaches the lifeguard, CPR and First Aid training course. This will be her fourth year as an assistant coach for YNS. Jennifer Luker Junior Group Coach (ASCA Level 2): Jennifer joined the YNS staff in 2008 as director of dryland training for the Junior and Senior groups and is Head Coach of the LVO SwimFit Masters program. She has been involved in swimming for more than 30 years. As a college athlete, she was conference champion and record holder for the Kenyon College swim team, with 53 national swim titles the most successful college athletic program in NCAA history. As a master swimmer, she is a national champion, USMS All American and world record relay titleholder. Her step-daughter Danielle Seltzer was a 2009 NCAA All American swimmer and her son Charlie is a rising YNS age group swimmer. Jennifer is an ASCA Level 2 certified coach. Kristen O’Connor Age Group Coach (ASCA Level 2): Kristen has lived in MA for seven years.She works for a software company and is in charge of national sales. Kristen has been involved with swimming since she was 7 years old. She swam the 200 Fly and the 200 & 400 IM at Fordham University in NY. Kristen coached for four years in Virginia for the York Swim Club. She is very excited for the opportunity to get back into coaching and sharing her love of the sport with the kids. This is Kristen's third year coaching with YNS. Christine Riedel Age Group Coach: Christine graduated from Penn. State University with a B.S. in Health and Physical Education. She has been a teacher of health and physical Education specializing in middle school female students for 20 years. She has extensive experience teaching diverse populations. She was department head and a member of Broad Span Curriculum Development Team. She is experienced with at-risk student populations and was coordinator of After School Outreach and Tutoring Program. She was a member of the Penn State Women's swim team, a 4 year varsity letter winner, a 3 time All American and an Eastern Conference Finalist. She swam for the YMCA where she qualified and attended YMCA Nationals. Christine is now living in Swampscott, Ma. Mariana Rauworth Assistant Age Group Coach: Mariana is a 4^th yr. student at Salem State College with an Aquatics Management and Coaching Major and a double minor in Biology and Education. She grew up in Nahant and loves sailing and swimming. Mariana graduated from Swampscott High School where she swam and dove. She currently dives and swims for Salem State college and has coached the Marblehead High School Diving Team for 2 yrs. This will be her fourth season coaching for YNS. Cheryl Verrette Age Group Coach: Cheryl is a Marblehead resident who has been an avid swimmer her entire life. She is a certified lifeguard with first aid, CPR, AED & O2 administration training. In addition, Cheryl is a YMCA certified swim instructor who has enjoyed teaching children and adults to swim at the Marblehead YMCA for four years. Cheryl is also a YMCA certified Aqua-aerobics instructor. Cheryl graduated from Bentley College with a degree in Business. With a child on the team, Cheryl has been an active member of the team's advisory committee. Cheryl is our computer record keeper. Lidia MacDonald Age Group Coach: