Coaches & Directors

We are here to support your needs. If your questions are related to workouts, meets, events, goal setting, and other swimming related needs, please contact one of the coaches. For all questions related to administrative, such as dues, safety, or policy issues, please contact one of the board members.
Coaching Staff

Mike DeBoor

Head Coach

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Mike is in his twentieth year at Lakeside, fourteenth as Head Coach. Mike has been named the Kentucky Swimming Senior Coach of the Year eleven times and twice named the ASCA Age Group Coach of the Year. He has placed swimmers on fifteen different USA National Teams and coached swimmers attending the Olympics, National Junior Team, Pan American Championships, Pan Pacific Championships, European Championships, South American Championships, Short Course World Championships and Long Course World Championships. Mike has been selected as the Head Coach of the 2007 National Junior Team, 2006 Pan Pacific Team, Head Coach of the 2006 SC World Championship Team, 2005 National Junior Team, the 2005 Regional Distance Camp, the 2002 and 2004 FINA USA World Cup Team, the 1995 USA Olympic Development Camp, the 1995 USA Girls Select Camp and as Head Coach of the 2003 USA Boys Select Camp. He is currently on the Board of Kentucky Swimming and has served as the Head Coach on four Kentucky All-Star Teams and coached three Kentucky Zone Teams.

Nonie S Paulson

Developmental Coach

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This is Nonie’s fourteenth year coaching with the SeaHawks. Before coming to the SeaHawks, she was Aquatic Director at the Southeast YMCA and Head Swim Coach for the Southeast Swordfish Swim Team here in Louisville. Nonie was a member of the University of Louisville Swim Team from 1982-1984. In the summer of 1994 she was Head Coach of the Kentucky Zone Team and Assistant Kentucky Zone Team Coach for 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998.

Krista Martz

Coach

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Krista Martz has been coaching with the Seahawks for 6 years.  Prior to being with Lakeside, she coached with the Mission Viejo Nadadores for 10 years.  Krista is going on her 5th season coaching the hard working Age Group Development program.  This is her second season working with 8 and Unders--in Developmental 2--what a blast.  Along with her time on deck, Krista is responsible for all swim meet entries/meet information.  She has a Bachelors Degree in Psychology from the University of Kentucky and hopes to one day continue her education.  Krista has been involved with the Kentucky All-Star-Quad Team for the past 4 years.  She has been the Head Coach for the All-Star Team in 2006, 2007, and 2009.  This past year was Kentucky’s most successful year--they came in 3rd place!!!  

Nathan Knopf

Coach

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Coach Nate Knopf is in his 2nd year as a full time coach for the Lakeside Seahawks.   He is responsible for coaching the Senior I group, and is one of 3 coaches for the Developmental I group.  He also designs and oversees the dryland and weight room program for the National, Senior I, and Senior II groups.  Prior to Lakeside Nate was an All-American distance swimmer at Auburn University.  While at Auburn Nate was a part of 4 SEC championship teams and 3 NCAA championship teams.  Nate served as assistant Zone coach in 2008 and is slated to be the Head Zone coach for 2009.  He is engaged to be married this August and enjoys cooking, biking, and travelling. 

 

Joe Slane

Assistant Coach

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