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 Steve Price Ch. P.C.Head Coach / Director of Swimming - KSCEmail
Group Coached - National
Select
Coach Price has been the Head Coach
of the Edmonton Keyano Swim Club since October 2007. As
the leader of EKSC, Steve is dedicated to returning this
Edmonton based program back to a National power. This
will include becoming the top club in Alberta, challenging to be
the top club in Canada, and producing swimmers to
all Canadian Youth, Junior and Senior National
Teams.
With over 23 years of coaching
experience and fully NCCP Level 4 certified, Steve has produced
swimmers to all Major Games and has coached a swimmer to the
finals of the Olympic Games. He has coached
International Medalist, National Champions, National Record holders
and has a proven winning track record. He has experience
coaching at all Major Games including the Olympics and will help
EKSC swimmers reach the pinnacle of
the sport.
Before becoming Head Coach of the
Keyano Swim Club, Steve spent 7 months working for Swim Ireland as
the Head Coach of the Irish National Swim Centre. Prior
to that he spent eight seasons with the UBC National
Swim Centre / UBC Dolphins were he mentored under Canadian coaching
legend Tom Johnson. As part of one the most successful teams
in Canadian swimming history, Steve was an intricate part of
producing some of Canada’s top swimmers. He has
developed himself into one the best coaches in
Canada.
Steve’s vision for success is to
provide a program where every swimmer can achieve their potential
through dedication, hard work, belief in oneself and have fun
striving for personal excellence.
 Jason ChughAssistant Head Coach - KSCEmail
Group Coached - Age Group
Elite
Starting his coaching career
in rural Quebec at the Valleyfield Swim Club, he then joined the
Pointe-Claire Swim Club in 2002. There, he was an integral
part of building the program and producing several, senior, youth
and junior national swimmers and finalist.
In 2005 he moved to Brisbane,
Australia to take up the post of the Assistant coach at the
Queensland Academy of Sport under the tutalage of Stephan Widmer,
there he was involved in the development of such athletes as Libby
Lenton, Lisel Jones and Christian Springer, through the 2006
Commonwealth Games and Short Course World Championships, through
their world titles and records.
Jason then returned to
Pointe-Claire for the beginning of the 2006 season fresh with new
ideas. His program produced great results including, national
records, national finalist and provincial champions, he gave the
Senior group the structure and leadership it needed to create a
culture of excellence among his swimmers.
Jason swam with the DDO Swim
Club for a decade where he later retired to waterpolo, where he and
his team mates won juvenille nationals in 1996. Jason
attended Concordia University in Montreal aswell as the University
of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia studing varing subjects
including Anatomy, Physiology, Psychology and Philosophy. He has
over 12 years experience coaching athletes of all levels, Jason is
attentive to his swimmers needs and understands that perseverance
and developing good technique are the keys to success in this
sport.
 Brad MacCallumHead Age Group / Select 1 Coach - KSCEmail
Group Coached - Age Group Select
1
Brad MacCallum comes to Keyano
eager to support the club’s vision and provide coaching
support to all swimmers in the club. His coaching career began
in 1992-1993 with a mentoring position within the Silver Tide Swim
Club. While there as coach and athlete he worked with the age
group program and the senior program. He then continued on
with coaching in 1993-1994 with the Fort McMurray Mantas under Rick
Burton. During the following years Brad retired from swimming
and coaching and focused on academics and other sports. Upon
completion of his undergraduate degree in sociology (hons) in 1998,
Brad began working with the Provincial Government as a
Counselor. During this time Brad returned to coaching at the
request of one of his former coaches and assumed the Head Age Group
Coach position with the Silver Tide Swim Club. Over the next
six years Silver Tide age group swimmers made a significant mark at
the Provincial and National level, won Provincial relays and medals
and raised the competitive spirit of the club. Brad continued
to establish himself as a counselor working with First Nations
people and returned to school to pursue an MA in Social
Sciences.
In the 2004-2005 season Brad
left Silver Tide an assumed the role of National Development coach
with the Sherwood Park Swim Club. Within a few months Brad
became the Interim Head Coach and remained in that position until
2008. During his time with SPSC he guided many swimmers to top
10 national rankings, National Championships and Provincial Medals
and finals. During these years he was also contracted to
design, implement and manage community sports and recreation
programs in Edmonton’s North Central and South East
neighborhoods. Currently, Brad also provides personal training
support to many athletes in Edmonton and is working as a swim
trainer for the City of Edmonton.
Brad’s swimming careers
spans 10 years and lead him to competitions across Canada, United
States, and Great Britain and France. The highlights of his
career include swimming the breaststroke leg on a national record
setting medley relay, his first senior national cut in the 50m
Breaststroke, making finals at British Age Group Nationals in 1989
and meeting one of his idols, Adrian Moorhouse at the European
Championships in 1989. Brad was the Team Captain of his club
team(OSC) for 3 years.
