James Andrew Harbuck
Administration, Billing, & Senior Group
Coach Andrew is in his 6th year as the Swim Dogs Head Coach.
Coaches & Directors
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We are here to support your needs. If your questions are related to workouts, meets, events, goal setting, and other swimming related needs, please contact one of the coaches. For all questions related to administrative, such as dues, safety, or policy issues; as well as general questions for Big Dogs/Top Dogs/HS Dogs please contact Coach Andrew. For questions regarding meet registration & event sign up, team gear and equipment, team events & fundraising, new members inquiries, and goal setting, please contact Coach Ryan. For questions regarding new member inquiries; as well as general questions for Swim Pups & Lil' Dogs please contact Coach Eriko. |
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Ryan Rae Harbuck
Meets & Events, Gear, & New Member Info
Coach Ryan has been coaching longer than she hasn’t. A Colorado native, she began coaching a summer club team in 1997, and immediately loved the opportunities that coaching gave her— to be able to not only teach young athletes how to be better in the water, but also to be able to teach them how to be better friends, teammates, sons & daughters, brothers & sisters, and— most importantly—human beings.
Coach Ryan coached her summer club team for 10 summers before moving on to coach the Girls’ team at Cherry Creek High School for six consecutive seasons— being able to coach both Coach McKenna and Coach Stacy!
Coach Ryan began coaching with Swim Dogs
in 2010 while she was teaching biology full-time at Cherry Creek High School, as
well as training for Paralympic Trials. Ryan met Coach
Andrew while at the
Paralympic Trials in 2012, and the rest is history!
Both Coach Andrew and Ryan
took over ownership of Swim Dogs in 2013 and wake up every
single morning feeling
blessed that we were in the right place at the right
time.
Eriko Mitsuya
Swim Pups/Lil' Dogs & New Member Info
Coach Eriko has been coaching swimming since 2003 and teaching
swimming since 1995 as a teenager. With a strong focus on
technique, she has been coaching 12 & unders for most of her
career. She has coached in several different states and worked with
a diverse set of coaches having learned a great deal along the way.
Raised in both Southern California and Japan she is a graduate of
the University of Michigan (Go Blue!). She is certified as an ASCA
(American Swim Coaches Association) Level 2 coach and has also
served as an official at swim meets. Her goal is to create a
lifelong love of swimming while coaching them to be well-rounded
swimmers with good sportsmanship and capable in all four strokes.
She lives with her husband, two kids (a Top Dog and a Lil Dog) and
three fur-babies; a dog and two cats. Coach Eriko has been with the
Swim Dogs since the fall of 2018.
Stacy Winner
Swimmer or practice inquiries
Coach Stacy has been with Swim Dogs since 2016. Growing up as a swimmer and swimming for Coach Ryan at Cherry Creek High School. She loves working with kids and helping them achieve their goals inside and outside the pool.
McKenna Newsum Schoenberg
Swimmer or practice inquiries
Coach McKenna is a proud Colorado native. McKenna has been coaching
since she was 18 and started helping Coach Andrew and Coach Ryan
with the George Washington High School swim teams last season. This
is her first official season with Swim Dogs and she is beyond
excited to have the opportunity to work with such phenomenal
swimmers, coaches, and families.
Coach McKenna swam for Coach Ryan at Cherry Creek High School and
went on to swim at Emory University in Atlanta. Coach McKenna is
currently in her last year of law school at the University of
Denver Sturm College of Law.
Jordan Thomas Oss
Swimmer or practice inquiries
Coach Jordan has been swimming for Swim Dogs since 2011. After he graduated, he swam at the College of Wooster until his junior year. He looks forward to helping kids enjoy the sport and learn valuable lessons about working hard and having fun.
