Dave Schraven
Head Coach
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Senior, Junior, Age Group 2, Age Group 1,
Novice
USC High School, Head
Coach
USC Swim Club Head Coach Fall
2012 - present • Head Senior and High School Coach, Mt.
Lebanon 2008-2012, Assistant Coach 2002-2008 • Developed
numerous USA Swimming top 10 swimmers, AMS Record holders,
Sectionals finalists and Jr. National qualifiers • Coached 4
WPIAL individual event champions and 2 WPIAL meet record holders
• 5 High School All-Americans (15 total events) as well as
numerous relay All-Americans • 7 PIAA individual event
finalists and 1 state champion; had swimmers make the finals or
consolation finals in 11 of 12 events at PIAA Championships •
Mt. Lebanon’s boys broke 11 of 12 school records in 3 years
• Girls team went from no state qualifiers for 2 years prior
to Dave’s arrival to top 10 finish in 2012 • Competitive
swimming accomplishments: 18th place finish in 200 IM at 1988 U.S.
Olympic Trials • Member of Stanford University National
Champion teams in 1986 and 1987 • PAC-10 finalist 100 and 200
fly, 200 IM • Jr. National Champion 200 IM 1983 and 1984
• 6-time New York State High School Champion, high school
state Swimmer of the Meet 1983-85 • State record holder 200 IM
(1983-1997) and 100 fly (1985-2001)
Charles Lersch
Head Age Group Coach
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Senior, Junior, Age Group 2, Age Group 1, Novice
& Pre-Competitive
USC High School, Assistant
Coach
Ft. Couch Middle School, Head
Coach
ASCA Level 1
Certified
USC Swim Club, 2009-present • AMS Age
Group Committee, 2011-2012 • AMS Eastern Zone Long Course
Championships, Assistant Coach, 2010, 2011 & 2012
• AMS Eastern Zone Short Course Championships, Assistant
Coach, 2011 & 2012 • St. Clair Country Club Swim Team,
Head Coach, 2012 • Valley Brook Country Club Swim Team, Head
Coach, 2010 & 2011 • Rams Aquatic Club (Michigan), Co-Head
Coach, 2008-2009 • Rams Aquatic Club (Michigan), Assistant
Coach, 2005-2008 • University of Pittsburgh, Assistant
Coach, 1988-1989 • Golden Meadows Swim Center, Co-Head Coach,
1985 • University of Pittsburgh, Swim Team, 1984-1988 (Two
Time Big East Champion, 100 & 500 Freestyle)
Courtney Choura
Assistant Coach
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Senior
USC High School, Assistant
Coach
USC Swim Club, Fall 2011-present
• Assistant Coach, Saint Patrick High School and Saint
Ignatius College Prep (Chicago, IL) • DePaul University,
Masters in Education, Secondary Education, Mathematics
• University of Notre Dame, Bachelors of Business
Administration, Marketing • University of Notre Dame,
Swim Team, 2002-2006; Captain (’05-’06), member of four
consecutive Big East Championship Teams (’03-’06),
five-time all-BIG EAST selection, including as runner-up in 200
breast in '03 & 100 breast in '04, NCAA B-cut qualifier (100
Breast, 200 Breast, & 200 IM) • Recipient of the
Beeler-Hipp Award & Golden Dumbbell Award
High School & Personal
Data
Oakland Catholic High School, Swim Team,
2000-2002 • Three-time All-American in each 100
breaststroke and 200 individual medley • State champion
in the 200 medley relay & 400 free relay • State
runner-up in 100 breaststroke and 200 individual medley for three
years • Team won state in ’01 and ’02 after being
runner-up in ’00 • Ten-time WPIAL champion and
twice runner up • Nationally ranked freshman and
sophomore years • Junior National Champion in 100 breaststroke
and Junior National runner-up in 200 breaststroke • USA
scholastic All-American • National Select Camp participant,
Olympic Training Center (’97, 100 breaststroke)
Alycia Miller
Assistant Coach
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Age Group
1 & Novice
USC Swim Club, 2010 - present
• Current Aquatic Program Coordinator for the
University of Pittsburgh •
Coach of 10 and Under, Team Pittsburgh, 2002 - 2006 • Home town of Lancaster PA • Swam
competitively for 12 years •
Played field hockey for 6 years and involved with the Futures
Program sponsored by the USA Field Hockey Association • B.S. - Exercise Physiology and M.S. - Health Psychology, University of
Pittsburgh • Currently
resides in Bethel Park with husband, Jason, and two
children: Tyler and Abigail.
Janis Batanian
Assistant Coach
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Age Group 2
& Novice
USC Swim Club, Fall 2012 -
present • Head life guard and coach of fitness
swimming for adults at USC’s Community & Recreation
Center • Certified Water Safety Instructor
• Member of Indiana University swim team
• State champion in 100 and 200 breaststroke in 1975 and
1976 • University of Evansville Aces club swimmer of the
year in 1976 • Competed in 200 breaststroke at Junior
Nationals in Ithica, NY, in 1976 • Assistant Swimming Age
Group Coach in Newburgh, Indiana • Greatest reward is
teaching adults to swim!
Steve Palombine
Assistant Coach
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Senior, Age
Group 2 & Pre-Competitive
USC High School, Dryland
Coach
USC Swim Club, Fall 2012 -
present
Chris Ogden
Assistant Coach
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USC Swim Club, Winter 2012 -
present
