Martin Reichgott
Head Coach
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Martin
Reichgott joined KKW in January 2004, moving to Alaska
from Portland, Oregon. During his career, Martin has coached all
levels of swimming, including club, high school and Masters.
He also currently serves as the Technical Planning Committee
Chairperson for Alaska Swimming.
Kate Gallaway
Lead Coach Pre-Comp
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Kate Gallaway started swimming with KKW at age
12, and also competed for the KayHi Kings. Her favorite
events were the 100 Fly and 500 Free. She recently
graduated from the University of Nevada-Reno, and currently works
at Ketchikan General Hospital while pursuing her nursing
studies. Kate has two sisters who also swam with the Killer Whales
and the Kings: Kristen and Courtney.
Britta Christensen
Coach
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Britta Christensen has grown up in the pool. As
a member of the Ketchikan Killer Whale Swim Club starting at the
age of six, continuing to High School Swim Club and currently a
Masters Club Swimmer, Britta has had many years full of great
swimming experiences. Outside of the pool, Britta loves to
swim in the ocean. During the summers, you can find her outside
paddling around Ketchikan. To name a few, her future swimming goals
include long distance oceans swims in Rudyurd Bay and Boca de
Quadra. Combining her love for swimming and her love for teaching,
Britta is please to be coaching for the Killer Whale Swim Team.
Angie Taggart
Coach
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Angie Taggart swam for Killer Whales and Kayhi,
and continues to swim with the Ketchikan Masters. She is a
second grade teacher at Houghtaling Elementary school. "I
think that swimming is an excellent life-long sport and I am
excited to b part of the Killer Whales Swim team."
When Angie is not at school or the pool, she is training for the
2011 Iditarod Dog Race.