Brad spends his free time
hanging out with his wife Nadine, 8 year old daughter Michaylah,
four year old son Matis and two dogs, Bell and Kai.
 Nicole GurneyAssistant / Select 2 Coach - KSCEmail
Group Coached - Age
Group Select 2
Nicole has been a competitive
swimmer with the BCSSA for 10 years and later became the Trail
Stingray’s Head Coach for the 2007-2009 summer seasons. She
has completed her NCCP Level Two, is a certified lifeguard and also
been an assistant coach prior to her head coach position. Nicole
became a part of the Keyano Swim Team in April 2009, and coached
the Dev 3 group at Confederation Pool. She is looking forward to
coaching the Select Group ’Two’
Swimmers and passing on her
knowledge and passion for the sport.
Nicole has completed her
degree in Physical Education and Nutrition at the University of
Alberta and is currently finishing up her second degree in
Elementary Education.
 Josh HockinSenior Development / Web Master - KSCEmail
Group Coached - Senior
Development / Masters
Josh is beginning his fifth
season with the Edmonton Keyano Swim Club and is excited to
continue with the growth of the Senior Development Group. The
ability to balance swimming with other aspects of life is a skill
that is central to the group's philosophy, and is one which takes
not a small amount of thought. It is the ultimate goal of the
Senior Development group to improve the overall fitness of the
swimmer and to foster within him or her a sincere joy of the sport
of swimming, regardless of the level of
competitiveness.
Josh is a graduate of the
University of Alberta and holds a Bachelors's Degree in Electrical
Engineering.
 Mark PhillipsHead Coach - Confederation PoolEmail
Group Coached - Development
1
Well, I have been a lifer with
Keyano beginning in 1982, I swam with Keyano and achieved national
and international success as a swimmer. I was a finalist at
Nationals and at international meets where I was a top 5 finisher
on the world cup circuit. After swimming I headed into coaching and
have loved every minute of it for the past 16 years. I have coached
at every level and pool but have found a home where I started
coaching which is at Confed.
.jpg) Leanne MorganAssistant Coach - Confederation PoolEmail
Group Coached - Development
2
Leanne is very excited to
return for her third year of coaching with EKSC as the development
2 coach at confed. Leanne currently is waiting for her level
1 assessment and is hoping to progress to achieve her level two.
She cannot wait to see all the young talented swimmers in the
Keyano program and wishes all the best of luck with the new season.
She recently graduated from Harry Ainlay High School and will be
entering into the University of Alberta in the Bachelor of Physical
Education program.
 Adrienne FunkAssistant Coach - Confederation PoolEmail
Group Coached - Development
3
Adrienne Funk has swum with
the Edmonton Keyano Swim Club for nine years, and is very excited
to start her first season coaching. She was an assistant coach last
season for the development three program at Confederation pool, and
is looking forward to another fun and fast season. She is currently
earning her NCCP Level 1 Coaching certification. Adrienne is a 2009
graduate of Strathcona High School and is in her first year at the
University of Alberta in the Faculty of Science.
 Brodie McCreadieHead Coach - Jasper Place PoolEmail
Group Coached -
Development 1
Brodie McCreadie is happy to
come back for his sixth season of coaching with Keyano, and looks
forward to joining the Jasper Place Program. Brodie started
coaching with Keyano in 2005 at Bonnie Doon and spent four years
there; he then changed over to Confederation, and then moved to
Jasper Place for the remainder of the 2008/09 season. Brodie has
coached swimmers starting off in Dev. 3, to his current Dev. 1
position at Jasper Place. Brodie was also assistant coach to the
Age Group Select and Age Group Elites during the 2006/07
season.
Brodie was a competitive
swimmer with the Keyano Swim Club starting in 2001, and continued
swimming until 2006, when he transitioned from and swimmer and
coach to strictly coaching. Brodie is a qualified Skills Coach, and
completed his Level 2 Coach certification in 2008. He is currently
going into his last year of an Arts Degree as a History Major at
Concordia University College and after he plans on taking an
Education After Degree at the University of
Alberta.
Brodie is glad to be a part of
the Edmonton Keyano Swim Club and is looking forward to a
successful year at Jasper Place Pool. He trusts that there will be
many new accomplishments at the Jasper Place Program, and enters
the 2009/10 season with high hopes.
 Braiden BeamishAssistant Coach - Jasper Place PoolEmail
Group Coached - Development
2
Braiden has swum competitively
for the past 15 years. She has swum for the Spruce Grove Barracudas
Swim Club, Grant MacEwan Griffins, and the Penguins Masters Swim
Team at the University of Alberta.
