Luke R Schumm
Head Coach / Senior Coach
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Luke came to CSST in the Fall of
2012 and served as the Head Age Group Coach with CSST for 7 years
before moving to Head Coach in the Fall of 2019. In his time with
CSST, Coach Luke has worked with numerous Junior National
qualifiers, Sectional qualifiers, State qualifiers, State scorers,
State Champions, Team CO All-Star and Zone members, and nationally
ranked swimmers. Before coming to CSST, Luke was the Head Coach of
the Kenosha Barracuda/Patriot Swim Team in Kenosha, WI for seven
years. In his time in Wisconsin, the team saw nearly 100 new team
records, more than doubled in size, and moved locations to a brand
new 50M pool. Luke was awarded the CO Age Group Coach of the Year
award in 2015, the WI LSC Outstanding Service Award in 2012, and
was a USA Swimming Western Zone Junior Select Camp Coach in
2018. Luke has also served as a Team WI Zone coach, Team CO Zone
coach, and Team CO All Star coach.
Luke lives in Colorado Springs
with his wife - Maggie - who is an Asthma/Allergy NP Specialist and
their four children - Kendall, Kieran, Kenton, &
Kinley.
"I want to challenge every
swimmer to do a little more than they thought they previously
could. Any person who keeps meeting challenges to the best of their
ability will never fail."
Meghan Harder
Head Age Group Coach / Gold Coach
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The 2019-2020 season marks Meghan’s first
as the Head Age Group Coach of CSST. Meghan started coaching with
CSST in the fall of 2018 as an assistant to the senior program.
Prior to her time with CSST, Meghan spent the 2017-2018 season as
the Assistant Swimming Coach for the men’s and women’s
programs at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. While there, she
coached multiple men and women to conference honors, and four men
to NCAA All-American Honorable Mention honors. From 2015-2018,
Meghan spent her summers working the Stanford Swim
Camps.
Meghan graduated from the College of St. Benedict
in 2017 where she majored in Education with an emphasis in
Mathematics and a minor in Psychology. Meghan currently lives in
Colorado Springs.
"If I can offer one piece of advice, it would be
to learn to control the mind and train each day with a positive
attitude." -Eliud Kipchoge
Karen A Reeder
Senior Assistant Coach
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Karen was a professional
marathon swimmer and a graduate of the United States Air Force
Academy. While at the Academy, she swam fours years, and
earned two MVP awards. While there, she was a 16 time NCAA
Division II All-American and the NCAA II National Champion in the
400IM. In 2013, she was inducted into the Air Force Academy
Athletic Hall of Fame.
Her swimming career
continued, after graduating from the Academy. In 1994, she
set a world record, swimming the Catalina Channel. In 1991,
she was the Bronze medalist at the 25K World Championship in Perth,
Australia. Following that, she won Gold in the 1992, 25km
World Cup in Lac St Jean, Canada. In 1993, she completed the
English Channel solo swim. In both 1996 and 1997 she was the World
Series Marathon Swimming Champion. In 1998, she placed 10th in the
25kM open water World Championship, representing the USA. She
is a six-time US open water National Champion.
Her coaching credentials
include Assistant Coach for the Men's and Women's Swim teams at the
USAFA from 1988-1992. In 1993, she switched to coaching the
Air Force Aquatics Masters Swim team and did this for 8 years.
During this time, she coached the swim teams at Doherty High
School from 1998-2003. In 2012, she joined CSST as an
assistant coach, coaching both the Silver and Gold teams and later
joining the coaching staff of the Senior team.
Karen lives in Colorado
Springs, with her husband, Dave and two sons, who all swim for
CSST. Swimming is her favorite athletic
activity.
"Swimming is more than
just an athletic pursuit. It teaches young people life
lessons about adversity and triumph, failure and
success."
Collin DuChene
Junior/Senior Assistant Coach
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Coach Collin is coming to CSST from Wisconsin in the Summer of 2020
to serve as a dryland specialist for the team, as well as help
coach the Junior and Senior teams. Collin swam competitively for 10
years for the Pleasant Prairie Patriots and then finished his
swimming career with four years of swimming at the University
of Wisconsin Green Bay.
Collin began his coaching career by helping the Howard Swaumico
Storm Breakers during the spring and summer seasons in 2016 and
2017. Post-graduation Collin began coaching for the Pleasant
Prairie Patriots where he had the opportunity to coach state,
sectional, and junior national qualifiers during the 2019-2020
winter season.
Collin is continuing his education through Concordia University of
Chicago to obtain his Masters in exercise science with an emphasis
in strength and conditioning and is excited to bring his experience
in the pool as well as his knowledge obtained in the classroom to
CSST.
Robbie Adler
Asst. Gold Coach
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Jack Rork
COS Silver Coach
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Kaitlin Pawlowicz
Silver Coach
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Coach Kaitlin joins CSST
after moving to Colorado Springs in 2018 to work for USA Swimming.
In her role at USA Swimming she works with open water, focusing on
grassroots developemnt. Kaitlin grew up in Northern Virginia where
she swam for Nation’s Capital Swim Club and later went on to
swim at The University of Texas. After graduating she moved back to
the east coast and began coaching for Arlington Aquatic Club as an
age group coach. Kaitlin is excited to continue coaching with the
CSST program! In her spare time Kaitlin likes to run, practice
yoga, read and travel.
