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Jeremy Meserole
Head Site Coach / Bartlett
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Senior Team / Gold
Team
Jeremy comes to the
Academy Bullets to lead our Bartlett location after coaching the
last four years at New Trier Swim Club. Before that, he coached
high school swimming in Wisconsin for six years, and was head coach
for the South Central Swim Team in his hometown of Janesville, WI -
a club which he started in 2004. During Jeremy's time in Wisconsin,
he coached many school record-holders, State medalists, and
Sectional finalists. The SCST went from no state qualifiers in 2004
to placing 8th at the Wisconsin State meet in 2008. While at New
Trier, he was responsible for the development of the 13-14 year
olds - a group that produced multiple team record-holders, State
medalists and champions, and Sectional and Junior National
qualifiers. Jeremy was also responsible for developing the club's
dryland program and philosophy.
Jim Nickolov
Assistant Coach (Bartlett)
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Silver II
Team
Coach Jim started
swimming at the age of nine and was a member of the Bulgarian
National Team for seven years. He received the Indiana Coach of the
Year award in 1985 while head coach at Merrillville High School and
Merrillville Aquatic Club (1983-1989). Coach Jim also held head
coaching positions for the Munster Swim Club (1989-1992), Hanover
Park Sailfish (1994-2000)
and BEST (1998-2012). Coach Jim is
certified by the American Swimming Coaches Association at Level
I.
Steve Macholl
Assistant Coach (Bartlett)
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Silver I
Team
Coach Steve swam for
the Hanover Park Sailfish through 1993. That same year, he made the
transition into coaching at the Park District level. Steve coached
BEST from 1998-2012 and believes in proper stroke training in
order to reduce the chances for injury.
Margie Ellwood
Assistant Coach (Bartlett)
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Coach Margie Ellwood
began competing in swimming at age 8 and continues to compete in
swimming and triathlons. In addition to coaching
for Academy, she recently has begun teaching Yogafit
classes. She enjoys coaching proper strokes, turns and
starting techniques in a productive, fun environment and hopes to
encourage each swimmer to behave with good sportsmanship, to be
confident in his/her abilities and have pride in what he/she
achieves. Coach Margie is certified by the American
Swimming Coaches Association at Level II.
Katie Sard
Assistant Coach (Bartlett)
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Bronze
Team
This is Katie’s
second year coaching the 8 & under group in Bartlett. Katie has
really enjoyed working with the young age group and seeing their
development throughout the season. Katie started swimming when she
was 5 and has translated her experience into coaching the younger
swimmers. She is excited for the new changes and cannot wait for
what this next chapter of swimming has to
offer.
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