Braiden is currently in her
fourth year of Bachelor of Secondary Education at the University of
Alberta. She is a fully certified Level 1 swim coach. Braiden has
coached Spruce Grove Barracudas for the past 4 seasons, in which
the team has been ranked within the Top 5 in Alberta. Braiden has
also assisted with the Racers Swim Team and Masters Swim Team in
Spruce Grove. Braiden was recently selected to represent Zone 5 at
the Alberta Summer Games where she was the Women’s Swim
Coach.
Braiden is very excited to be
coaching with Keyano this season and looks forward to passing her
passion of the sport onto the young and upcoming
swimmers.
 Katie YurkovichAssistant Coach - Jasper Place PoolEmail
Group Coached - Development
3
It is Katie Yurkovich’s
first year coaching for Keyano and she is extremely excited to have
a great season and see some fast swimming! Katie has been
swimming with Keyano for ten years and recently graduated from
Strathcona High School. Katie will be entering the University
of Alberta in the Faulty of Arts in the fall.
 Katerina SymesHead Coach - Bonnie Doon PoolEmail
Group Coached -
Development 1
The 2009/2010 season will
be Katerina’s second year coaching with the Edmonton Keyano
Swim club. Last season, she coached the Development II and III
programs at Bonnie Doon.
Katerina has completed her
NCCP Skills coach course and has much experience coaching swimming.
She has been an assistant coach with the Edmonton Keyano Summer
club, the development II program at Confederation pool for several
months in 2007, the Edmonton Huma Summer club during 2008, and
various University of Alberta summer swim camps. Katerina is not
only a member of the Keyano alumni, but has also swum competitively
for over a decade. While Katerina had to cut her swimming career
short at the end of the Varsity swim season in 2008 due to a
shoulder injury, she feels that her swimming experience as a
national level athlete has given her a unique coaching
perspective.
Katerina Symes is currently
in her fourth year of studies at the University of Alberta, and is
looking forward to a great season as the head coach of Bonnie Doon
pool.
 Erin SutherlandAssistant Coach - Bonnie Doon PoolEmail
Group Coached - Development 2
& 3
After coaching summer club for
over ten years, Erin Sutherland is excited to coach during the
winter again! While swimming for the Grande Prairie Piranas and
Aquarians she started coaching as a junior coach and then moved on
to coach competitively while swimming for Grande Prairie Regional
College. She has worked as an assistant coach with the Aquarians,
Piranas and the Edmonton Huma club and as head coach for the
Beaverlodge Baraccudas. She has a degree in psychology and
worked at Alberta Hospital doing research in schizophrenia. She is
now working on an honors degree in Native Studies/Art History and
is looking forward to working with a new club and a wonderful year
filled with lots of improvement and fast swimming!
 Andrew SymesAssistant CoachEmail
Group Coached
- All Groups
Andrew is very happy to be
returning to the Edmonton Keyano Swim Club for the start of the
2009-2010 season. He will be transitioning Bonnie Doon pool and
directly assisting all other programs from September to December
2009. In January 2010, Andrew will be moving to Brisbane, Australia
to study Medicine (and hopefully some swimming as well!) at the
University of Queensland. This is Andrew’s fourth season
coaching with the Edmonton Keyano Swim Club. He coached the
Development 2 program at Confederation pool from 2006-2008 and the
Development 1 program at Bonnie Doon pool from 2008-2009.
Additionally, Andrew was the Assistant Head Coach for the Pincher
Creek Dolphins Swim Club in the summer of 2007. Andrew began his
competitive swimming experience with the Edmonton Keyano Swim Club
in 1996. He progressed through the entire club program and went on
to swim with the University of Alberta Golden Bears varsity team
for two seasons. Andrew is a fully certified NCCP Skills Coach and
holds a Bachelor of Science degree with a Specialization in
Pharmacology from the University of Alberta. He is very excited to
take on the unique challenges and responsibilities that accompany
each group and will put forth his best effort to contribute to the
development of Keyano’s swimmers.
 Colleen MarcheseOffice ManagerEmail
EKSC Office
Manager
Colleen Marchese began with
the Edmonton Keyano Swim Club as a swimmer in 1980. She
continued to swim for both Keyano and the University of Alberta
until 1997 completing a Bachelor of Commerce degree. In
September of 2000 Colleen was hired as Head Coach of Bonnie Doon
pool when she coached both Development 1 and Develpoment 2 swimmers
to provincial level competitions for 6 seasons.
After finishing up the
2005-2006 season as a coach Colleen transitioned into a
Parent’s role as her daughter Tassa swam for the season in
the Development 3/Bear Cub Group. In 2007, Colleen returned
to coaching again as the Development 3/Bear Cub coach at
Confederation pool and began working as the Office/Team Manger for
the club later that same year.
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