Joe Hroma
Head Coach - Elite
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Coach Joe jas been the Head Coach of the Piranhas since
2016.
As a high school swimmer at Chesterton High School in Indiana, Joe
was an All American who went on to swim at Vincennes University
where he finished as a 13 time JUCO All American. After college he
realized his passion for the sport would never go away, and
immediately began his tenure as a coach. Coach Joe has worked with
teams in Indianapolis, Atlanta, and Chicago, coaching numerous
state champions. Over the past ten years as a coach, he has seen
his swimmers go on to represent division 1 powerhouse teams such
as: Arizona, Arizona State, Indiana, Kentucky, and
Purdue.
" I could not be more excited to lead the Piranhas Swim Club. It is
important to give each child willing to learn, the same
opportunities. My goal is to make sure everyone enjoys what they do
in the pool, and has the support of our coaches in order to achieve
there own individual goals."
Michael Roche
Associate Head Coach - Platnium Elite
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Michael is a local product who was born and raised in the
Quad Cities area. He reigns from a family dedicated to excellence
and involvement in the sport. As an athlete Coach Roche has a
wealth of personal experience to pull from. He was a High School
State Qualifier multiple years in Illinois and represented
Iowa Central College where he medaled 8 times on the national
scene. Most recently, Michael re-built the Moline Blue Marlins
from scratch and has seen the program regain strength in the area.
In a short period of time Coach Michael has
produced numerous Regional, State, Sectional, and National
Qualifiers. Coach Roche is also the girls and boys head coach
at Moline High School. Coach Michael is excited to join the
Piranhas and help it continue to reach new heights.
Alan Dassow
Senior
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Coach Alan will primarily work with the Senior group. As a
high school swimmer at Niles West High School in the northern
suburbs of Chicago he competed in mid-distance free, IM and was a
state finalist. Coach Alan attended Iowa State University and
competed in distance free and 400 IM events. He was a finalist at
the Big 8 Championship. Over the past 28 years Coach Alan has
coached at the age group and high school level in Ames IA, Freeport
IL and the Quad Cities, During this time he has coached age group
state record holders, high school state finalist and developed
first year freshman swimmers to state qualifying times by senior
year. Currently Coach Dassow works as a middle school counselor.
“I am excited to work with the Piranhas Swim Club to help
develop a whole swimmer by improving technique, setting goals and
building team unity.”
Hunter E Hendrickson
Gold
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Coach Hunter grew up with a strong passion for swimming. She was
a competitive swimmer for 12 years. Hunter swam for Moline High
School. Upon returning to the QC area, after completing her
bachelors degree, she began coaching. After being the assistant for
the Pleasant Valley High School girls team, Coach Hunter knew that
she had a strong passion for coaching, so coaching with the
Piranhas was the perfect way. Now lead coach of the Gold group,
Hunter is able to share her knowledge and help kids develop skills
that show up both in and out of the water.
Lillie Moore
Silver
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Coach Lillie is starting her third year coaching with the
Piranhas. She is primarily working with the Silver group as
well as the developmental groups.. She enjoys helping each swimmer
progress and instilling the same passion for swimming that she has.
Lillie is a student at St. Ambrose University majoring in exercise
science with the intention of becoming a physical therapist.
