Meet Our Coaches

8 & Under Blue & Red Programs

 
As the Lead 8 & Under coach, Coach Sarah's number one priority is making sure swimmers have fun while developing sportsmanship, compassion, and belonging to a community. Swimmers will spend time learning and refining all four competitive strokes, the IM, starts and turns. Additionally, they will learn how to keep themselves and their teammates safe in the water.
 
Coach Sarah returned to SWAT in the spring of 2022 with the 8 and Under group. She previously coached the boys' and girls' teams at Franklin High School for five years, as well as for SWAT during the long course seasons in 2013 and 2014. She started swimming when she was 9 years old for Green Bay Swim Club. She continued swimming throughout high school and the first two years of college at UW-Eau Claire.
 
In her free time, Coach Sarah enjoys spending time with her family, staying physically active, and gardening.
 
 
 
Coach Kaitlin is in her 12th year with SWAT and is proud to be leading the 8&U team. She started competitive swimming at the age of seven and it has been a part of her life ever since, including a successful high school and college career in Minnesota. She enjoys helping young swimmers learn and grow in their abilities and love of this sport, so they too can make swimming a sport they can enjoy for life. 
 
Besides coaching, Coach Kaitlin stays busy as a Spanish teacher and mom of four boys, all of whom swim for SWAT. In her free time, she enjoys spending time outdoors running, swimming and gardening, and doing home projects with her husband.

Age Group Red & White Programs

 
 
Coach Perry is the Lead Coach for Age Group Red & White Programs.  Coach Perry graduated high school in 2008 from Greenfield where he swam and dove on the swim team. After, he attended the University of Wisconsin - Madison where he obtained his bachelor's degree. Coach Perry manages the aquatic programs for two recreation departments, where he and a group of over 100 dedicated staff work to teach swimming to thousands of kids each year.  Coach Perry has been working to improve swimming stroke mechanics and refining the form of swimmers for 15 years. In addition to coaching for SWAT, coach Perry serves as the Head Coach for Whitnall Boys Swimming & Diving team and for the New Berlin Eisenhower Girls Swimming & Diving Team. 
 
Certifications and Credentials: 
  • Certified American Red Cross Instructor in CPR, First Aid, Lifeguarding, Babysitting, and Water Safety 
  • Coach Member of USA Swimming

Email: coachanna@swimswat.org

Coach Anna started swimming when she was 5 and swam for Whitewater high school. She continued her swimming career at UW-Whitewater where she swam for five years. At UW-Whitewater she received honors of two-year team captain, all-conference sportsmanship team and 4-time WIAC medalist. Currently teaching physical education at Mill Valley and Baylane elementary in Muskego. Other than coaching for SWAT, she coaches Muskego girls swimming and basketball. 

 
Lily's swim journey began at the age of 5 with Swim America, where she first learned the fundamentals of swimming. After working her way through the lesson program, she took her passion to the next level by joining SWAT in 2014. At her first meet at 7 years old, Lily's dedication shone through when she won her heat in her very first race ever. This sparked what has become a lifelong love for the sport. 
 
In addition to her achievements with SWAT, Lily swims for Whitnall High School, where she serves as co-captain of the swim team. She is a member of the National Honor Society, participates in the Whitnall High School Symphonic and Jazz Bands, and is active in the Spanish Club. Beyond her school and swimming commitments, Lily is a certified lifeguard and has been teaching lessons for Swim America since 2022.
 
Lily is excited to bring her love and enthusiasm for the sport to her fellow teammates as Junior Coach.

Age Group Blue and Junior Blue & Red Programs

 
 
Coach Wendy has been coaching since 2008 and is the Lead Coach for Age Group Blue and Junior Group Blue & Red. She started coaching with the Schroeder Swim Team where she was the Head Novice Coach, coaching all ages of novice swimmers to advanced / state level. She has worked with all age groups including Masters' swimmers. 
 
Coach Wendy believes that everyone has a place in the pool whether that is for safety reasons or to train for the Olympics and anything in between. She has worked in aquatics since 2006 teaching swim lessons and guarding for Milwaukee County. Wendy started swimming with the Milwaukee Piranhas rec team at age 6 later moving to the Schroeder team. She comes from a large family having 10 siblings where all of them also swam at some point or another. 
 
When Wendy is not coaching she loves to travel and hang with her family. She has a husband, Patrick, Daughter, Frances (Frankie) and Son, Patrick Jr (PBJ). She loves anything active: Swimming (YMCA Masters National Champion multiple times), Water Polo, Ice Hockey (League Champions 2019), Sand Volleyball (League Champions multiple times), Rock climbing, Cycling, Running (ran 1,000 miles in 2014), racing corvettes with her husbands corvette club, and recently did her first Triathlon at Devils Lake and a marathon 2.5 open water swim...even though she is deathly terrified of fish! You can ask her to join in or sub for any sports team and she will probably "let you know" if she can jump in.
 
