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Larry Hough
Larry grew up in Knoxville, TN where he met his
wife Meredith. They have 3 children (Matthew, Marie, & Macie). He has
been a professional swim coach since 1994 and is an ASCA Level 5 certified
coach. Some of his accomplishments include: USA Swimming National Select
Camp Staff in 2009, North Carolina Coach of the Year in 2004-05 & 2006-07,
ASCA Schleuter Stroke Award in 1997, Georgia Swimming Zone Coach in 1997,
USA Swimming Distance Camp Staff in 1996, Shoshannah Foundation Award, and
Roy Acuff award. He has also been involved in many organizations and
currently holds board positions. He is now the Head Coach of the NEAT and serves the NEISD as the Assistant Aquatic Coordinator. Larry also
sang opera professionally from 1991-1994. Larry
coaches Senior 1.
E-mail: lhough@neisd.net |
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B. J. Allenstein
Growing up, BJ swam in Houston for Dad’s Club. As an athlete, he set
several records that some still remain to this day: 11-12 boys 200 free,
and 11-12 boys top 100 times for freestyle. In high school he swam for
Stratford until moving to San Antonio and swimming for Palo Alto College.
BJ has been coaching since 1997; all of it with AAAA. During this time he
has worked with all age levels and abilities and is an ASCA level II
coach. He has served as an All-Star and Zone coach multiple times. In
2008 he was named “S.T.A.G. Coach of the year.” BJ has lived in San
Antonio for the past 16 years. He is currently completing his degree at
UTSA. He recently got married and is looking forward to having his own
little swimmers someday. BJ coaches Blue and White.
E-mail:
bjbigsplash@hotmail.com
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Josh Bair
Josh started swimming for a club team in Severna Park, Maryland. He
continued swimming as a recreational sport in high school to complement
playing tennis. His enthusiasm for swimming grew when he began teaching
lessons. He has been a swim America instructor for 5 years and moved up
to supervisory position. He also has taught private/semi-private lesson
for 4 years, and has been added on to the AAAA. He enjoys biking, and
tweaking computers. He also enjoys spending time with family and
friends. His personal philosophy would be, “when life gives you lemons,
make lemonade. Never give up or quit when the work gets hard. Get help
and keep moving on.” Josh coaches Pre-competitive and Gold.
E-mail:
jbair4500@yahoo.com |
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Kyli Couffer
Kyli swam for Judson High School all four years and was a regional
finalist in her sophomore to senior year. Some of her accomplishments
include the Diamond “J” award, High Point swimmer and she held seven
school records and nineteen top five times. She signed with University of
Texas of the Permain Basin. Her freshman year she broke the school record
in 100 back and reached top 10 in the 100 free for UTPB. She began
coaching in 2009 with the Swim America program and has taken the jump to
AAAA. In her spare time she likes to swim, read, or listen to music. Kyli
coaches Pre-competitive, Age Group-2 and Gold
E-mail:
kylicouffer@gmail.com |
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Bob Duin
Bob has been coaching since 1974 where he has coached six summer league
teams as head coach, five USA swimming teams (head coach for North Houston
Dolphins, and King Blue Tide), and three high school teams (head coach for
Humble, Kingwood and Madison High School). He is an ASCA level 4
certified coach. He has produced UIL state championship swimmers,
All-Americans, and won championships. He has been District and Regional
Coach of the Year several times. He enjoys fishing and cooking, but his
favorite past time is reading. He ended with this to say, “Upon the
millions of grains of sand on the beaches of the world lie the bleached
white bones of those who hesitated and were lost.” -author unknown.
Bob coaches White and Gold.
E-mail:
coachduin@hotmail.com |
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Steve Ferencak
Steve swam for Palo Alto College for two years. During that time he earned
school records in the 200 and 400 Free Relay. He was an honorable mention
All-American breaststroker both years. He has been coaching since 1999.
In 2002-2003 he received District Coach of the year for Somerset high
school. In 2003-2004 he received Regional Coach of the year for Stacey
high school. He is a ASCA certified level II coach. He believes in
working hard for each individual swimmer and educating them to do their
best. When he has time he leads by example by training and participating
in USA triathlons. But he says nothing compares to the time he spends
with his little girl. Steve coaches Age Group-3 and assists with Age
Group-2
E-mail: ferencak_ksb@msn.com |
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Maren Fruia
Maren swam competitively for 11 years with USA swimming. She was a
state qualifier for 3 years at Brownsville high school. Then she took a
scholarship to swim for M.S.U. in Moorhead where she was a conference
finalist in 200 fly, 400IM, and 100 fly. She started teaching lessons
with a learn to swim program for 4 years. Then she coached for the
Moorhead Swim Team in Minnesota for 2 years. Now she has taken on
coaching with Alamo Area. In her spare time when she is not attending
class at UTSA, she likes to read, and work on computer graphic designs.
She enjoys basically any and ALL WATER SPORTS! Meren coaches Age
Groups-1 and -2 and Juniors.
