Erica Swanson
Head Coach
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Erica is a rising
sophomore at Virginia Tech. She started swimming summer league in
1995 for the Kingstream Kahunas in Herndon and has been swimming
every summer since on a few different teams around Ashburn. She
started swimming competitively for AVST when she was 8 and switched
to SNOW swimming after an injury. SNOW has been a huge part of her
life for the last 4 years and she still drops into practice every
now and then. Her shoulder injury kept her from swimming varsity at
Tech but she is still a swimmer through and through. Five years ago
she started coaching for the Belmont Sharks. She has very strong
relationships with the families on that team but it was time for a
fresh start. She has also worked for Potomac Swim School for the
last 2 years and given private lessons on her own time. She spent
last semester coaching for Special Olympics. She thought this was a
good opportunity to stay in the water coaching but she ended up
learning a lot about coaching athletes with disabilities and
forming great bonds with the athletes she worked with. Though she
is not in the water as much as she used to be, her love for this
sport is endless and she hopes to inspire some of the same in your
children!
Brent Swanson
Asst. Coach
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Brent is a rising senior at Broad Run
High School. He has been a junior coach for two years for a
summer swim team. He has been swimming with a summer league
swim team for 12 years and with USS swimming for 10 years. He
is also a member of the varsity swim team at Broad Run. Brent
is also a Boy Scout.
Amanda Ward
Asst. Coach
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Amanda is very excited to be starting
a new year with the Potomac Station Sailfish. She is a
rising senior at Heritage High School, and has a great love
for swimming. Amanda has been swimming with the Sailfish for
the past nine summers. She has enjoyed working with the
Sailfish as a mentor for two years, during the summer swim season
as well as at winter clinics. Amanda swam year-round
competitively for three years, and continued to swim on the
Heritage High School Varsity swim team for two years.
In addition Amanda runs on the Varsity Track and Cross-Country
teams at Heritage.
Tim Melhuish
Jr. Coach
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Tim is 14 years
old and is a rising sophmore. He has been a member of the Potomac
Station Swim Team for three years. He has been swimming on summer
league teams for 10 years. Tim swam competitively for Snowbird
Aquatics for four years. He is a member of the Heritage High School
Varsity Swim Team and was a member of this year’s
District and Regional Team. When not swimming, Tim enjoys
playing golf and spending time with his family and friends.
Marcy Wheeler
Jr. Coach
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Marcy is a rising
junior at Heritage High School. She has been swimming on
summer swim teams since she was 5 years old. This will be her
6th year with Potomac Station Swim Team, and her 3rd year working
with the younger swimmers. When not swimming or giving swim
lessons, Marcy keeps herself busy playing club and high school
volleyball, tennis, piano, and volunteering as a mentor for ESL
students. She also loves to wakeboard and snowboard.
Marcy is looking forward to working with the swimmers and sharing
her enthusiasm, sportsmanship, positive attitude,
and spirit.
Marco Cunicelli
Mentor Coach
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Marco is 15 years old and a rising junior at Heritage High
School. He has been a member of the Sailfish since
2004. This is Marco’s first year
coaching for the Sailfish as a Mentor Coach. He has been a mentor
for the last 5 years and enjoyed working with all of the younger
swimmers. He has also been giving private lessons for the
past 2 years. He is a member of the Heritage
High varsity swim team, and made it to the district meet this
season. Marco also swims competitively for
snowbirds year round. In his free time, Marco enjoys
playing piano, volunteering at church and school,
and reading. He is also an eagle scout. He is CPR
and AED certified, and is currently working towards lifegaurd
certification.
