Nate Boyle
Head Coach
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It’s with great excitement that we introduce you to Tide Swim
Team’s new Head Coach, Nate Boyle. “We are thrilled
that Nate Boyle has accepted our offer to lead our program. His
technical and physiological approach to coaching athletes combined
with his exceptional passion for swimming is a rare combination in
the sport.” says Jennie Carder, President of Tide. “He
has experience developing programs for swimmers at all levels and
an outstanding track-record of success.” As a world-class
coach, Nate’s philosophy and approach to training swimmers
aligns perfectly with Tide Swim Team’s mission to
“Develop personal excellence for each member of our team,
foremost in swimming, but also in life.” Boyle’s
philosophy is to create an environment that encourages setting and
achieving short and long-term goals, a positive atmosphere of
teamwork and a model where every coach and swimmer can achieve
success. Prior to joining TIDE, Boyle assisted David Marsh at the
Mecklenburg Aquatic Club Center of Excellence. The highly
successful program reached new heights under Marsh’s
leadership as three athletes qualified to compete at the 2008
Beijing Olympics that has now produced two gold medals and one epic
world record. In addition to his work with SwimMAC, Boyle also
served as an assistant coach at Davidson College where the
women’s team won a conference title and the combined squad
claimed 18 new team records. Before arriving in the Charlotte area
he served as the USA Swimming National Team Physiology Coordinator,
assisting National Team coaches and athletes with lactate and race
analysis feedback and supporting research efforts into supplemental
oxygen and force production with Auburn University Kinesiology
professors David Pascoe and Wendi Weimar. While pursuing a M.S. in
Exercise Science at his alma mater, Boyle, alongside of Bryan
Karkoska, coached a group of professional athletes that included a
2004 Olympic gold medalist who became the third-fastest American
ever in the 100-meter breaststroke. As a competitive swimmer
himself, Nate was an NCAA Division I All-American and USA National
finalist as a member of Auburn University’s 1999 NCAA
Championship Team. In addition, he represented the United States as
a National Team member at the Pan American Games that same year.
His accomplishments as an athlete also include Olympic Trials
qualification standards in 2000 and 2004. Boyle received his B.A.
in political science from Auburn University. Nate, his wife Amanda,
and their son Bear are excited to join the Hampton Roads community.
Check out a quick glimpse into Nate’s training sessions at
floswimming.org
Sandra Jones
Associate Head Coach
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After 5 successful years as Head Coach, Sandra elected to
take on a new and very important role in the TIDE Swimming
program. Coach Jones is responsible for
stroke development with our youngest swimmers. She has a special talent for developing full
strokes from a grass roots level leading into highest quality of
stroke mechanics. She has an
understanding of the sport at an elite level and in turn nurtures
our young swimmers for long term success.
She received a masters degree in Education
(exercise science) from the
University
of
Pittsburgh
where she served as an assistant coach for the Women’s
Swimming and Diving team
As a student athlete at
Penn
State
University
, she was a 4 time Division I All-American.
In her 20 years of coaching experience she has
trained athletes from novice to national levels. Her passion for swimming and joy toward others
lends itself to the quality environment our TIDE children
enjoy.
Josh Fulton
Lead Coach Little Creek
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Coach Josh brings to TIDE the
experience of a successful top national and world ranked athlete.
Josh's early successes occurred in high school when he swam at
Peninsula Area Swim Team. Josh's swimming accomplishments are
numerous. He held National Age Group Top 16 rankings from 1998,
2001, FINA top 100 (1999-2004) and top 50 (2004) rankings, and was
a two time Olympic Trials Qualifier (2000, 2004). In the 2004
trials, Josh finished 29th in the 100 back and 31st in the 100 fly.
In 1999, Josh won the 200m backstroke at Junior Nationals, setting
a new Junior Nationals record in the process. In the 2000 Olympic
Trials, Josh placed 26th in the 100 fly and earned the right to
represent the United States in Australia on the U.S. National
Junior Team. At the 2001 Virginia Senior Champs Josh won top male
point scorer and received Virginia Swimmer of the Year honors. Josh
went on to pursue a B.A. in Political Science at the University of
Tennessee and continued his successful swimming career. He was a 5
time NCAA All-American, a Phillips 66 National Championship
Finalist and a consistent scorer for Tennessee at SEC
Championships. Coach Josh brings valuable competitive experience,
both on the national and international level, to TIDE's senior
swimmers. His experience and success in the pool are a winning
combination and an invaluable asset to our senior program.
Sarah Greb
Age Group Coach
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Coach Sarah Greb joined TIDE in
2007, working with the Novice swimmers. In January 2008, she began
working with TIDE 1 and TIDE 2 swimmers. Coach Sarah swam for Ocean
Lakes High School and played water polo at Virginia Tech. She is an
ASCA certified Level 1 coach. She obtained her B.S. in Biological
Sciences from Virginia Tech and is currently working at Dive
Quarters teaching private lessons. Coach Sarah is also the head
coach for the Broad Bay summer league team. She loves to build
confidence in young swimmers both in and out of the water. She
wants all swimmers to realize their amazing potential and work
towards it every time they get in the water.
Jeff Kwiatkowski
TIDE Coach
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Coach Jeff Kwiatkowski joined TIDE
in the fall of 2008 where he works with Level 3 and Level 1
swimmers. From 1999-2001 he was an assistant swim coach at Frank W.
Cox High School. From 2001-2008 he has been an associate swim coach
at Frank W. Cox High School. He also coaches swimming with the
V.B.T.C.C. summer league team. He has a B.S. in Outdoor Recreation
and Leisure Studies, and a Special Education Teaching Certification
from Old Dominion University. He has worked with the Special
Education Program at Frank W. Cox High School since 1999. Coach
Jeff is eager to bring his dynamic leadership, hard work, and
youthful enthusiasm to our TIDE program.
Terry Peltier
TIDE Coach
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Coach Terry has been an assistant Coach for TIDE since the summer
of 1998 and qualifies as a Level 2 Coach according to standards set
by the American Swim Coaches Association. She has also successfully
completed the Fundamentals of Competitive Swimming for 8 &
Under Swimmers program through ASCA. Coach Terry swam for local USA
Age Group Teams for 10 years and she continues to train and compete
in local triathlons and multi-sport events. She studied Commercial
Art for 2 years at Vocational School, attended the Art Institute of
Atlanta, studied Business Mgmt. at TCC and is currently studying at
TCC as a part-time student. In her spare time, she also teaches an
adult single women’s Sunday School class at London Bridge
Baptist Church. Coach Terry’s desire to positively influence
her swimmers in ways that will help them for the rest of their
lives makes her a valuable and respected
coach.
