Seminole Pool and Tennis Association

Coaching 2009

Swim Team	Link to Bios
Head & 13&Up	Kristy Brager	kristy.brager@gmail.com	920-562-2758
11-12s	Brett Koerten	brett.koerten@gmail.com	865-607-8769
9-10s	Patrick Finley	finleypm@uwec.edu	235-9273
8 & Unders	Andi Kent	anditkent@gmail.com	332-0904
Stroke Clinic	Dan Koenig	dokoenig@wisc.edu	772-1536
Dive Team
Head Coach	Kenzie Wood	mrwood@wisc.edu	262-989-4658
Assistant Coach	Sarah Rakel	rakelda@sbcglobal.net	698-2142

Coaches Bios

Head Coach – Kristy Brager (Lead coach for 13 & Overs)

Hello and welcome to another summer as a Seminole Shark! I am very excited to start coaching in Madison’s All-City League and would like to introduce myself as the new head swimming coach. I began competitive swimming for the Green Bay YMCA at age 7 and while I remained a multi-sport athlete I quickly learned to love swimming and developed my dedication to the sport. In high school I was Division 1 state champion and All-American in the 100 and 200 freestyle. This past December I graduated from UW-Madison where I competed for four year and lead the 9th ranked woman's team as captain in my senior year. Since hanging up my goggles as a competitive swimmer, I have remained involved in athletics by working in the UW Athletic Department and serving as assistant coach for the Edgewood girls high school swim team. I am also currently coaching the Badger Aquatics Club Senior Team. I plan to pursue a career in athletic administration but I am eager to help continue Seminole's growth and performance within the All-City League this summer. Please join us for a great summer of swimming at Seminole!

Assistant Coach – Brett Koerten (Lead coach for 11 & 12s)

Hi, my name is Brett, and I am excited to coach this summer!  I am from Tennessee and I started swimming competitively at the age of 6.  I continued swimming throughout college for the University of Wisconsin.  I specialized in the 400 IM, 200 Butterfly, and 200 Breast.  I completed my swimming career last summer at the 2008 Olympic Trials in Omaha where I competed in the 400 IM.  Since then I've been a Student-Assistant Coach at UW and also a volunteer coach for West High School's men's team.  I am currently working at Blackhawk Church as an intern for their high school youth group.  I hope you are as excited as I am to start swimming this summer!

Assistant Coach - Patrick Finley (Lead coach for 9 & 10s)

Patrick is returning for his third summer as the 9-10 coach. Patrick is starting his fifth year at the University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire. For UWEC, he swam all four years and was captain for two of them. He is very excited to be back at Seminole and can't wait to coach the 9 and 10 year olds!

Assistant Coach – Andi Kent (Lead coach for 8 & Under's)

Believe it or not... She's back. Andi has been involved in Seminole swimming for 17 years now, first as a swimmer and now returning in her fourth summer as the lead 8 and under coach.  Andi will be graduating from University of Wisconsin-La Crosse this coming December with a degree in Elementary Education and a minor in general sciences. She was a member of their swim team for 4 years before hanging up her goggles for good.  In the off season, she has learned many valuable strategies and techniques that she is excited to use on her group (mostly educational, but they relate to swimming more than you would think). She is looking forward to another summer filled with lots of fun, good weather, learning, and of course some swimming!

Stroke Clinic - Dan Koenig

Dan will be returning as a part of the Seminole coaching staff as he embarks in his second season as our evening stroke clinic coach. Dan is currently a junior at UW Madison, where he also competes as a collegiate swimmer. We look forward to seeing what new and exciting drills, techniques and practices he brings to the Sharks this summer.

Head Coach- Kenzie Wood

Kenzie is returning for her second summer as the Head Dive coach. She is ready to use her numerous years of diving experience to make Seminole diving the best it can be. She current attends UW Madison.

Assistant Coach- Sarah Rakel

Sarah is excited to be returning in her third year as assistant dive coach.

Junior Coaches:

Katelyn Baltes: I'll be a senior at Verona Area High School this fall. I swim 100 breastroke and 200 IM. My hobbies are swimming, going to my cabin in MI, and hanging with friends.

Dani Basche: I will be a junior at Edgewood High School this coming fall. I swim both freestyle and backstroke. Outside of swimming I also am involved in track.

Carleigh Olson: I will be a senior at West High School this coming fall. I swim freestyle and my main events are the 200, 500, and 1000. Outside of swimming, I also enjoy baking.

Chase Stephens: I’ll be a junior at Edgewood High School this fall. I swim all distances of freestyle.

Derek Toomey: I'll be a senior at Verona Area High School this fall. I swim sprint (50 & 100) freestyle events. In addition to swimming, I am a second degree black belt and teach karate over at Karate America Verona.

Phillip Tomovici: My favorite stroke is freestyle. I also like kickboxing and grappling.

 

Coaches will be offering private lessons for those who want to work one-on-one from time to time at a rate of $30/Hour. Lessons are usually scheduled in three 20-minute sessions.