Mary s Ruffin
Head Coach/CEO
Mary Ruffin is the Head Coach and CEO of the Arlington Alligators. She is an ASCA Level 4 coach. She has been coaching for 30 years - 12 years with the Alligators! She has had the privilege of coaching multiple athletes to State, National and Olympic Trial level. The majority of the High School swimmers have continued their swimming career in college and return in the summers to train with the Alligators.
Mary has sat on the Illinois Board of review and has
continuously volunteered her time with Illinois swimming through
task forces, committee’s and coaching or managing team
Illinois.
* Mary was a High School State Champion, All-American, and Olympic
Trials Qualifier during her own swimming career. Her love of the
sport that she developed while swimming, is carried with her now as
a coach.
* Strength of character, integrity and a strong work ethic, are
some of the qualities she hopes to instill in all her swimmers.
* Her love the sport is only surpassed by her love for her family.
She has been Married to Stuart for 23 years and is the extremely
proud Mom of 4: Samantha, Stuart, Rebecca and Jeffrey.
Mary’s Favorites
| Food: Roast Beef | Pastime: Cookin and obviously Coaching! |
| Movie: Donovan’s Reef / Pretty Woman / Affair to Remember | |
| Quote: "Walk the Walk, Don’t Talk the Talk" & "What I’m to be, I’m now becoming" | |
