Jason Roberts
Head Coach
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Jason’s love of swimming started as a team
member with
Kenton
County
YMCA
. He went on to become the first swimmer for
Simon
Kenton
High
School
in 20 years. He moved to
Scott
High
School
at the beginning of his junior year and qualified
for the State Championship both his junior and senior years. He
swam on the school record breaking relay his senior year.
He joined the Clipper organization in 1998. In 1999, he was named
Ohio USA Age Group Coach of the year, an honor that was recognized
by the American Coaches Association. In 2006 and 2007 Jason was
awarded the American Swim Coaches Association "Certificate of
Excellence" based on his swimmer’s results at the USA
National Meet.
Under Jason’s leadership and guidance the Clippers
have:
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Finished first, second and third at Ohio Age Group
Championship Meets
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Had swimmers achieve Junior National, Senior
National, US Open and Olympic Trial cuts
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Swimmers qualify Top 8 at Nationals
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Swimmers qualify for USA Junior National Team and
NCSA All-Star Meet
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Accumulated numerous USA National Top 16 individual
swimmers and relays
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Qualified many swimmers for USA National Distance
Camps and USA National Select Camps
Jason has also continued to develop his coaching
skills by attending nationally recognized swim clinics and
conferences. Jason has been selected by Ohio Swimming multiple
times as a Zone and/or Quad Meet Coach to lead swimmers from across
our LSC. He is the Ohio Swimming Open Water Coordinator and a
member of its Age Group Committee.
Jason is proud of his Northern Kentucky roots and he is excited to
have the opportunity to lead this
Northern
Kentucky
team and its local swimmers.
Chad Rehkamp
Head Age Group Coach
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Chad started swimming with the Kenton County YMCA
when he was 8 years old. He lettered three years at Simon
Kenton High School Swim Team and was the team captain his Junior
and Senior years.
Prior to joining our staff in 1999, he coached the Kenton County
YMCA swim team for several years. He also was their lead
instructor for their "learn to swim" program. Chad developed
his love for working with younger swimmers during these years. Chad
also coached a YMCA soccer team and assisted in all sports
programs.
A partial list of Chad’s Clippers coaching record
includes:
** Finished 1st, 2nd or 3rd at State Age Group Championship
meets
** Coached countless individual State Championship
qualifiers and champions
** Coached swimmers to Sectional and Junior National standards
** Coached multiple high school state Top 8 finishers
Chad has also attended ASCA conventions to continue his education
on stroke and overall development of age group and senior swimmers.
Chad has completed his degree in Computer Systems from Beckfield
College.
Melissa Meyer
Lead Coach AGD2
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Melissa has been involved in swimming since she was 4 years
old. She grew up swimming for Cherry Hill Dolphins
(NKSL), Clippers and
Notre
Dame
Academy
. For one year she swam
Ohio
University
and worked as its team manager. She started coaching
for the Clippers in 1988, took some time off to have three children
and returned to the team in 2005. All totaled, she has over
15 years coaching experience, where she has coached swimmers from 4
years old to high school seniors. She has a definite love for
swimming and making this sport fun for kids.
Melissa has her level 2 ASCA certification. She has a degree
in elementary education from NKU and also works part time for
Parkland Homes.
Julie Smith
Lead Coach AGD1
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A former Clipper swimmer and a former Clipper coach,
Julie returned to the staff in 2005. Growing up she swam for
Beechwood Swim Club (where she still holds a record), Clippers
and
Notre
Dame
Academy
. She also coached several years in the NKSL.
Since 2001 she has coached with Silverlake’s SwimAmerica
program. She has her degree for NKU in Exercise
Physiology.
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