 
 
Coach Jack has been involved in SWAT in some capacity for over 25 years, including 10 years of coaching. As a swimmer, Jack represented SWAT at many State, Zone, Sectional, and Junior National meets. As a coach, Jack has assisted with the age group level and has been the lead coach for the junior and senior levels. The swimmers that Jack has coached have had tremendous success, including numerous individual and relay state champions in all four strokes, state record relays (medley and free), and had an 800 free relay finish the season 2nd in the nation.
 
Outside of the pool, Jack works as an actuary at Milliman. His wife, Kay, is the SWAT business manager.  Jack and Kay have 3 boys, Mitchell, Kyle, and Joel. Kyle is currently a swimmer in the SWAT program, while Mitchell and Joel spend a lot of time on the baseball/soccer fields and basketball courts.
 
 
 
Coach Taylor was a competitive swimmer for 10 years, starting at the age of 8.  She started coaching in high school for her neighborhood and club teams in Illinois. She has coached for a total of 7 years and this is her third year coaching for SWAT. Coach Taylor graduated from Marquette University in 2024 with a Bachelor's of Science in Exercise Physiology and is currently in her summer semester of Marquette University's Doctor of Physical Therapy program.
 

Senior Blue & Red Programs

 
 
Coach Chris started competitive swimming at the age of six. She started my swim career at Tosa Aquatics and then swam for Menomonee Falls Swim Club until she graduated high school. After graduation, Chris received a scholarship to swim from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She decided to retire her swim career at the age of 19. Chris currently entering my ninth season as assistant coach for the girls Muskego High school team and she also assisted coaching two seasons for the boys Muskego High school team. 
 
Chris's most memorable point of her swim career is in 1992 when she placed first in the 200 IM and first in the 100 breaststroke at girls small school state.
 
Coach Chris is passionate about helping the swimmers meet their goals and loves being a voice for them on the deck!
 
 
 
Coach Carson has been coaching professional endurance sports since 2012. Carson is from Iowa where he swam apart of a State Runner-Up team his Senior year. He then went on to swim at Luther College, achieving all-conference honors in the Individual Medley and distance freestyle events during his career.
 
Coach Carson is very excited to start his club-coaching career and instill his knowledge and experience to younger athletes as they build their careers in swimming and love of sport.
 
When Carson is not coaching swimming, he owns an endurance sport coaching company, He has coached an Olympic cyclist at the 2016 Rio Olympics, and continues to work with professional and amateur athletes world-wide over a multitude of different disciplines.
 
 
 

Masters Program

 
 
Coach Josh swam for SWAT from middle school through college. He grew up in Franklin and swam for Franklin High School. SWAT helped prepare Josh for several WI state meet podium and champion finishes, as well as zones, speedos, and nationals qualifying times. He was able to continue utilizing these skills in college and qualify for NCAAs with All-American finishes. Josh still connects with old SWAT, FHS, and college teammates, recognizing swimming is more than just yardage and times. 
 
As a coach, Josh wants swimmers to realize their potential and achieve their goals while building their passion for the sport. Swimming has helped him in all aspects of life, building relationships, learning perseverance, time management, and hard work. He wants to help foster these skills in the Senior group swimmers as they grow and move into their next chapter. Above all, he wants the swimmers to have fun and be the very best like no one ever was. 
 
Professional Background/Expertise:
  • 2016-2017: Lead Coach Club Wolverine    
  • 2019-2020: Franklin High School Assistant Coach
  • 2022-Current: SWAT Senior Assistant Coach
  • 2022-Current: SWAT Masters Coach
 

Learn-to-Swim Program: Swim America

 
 
Coach Jackson swam with SWAT for about 10 years before he began coaching. At age 15 he started teaching swim lessons for Swim America before becoming a Site Supervisor for the program later on. Then, at age 17 he began coaching Age Group Gold and Age Group Platinum. He is also now the Program Director for Swim America.
 
Coach Jackson resides in Milwaukee with his parents and 2 siblings, both of them also swimmers with SWAT. He graduated from Greendale High School in 2019 after 4 years of swimming on the Co-Op PG2 team. Coach Jackson is a full time Firefighter/Paramedic with the Milwaukee Fire Department. He enjoys working with swimmers on technique and dryland activities. He plans on doing his best to help his swimmers reach their highest potential in this extremely rewarding sport.
 
Professional Background/Expertise:
  • February 2022-Present: Program Director Swim America
  • March 2019-Present: Assistant Coach AGG/AGP
  • November 2021-Present: Firefighter/Paramedic with Milwaukee FD
 
Accomplishments:
  • Qualifying and competing in division 1 high school state meets
  • Captain of high school conference and sectional championship teams
 
Certifications and Credentials:
  • ASCA Level 1 & 2 Certified
  • Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic Licensed/Certified
  • American Red Cross certified in CPR, First Aid, and Coaches Safety Training

Staff Coaches

Meredith Giese
 
Anna Temke
 

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