Rob Shaw
Woodmen Hills Senior/Gold Coach
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Coach Rob grew up native
Colorado Springs and went to Palmer High School where his
swimming background began under Coach Kent Chrsity here at
CSST. Rob recieved a college scholarship to Ft. Lewis College
in Durango and swam NAIA Nationals all 4 years recieving All
American staus in the 100 fly and 50 & 100 freestyle
events. Rob was the NAAIA Conference Champion in both events
his junior and senior year. Rob also was a walk-on for the Ft
Lewis Golf Team in the off season. Rob started coaching
during his college years at Durango High School, as well as
the assistant coach at Ft. Lewis College the final 2 years
before the program was cut due to Title IX. Rob
started club water polo at Ft. Lewis before leaving Durango in
1984.
Once back in Colorado
Springs his coaching resumed at Mitchell High School, Palmer High
School. and several summer programs in Colorado Springs while
owning 3 Beltone Hearing franchises for over 21 years. Rob
came to his senses and joined up with CSST, and currently coaches
the Woodmen Hills CSST team and is his 30th year in the hearing
business. The rest is history.
Rob has 4 kids whom all
have swam for various teams. His twin daughters are currently on
CSST. He met his wife Lynne while needing an assistant coach
for one the high school teams back in 1980. They have been married
for 27 years.
Lifetime hobbies include
golf, fishing, and billiards where he once titled the 1988 "9-Ball
State Champion" and can still sandbag and hustle those that don't
know him. "Hey its how I still afford to feed my family!" Rob
also still plays competitve golf entering many golf tournaments
throughout the state.
Rob's joy in swimmiing
and sports is giving back to the community by taking kids with
their raw/natural abilities and talent, and channeling those
efforts into a lifelong and meaningful experience, while still
having fun doing it!
Vicki Pearson
Woodmen Hills Silver Coach
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Coach Victoria (aka Tori
or Vicki) was born in
Florida and has 15 years competitive club experience. She has
lifeguarded, coached, taught, and been a lead trainer at various
pools. She started with CSST at Woodmen Hills Recreation
Center in early 2017.
Coach qualified State in diving, tennis and
cheerleading at the high school level. She went on to play
Varsity tennis for Colorado State University in Fort Collins and
was actively involved in equestrian, sorority and other
organizations. Coach graduated with a BA in Philosophy from
CSU. She was an involved Army officer’s wife for 17
years while also raising 3 active kids.
Hope Hamlin
Woodmen Hills Silver Coach
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Coach Hope started
coaching with the CSST Woodmen Hills Siver group in 2018. Hope was
born and raised in Colorado. She enjoys swimming, spending time
with kids, and spending time with her friends and family. Hope has
enjoyed and been around water since she was four years old. She has
been a lifeguard, swim instructor, and works as a full time nanny.
Coach Hope is currently in school, working to become a licensed
kindergarten teacher.
Jamie K Louie
Masters Team Coach
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Jamie has been coaching the CSST Masters team for
over 20 years. He has a Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering
from UC Berkeley. He competes regularly at local and National
Masters swim meets. Jamie has been a Masters All-American and was
USMS National Champion in the 200M Breaststroke and 200M IM in the
1989 USMS LC National Championships. In 2007 and 1999, Jamie was
voted the COMSA Coach of the Year.
Oberlin
College AB Physics
UC Berkeley MS
Mechanical Engineering
Swimming
– Team Co-Captain Senior Year
Mesa
Laboratories, Inc.
Coached CSST
Masters for approximately 24 years
Co-Coached CSST
Seniors for approx 6 months until Mike Doane was
hired.
Kate T Doane
CSST Contact/Palmer/CSCC Silver Coach
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Kate started coaching
with CSST in 2001. Kate brings her excellent coaching skills to
CSST from Indiana. She grew up swimming for the Fox Chapel Killer
Whales in Pittsburgh, PA. Kate graduated from Indiana University
with her B.S. in Physical Education/Minor Health and M.S. in School
Health Education. During her tenure at Indiana, she helped to start
the water polo club that turned varsity in 1997. Kate played 5
years for Indiana and had many recognitions including All-American
status.
Kate currently is the
Physical Education teacher at Gold Camp Elementary. She is the Head
Coach for Cheyenne Mountain Girls and Boys High School Swim Team
and the Aquatics Director for the Colorado Springs Country Club
pool. Kate is married to CSST's head coach Mike. In her spare
time, she enjoys spending time with their son Townes, practicing
yoga, downhill skiing, and playing golf.
Kari L Leach
Office Manager
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Kari is the office
administrator for CSST, as well as assistant coach where needed.
She has been coaching age group swimming for 22
years.
Kari was a Junior
National Swimmer in the 50 and 100 freestyle in high school. She
swam for Arizona State University, and graduated from CSU Long
Beach California with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Recreation and
Leisure Studies. Kari played water polo for the Long Beach State
Club Team and was a member of the 1987 US National B Team for
Women’s water polo. She coached age group water polo in
Southern California, as well as masters swimming, before moving to
Colorado Springs.
Kari has been with CSST
since 1997 coaching at the Gold and Silver level, as well as office
administrator for 3 years previous. She started the women’s
water polo program at Colorado College in 2004 and coached the team
for 6 years before the program was cut at the end of the 2009
season. She was also the assistant Men’s and Women’s
swim coach at Colorado College during those years.
Kari is married to Jason
and has three children, Rachel, Kyle and Ryan. Jason is a fireman
and travels on the CSST senior team trips as a chaperone.
Rachel is studying educaiton at CSU Pueblo. Kyle, a
national level swimmer who was born and raised swimming on
CSST, is competiting in NCAA Division 1 siwmming
at Univ of Missouri (Mizzou). Ryan is a freshman at
Northern Michigan University where he competes in NCAA Division 2
diving.
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