Amie Adams
Head Coach
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Coach Amie has been the Head
Coach of the Dundee Dolphins since 2013. She is also the JV Coach
for the Dundee Crown High School Girls Swim Team.
Her swim career started as a kid where she swam five years split
between the Rolling Meadows and Mount Prospect Park District Swim
teams. Amie then swam four years at Rolling Meadows High School and served
as Varsity Co-Captain her senior year. Her coaching career also
began at Rolling Meadows High School where she was the Assistant
Coach for both the boys and girls swim team for two seasons and
also helped run the Township High School District 214’s
summer camp for two years.
Coach Amie has a B.A. in
Psychology and received her M.S. in School Counseling from Eastern
Illinois University in 2009. In addition to coaching, she works at
Oakton Community College as a Dual Credit Specialist and enjoys her
role in Academic Affairs.
Coach Amie's coaching
philosophy in her own words is, “I believe involvement in
sports fosters success later in life as athletes learn the
importance of hard work, teamwork, and sportsmanship. Swimming is
more than just a competitive sport. It teaches self-discipline,
encourages healthy habits, can enhance a child’s self-esteem
and shows the athlete what they are capable of both in the water
and in life. I think it is extremely important to engage all
swimmers and promote a positive environment so the athlete enjoys
the spirit of competition and growth."
Pat Tucker
Assistant Coach
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Pat Tucker has been around pools for most of her life. She grew
up with a pool in her backyard, joined the Coho Swim Team
(Deerfield, IL) as a child, swam on her high school team, and
continued swimming for all four years at Augustana College, where
she was a two-year National Qualifier. It is also at Augustana
where she met her husband through the hazy fog of chlorine while he
was the Assistant Men’s coach.
Through the years, Pat has taught swimming lessons, lifeguarded,
coached a high school team, and still enjoys swimming laps in the
morning before heading to her full time job as Human Resources
Manager at International Teams in Elgin where she does her part in
bringing people together to help the oppressed. Pat has worked at
this organization for over twenty years, and loves the meaningful
work she does there.
All three of her adult children swam competitively at some point
in their lives as well, so she brings experience as a swimmer,
coach, instructor, and parent to the team. She has been a fantastic
addition to our team as she shares her love of aquatics with
your children.
Gabriela Wasilewski
Assistant Coach
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Gabriela Wasilewski
has been an assistant coach since 2015. Her "official"
swimming career began her freshman year of high school, swimming
varsity and serving as captain her junior year and senior
year. Gabriela also spent her summers swimming for the Trails of
Algonquin swim team. Her involvement with the Dundee Park District
began with Aquababes way back when, and has extended to
include assisting the Jr. Dolphins team and teaching swim
lessons. Gabriela just accepted a position at Centegra so although
she is not coaching full time still, you may see her periodically
on deck.
Mike Adams
Assistant Coach
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Mike began is
swimming career as a child, swimming competitively for
the Rolling Meadows Racing Rays, Mt. Prospect Sharks and for the
Rolling Meadows High School Boys Swim Team. Mike graduated from
Eastern Illinois University with a Bachelor's Degree in Sports
Management and is a firefighter for the Skokie Fire
Department.
Paul Damato
Assistant Coach
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Paul Damato has been
coaching or managing various youth sports programs for over 25
years. His focus includes boys baseball and basketball, girls
softball and swimming. Paul was also the assistant swim coach
with the Dundee Dolphins from 2010 through 2013.
He began coaching
baseball before having children of his own and was immediately
hooked. Paul considers himself blessed that he was able to
coach both of his kids and many of their friends throughout their
childhood. He knew he wanted to continue to be involved in
sports and coaching once they grew up. Currently, both his
son and daughter are students at the University of Wisconsin
Stevens Point.
Paul's coaching
philosophy is simple; “Figure out what motivates each
athlete to excel and how he can help bring that out of
them.” Paul is excited to be back with the Dundee
Dolphins and looks forward to getting to know all of the swimmers
and their families.
Faith Kenaga
Assistant Coach
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Faith Kenaga started coaching for the Dolphins in the Fall of
2016 as a senior at Dundee Crown High School. Having grown up on
the dolphins and having swam competitively for Dundee Crown High
School, Faith brought years of coaching techniques she learned as a
swimmer while also building on her experience as a swim lesson
instructor and as a coach for the Jr. Dolphins Swim Team. She
is currently studying Nursing at Carroll University and we
enjoy the positive energy she brings back on holiday and summer
breaks.
Reid Coyle
Assistant Coach
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Reid has been coaching with the Dolphins since 2017, inititally
starting out as a dry land coach for the 13+ age group. With his
extensive swim background, he quickly adjusted to a full coaching
role for the following season and brings a great energy to the
team. Reid will be attending Maryvale University starting Fall
2018.
Natalya L Damato
Assistant Coach
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Natalya has been swimming since she was in
elementary school and swam for the Dolphins throughout middle
school. She swam Varsity all four years of high school, served as
Captain and qualified for State her junior year. She is
currently a student at the University of Wisconsin Stevens
Point studying Marketing and Spanish. Natalya had also taught swim lessons since
she was 14 and is excited to be back with the Dolphins as a
coach!
