Coaches
Head Coach - Holly Tucker
Holly grew up swimming on a summer swim team, and continued swimming into high school. Her coaching experience began with her boys’ soccer teams, and transitioned to coaching swimming in 2022. She was an Assistant Swim Coach at the Lancaster YMCA for 3 years, and most recently was an Assistant Swim Coach for Bloom Carroll Junior High Swim Club and Bloom Carroll High School Swim team. She is looking forward to coaching at Canal Winchester this summer, where her boys first competed. She enjoys sharing her love of swimming and helping each swimmer develop in each stroke.
Assistant Coach - Claire Fogarty
Claire is from Kettering, Ohio where she swam for Kettering YMCA and Kettering Fairmont High School where she holds multiple school records and qualified for OHSAA States all 4 years. She swam for Miami University where she was on the MAC Conference Championship team all 4 years and was a Team Captain her senior year. She loves coaching and enjoys working with swimmers of all abilities to reach their goals, however big or small. She believes each swimmer should feel proud of their accomplishments and loves to foster an environment where swimmers can have fun and enjoy their time with friends while also learning the importance of hard work, discipline, and healthy competitive drive and the joy of exercise that will benefit them the rest of their lives. She is currently the Assistant Swim Coach at Grandview Heights High School.
Head Junior Coach - Tucker Gortner
Tucker has swam for the Dolphins Swim team for several summers and will be transitioning into a leadership role leading our Junior Coaches and also working with the Head Coach and Assistant Coach to develop practice plans for the team. We are excited to see Tucker transition into a mentor role for the younger swimmers and share his love for the sport.
