Paul Cumings
Head Coach
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Some of you
know Coach Paul better as Mr. Cumings (or Mr. Coupon) from Oak Hill
Elementary School, where he’s a fourth grade teacher. He is
very excited about having the opportunity to lead our summer league
swim team for the seventh year. He
swims today for fun and exercise, but started swimming a long time
ago when he was just a tadpole of about six or seven years old in
Annapolis, Maryland. He continued swimming summer league all
through his high school years as a Spartan in Houston. After high
school graduation, he began his professional career as a swim
coach. He started as an assistant coach on the team he’d swum
with forever, Nottingham Forest Swim Team. He then became head
coach for two years on other teams. This season marks Coach
Paul’s seventh year as the TC
Sharks head coach! Needless to say, he’s thrilled about this
team’s potential and the future challenges we set and
overcome. The sky’s the limit for the Travis Country
Sharks.
In Coach Paul’s words: Try hard and
swim hard.
Suzanne Bellsnyder
Assistant Head Coach
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Suzanne Bellsnyder was an
assistant coach for the Sharks last year and returns as our
assistant head coach in 2009. Suzanne, her husband, Luke, and
daughter, Ally, moved to Travis Country in the fall of 2007. She
started swimming competitively at the age of 10 as a member of her
community summer league swim team in the small Texas panhandle town
of Spearman. Suzanne’s team competed as a member of the
Western Kansas Swim League, and she spent every Saturday each
summer driving to Kansas so the Texas team could take the meet
gold. During her last two years with the Spearman club, Suzanne
coached her former teammates -- brothers and sisters included --
until she left for Austin to attend the University of Texas.
Now, she runs a fundraising and political consulting firm in
Austin. Suzanne’s excited about the 2009 season, and is
looking forward to continuing the team’s winning
tradition!
Jillian Curran
Assistant Coach
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Jillian Curran has lived in Travis Country
most of her life and has been a member of the TC Sharks since she
was seven. She is a former recipient of the Super Shark and Most
Dedicated Swimmer Awards and has assisted as a junior coach in two
prior swim seasons. She graduated from Austin High in June
and now attends Southwestern University this fall where she is
studying International Relations/Spanish and is a member of the
Southwestern Women's Soccer team. Jillian is very excited
about caoching the young residents of Travis Country. Some of her
favorite memories are of her summers spent at the pool with her
friends and fellow swimmers. Go Sharks!
Christa Dean
Assistant Coach
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This is Christa Dean’s second year on our
coaching staff. Christa has been an avid swimmer since the age of
three, and still loves being in the water. She has been on several
swim teams while growing up, including a year round swim program at
Circle C during high school. Last summer, she was a Travis Country
lifeguard. She graduated from Le Tourneau University this spring,
with a degree in Child Development, and she’s getting married
this summer. She is excited to have the opportunity to coach the
kids of Travis Country and looking forward to the season ahead.
Spencer Robertson
Assistant Coach
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This is Spencer
Robertson's second year as a coach of the Sharks. He is currently a
Business Management major at Louisiana State University, as well as
a member of the LSU Tiger Marching Band. Spencer started swimming
competitively at the age of 8 when he was living in Atlanta, GA.
The summer before his freshman year of high school his family moved
to the wonderful city of Austin where Spencer attended Westlake
High School. Spencer is super excited for another year coaching the
Sharks
since of his 3 jobs this is by far his favorite. Spencer also works
as a lifeguard and swim instructor for the YMCA as well as
lifeguards for a community pool by his home. Last summer was filled
with many great memories and Spencer is ready for another summer
with this awesome team. GEAUX SHARKS!
Andrew Willard
Assistant Coach
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Andrew Willard graduated from
Austin High School in June of 2008. He attends St. Edward’s
University majoring in English Literature with a minor in
Photography. Andrew has been swimming since he was six years old.
He joined the Blue Tide swim team in Americus, Georgia, under the
leadership of Coach Tim DeMott and swam every summer until his
family moved to Austin in 2004 and he joined the Travis Country
Sharks. For the last three summers, Andrew has lifeguarded at both
Blue Valley and Hilltop pools and swum with the Sharks. He has also
taught private swim lessons to children ages 3-7. Andrew enjoys the
fast-paced competition of swim meets and the availability of the
snack bar!
Kaylyn Remsing
Assistant Coach
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Kaylyn has lived in Travis Country since the age of three. This
will be her 13th year swimming for the Sharks. Although this is her
first year as an assistant coach, she has been a junior coach for
the past four years. She is a former recipient of the Super Shark,
Most Dedicated, and High Point Earner awards. Kaylyn will be
graduating this June from Austin High School and plans to attend
ACC in the fall, where she will be studying Psychology and/or
Finance. Her future plans are to graduate from UT.
