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

Brian Timpe

Head Coach/Gold Group- Brian Timpe (3^rd year)

Coach Brian began swimming competitively at the age of nine as a member of the Sioux Falls Snowfox swim team, a USA swim club. He swam for this team year round until he graduated high school, being voted team captain his senior year. Coach Brian was a member of a number of state championship teams, a member of multiple South Dakota zone teams, a multiple participant in YWCA nationals and a participant in the YMCA national meet as a senior. After graduating high school, Brian attended Drury University, ultimately earning a Master’s degree in Education. He was a member of the Drury swim team for three seasons and was a member of three national championship squads. Coach Brian is an ASCA (American Swim Coaches Association) certified coach and has a number of coaching experiences. Brian has been the assistant boy’s and girl’s high school coach at Park Hill High School for four seasons. He has also been an assistant coach at Old Pike Country Club five seasons. Brian has coached all levels of swimmers from beginners up through all-state swimmers. Coach Brian is excited to begin this year with high expectations and looks forward to the team exceeding them.

Danielle L Stoermann

Assistant Coach/Black and Bronze Group- Danielle Stoermann (1^st year)

Danielle worked for the YMCA of Parkville for three years, both as a lifeguard and a swim instructor. She also taught private swim lessons at Autumn Ridge, Riss Lake and the National for four years. Danielle is also a certified Red Cross lifeguard instructor. This is her first year coaching and she is very excited for this season. Danielle currently attends Maple Woods College and is working on a degree in Social Studies.

Kimberly Singer

Kim grew up in New York swimming for Garden City High School as well as the Long Island Aquatic Club. She was a Nassau County record holder as member of 400 free relay and a Garden City High School record holder as member of 200 medley and 400 free relay. In 2004, Kim went to The University of Alabama as a distance swimmer. While at Alabama, she competed at the SEC Conference meet in the 200 back, 500 freestyle and 1650 freestyle. Kim was a 4- year Academic All-SEC and 2-time recipient of the Tide’s “Most Scholastic” award. She was voted team captain for the 2007-2008 season.

Kim moved to Kansas City in June of 2008 and is working for the UMKC Athletics Department, as well as pursuing a master’s degree in Higher Education Administration. She excited to begin her first season as a swim coach for NLU.

Steven Gardner

Steven first learned to swim at the age of six. Since then, every summer he has swam for the Walnut Creek Swim Team, where he holds records in the 15-18 50 fly and the 15-18 freestyle relay. Steven swam for Park Hill South all four years of high school, and went to state his sophomore, junior, and senior year, where the team recieved fourth, fifth, and fourth, respectively. He has been awarded all-state honors for each year he swam at the state meet. His sophomore year, he swam the butterfly leg of the 200 medley relay team that won the event, which was later awarded All-American Honors. He currently holds records in the 200 medley relay and 200 freestyle relay at Park Hill South.

In the summer of 2009, Steven was an assistant coach for Walnut Creek, which placed third in the small division at the Northland Conference Championships and also recieved the Most Improved award out of all teams in the Northland Conference. He looks forward to working with NLU and hopes for a great year for the team!