Coaches & Directors

Jamie Thomas

Head Coach

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After 10 years experience as a swim coach, Head Coach Jamie Thomas started New South Swimming in 1993.  Since then, New South Swimming has produced several Junior National champions, US Nationals finalists, Olympic Trials qualifiers and National Team members.

Jamie is widely respected throughout competitive swimming for taking a disciplined yet caring approach to working with his swimmers.  He has earned recognition as:

• North Carolina All-Star Team coach
• North Carolina Age Group "Coach of the Year"
• Coach at US Olympic Training Center Select Camp
• Recipient of 2007 American Swim Coaches’ Certificate of Excellence

Andy Casasanta

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Andy Casasanta was born in Charlotte, NC and swam for nine years with NSS. During his swimming career he won two NC State Championships, and has traveled all over the US. Andy has been an age group coach with NSS since 2008.  He coaches the primarily the groups that practice at Charlotte Christian.  He graduated from Independence High School in 2006 and is currently attending school at UNCC and leaning toward engineering as a major. He is also a C-130 aircraft mechanic in the North Carolina Air National Guard.

Mike Ross

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Mary Brewer

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Danielle Lindquist

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