Boris Rybatsky
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HEAD COACH: Boris
Rybatsky A competitive swimmer in his youth, Coach Boris
graduated from the State University (Russia) with a major in
Physical Education and Sports. While in the Soviet Union, he
coached several Age Group champi-ons, a Junior champion and had one
of the top three swim-mers in Europe. Before coming to the U.S., he
was one of the two coaches of Elena Rudkovskaya, the 1992 Olympic
Champion in the 100 breaststroke. In the U.S., Coach Boris has had
Senior Nationals and U.S. Open qualifiers, several Sections
finalists, Eastern Zone Champs and finalists, Sen-ior Champs and
finalists, several top 16 in the country, Jun-ior National
qualifier and YMCA National qualifiers and final-ists, Virginia
State Champion and Virginia Age Group Champ finalists. Coach Boris
is a ASCA Level 4 Coach.
Karen Fralen
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Coach Karen is a graduate of the U.S. Military
Academy at West Point. She served in the Army and Army Reserve for
eight years during which time she graduated from Army Airborne
School and served as a platoon leader and operations officer. She
holds a Masters Degree in Education from the University of Den-ver.
Coach Karen is a four-time USA Triathlon All-American and has
completed four Ironman Triathlons including two finishes at the
Ironman World Championships in Hawaii. She won two Mid Atlantic
Regionals Championships in her age group in Triathlon and was a
Triathlete Magazine Gatorade Athlete of the Month. Coach Karen has
been coaching Nov-ice swimmers for five years and has an ASCA Level
II Coaching Certification and is also certified in CPR, First Aid,
Safety Training for Swim Coaches and is a member of USA
Swimming.
Liz Scheiber
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Coach Liz is a U.S.A. Triathlon Honorable Mention
2005, 2006 and a U.S.A. Triathlon All American 2007. She is a two
time Iron Man finisher and has completed numerous other triathlons
and races over ten years to include three marathons. Coach Liz
received a B.B.A. from James Madison University, 1990, and is
currently working towards completing the prerequisite coursework
for a Masters Degree in exercise science - building on ten year of
self study of physical fitness, wellness and sports training. An
active member of the Stafford community, she is a founding board
member of the Hampton Oaks Hurricanes, was a SASA coach for four
seasons. Coach Liz is a U.S.A. Swimming Certified Coach who expects to obtain her ASCA Level II
coaching certificate during the ’09-’10 swim
season.