E-mail:
fruia@mnstate.edu |
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Sarah Jacobson
Sarah was introduced to swimming when six years old with summer league team.
She began year-round swimming at age eight and swam with Lone Star Aquatics,
Longhorn Aquatics and Circle C Aquatics until college. She competed in
UIL swimming for Round Rock High School, and was recruited by Division I UNM swimming. She began volunteering as an assistant coach at age 12 with
the Round Rock Dolphins. She has been a coach for Rogers Ranch Summer
League for four seasons. This 2009 short course season will be her second
year with AAAA. She said, “It is truly rewarding to see each swimmer
grow as an athlete and individual.” Sarah is attending UTSA to finish a
communication degree in December. In her spare time she likes doing
outdoor activities ( horseback riding, rock climbing, camping). Also,
reading and watching funny movies. Sarah coaches Pre-competitive and
Junior.
E-mail: txsj_220@yahoo.com |
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Caroline Kabbe
Caroline began swimming in 1994 at her hometown YMCA in California.
She moved to Texas in 1998 where she joined a summer league. She was a
part of the AAAA and the Wave program. She swam for Boerne High
School for two years where she broke seven records and was a regional champion in the 100
breaststroke. She later swam for Incarnate Word High School where she
qualified for state in 200 I-M, 100 Breaststroke, and two relays. In
2008, she started coaching for Fair Oaks summer league team and lessons.
In 2009, she became apart of the Swim America program and NEAT. She
is attending University of Incarnate Word and is studying Athletic
Training. In her spare time, Caroline enjoys reading and swimming.
Caroline coaches Pre-competitive and White.
E-mail: carolinekabbe@yahoo.com |
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Kyrenda King
Kyrenda was born here in San Antonio and went to the International School
of the Americas for high school. She recently graduated from the
University of the Incarnate Word with a minor in Vocal Performance and
major in Business Management with a focus on Organizational Development.
Kyrenda swam competitively for ten years, has been teaching lessons for
eight, and has ran numerous stroke clinics for children and adults. Most
recently, she started the Cibolo Canyons Summer Swim Team where they ended
their first year sending four first time swimmers to All Stars. Kyrenda
coaches Pre-competitive and Juniors.
E-mail:
kaktyr@aol.com |
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Trevor Loomis:
Trevor swam for Ronald Reagan high school from 2003
to 2005. During that time he achieved All-District, All-Regional, and
All-American. He also accomplished sectional status in the 200 IM and 100
breaststroke. He started working at Blossom in 2005 teaching with the
Swim America program and lifeguarding. In 2008 he had worked his way up
to head lifeguard and coaching year round. He enjoys working at the pool
is his past time and attending UTSA. One thing that Trevor believes is
“All that matters is what you know, and what you feel."
Trevor coaches Age Group-3,Senior-2 and 3 and Junior.
Email:
loomistrevor@yahoo.com |
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Travis Nolder
Travis began coaching Summer League at the age of 16 and continues to
coach with a summer league team in the area. Then he branched out to club
coaching where he has been coaching for Alamo Area for the past seven years.
Travis began his love for swimming at an early age when he joined summer
league at age six. In high school he swam for MacArthur and he swam for Alamo
Area. He spends his spare time at the lake where he enjoys wake
boarding. When all else fails to find him, try Swim Freak shop where he
spends a lot of his time. Travis coaches Senior 2 and 3.
E-mail: poolboy84@gmail.com
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Patrick Sautural
Patrick, originally from Brownsville, moved to Canton, Michigan in middle
school; where he began his swimming career. He swam the 100 fly, 200
fly and all the relays for the Plymouth-Salem High School team. He became
a coach with the Cypress Fleet swim club in Houston. He has been a coach
for summer league and coaching for Alamo Area for two years. Patrick
enjoys hanging out with friends and family and watching football. He does
travel as much as possible to different destinations. He also likes to
stay in shape where he still gets in the pool and swims a workout. He is
currently finishing up an Exercise Science degree at UTSA. Patrick
coaches Age Gold and assists with the Senior-3.
E-mail: psautural@live.com |
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Tracey Spurgeon
Tracey began swimming at the age of 2. She swam competitively for the
City of Midland Swim Team for 11 years before moving to San Antonio and
swimming for Clark high school and AAAA Northside. She started coaching
summer league teams in 1987, and in 1991 began coaching with
AAAA/NEAT starting with the developmental program and working her way up
to assisting with the National level swimmers. In 2000-2002 she coached
the Frisco Summer Swim Team, then returned to AAAA/NEAT in 2003 where she
currently works with the 11 & 12 year old Groups. In 2009 she was awarded
"South Texas Coach of the Year" by ASCA. Her satisfaction in coaching
comes from the success of each individual swimmer she coaches. Tracey
enjoys spending time outdoors, vacationing wherever there is snow or a
beach, all water sports, and most of all spending quality time with her
two boys-- Brody and Kavan.
Tracey coaches age Groups 1 and 2.
E-mail: tdh2oski@aol.com
Website for group:
sites.google.com/site/swimofthings/home
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