David Allen Perchinske Jr.
Head Coach
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Coach Perchinske is
entering his third year as Head Coach and Director of the Solon
Stars Swim Club. In addition to these duties, he teaches in
the Solon City Schools District and serves as the head coach of the
high school program and pool director. Previously, Coach
Perchinske worked for six years with the Shaker Sharks and two
years with the Dublin Sea Dragons, as well as several high school
swim teams (South Columbus, Shaker Heights, and Cuyahoga Heights
High Schools). Coach Perchinske graduated from John Carroll
University with a BA in History and a minor in Education. He
also holds an MEd in Social Studies and Global Education from the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an EdS in
Administration and a PhD in Leadership from the University of the
Cumberlands. As a competitive swimmer, Coach Perchinske swam
for the Solon Stars, Solon High School and John Carroll University
swim teams. In his spare time, he enjoys lifting, watching
movies, eating out, traveling with his wife in their new RV, and
attending music festivals.
Kevin Harrod
Associate Head Coach, Lead Age Group 2-3
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Kevin Harrod joined the
Solon Stars in August of 2007. In his time as Head Age Group Coach
and Associate Head Coach he has helped develop multiple Zone,
Sectional, and Junior National qualifiers. He was named LESI Age
Group Coach of the Year for the 2014-2015 season. Additional he has
served as a coach for 9 Lake Erie Zone Teams. He is a past member
of the LESI Board of Directors and currently serves on several LESI
Committees.
His past coaching
experiences include serving as the Head Coach for the Lakewood
Recreation Swim Team from 2001-2007, Assistant Coach for the
Baldwin-Wallace College Men;s and Women's teams from 1997-2000 were
he helped produce the first Men's NCAA Division 3 qualifier in
school history. He served as a student-assistant coach for the
Cleveland State University's Men's team for the 1996-1997
season.
Coach Kevin graduated
from Cleveland State University in 1997 with a BA in Sociology. He
swam for 4 years at Cleveland State. He swam for 2 years at
Cleveland Heights. He currently resides in Cleveland
Heights.
Christopher Marquiss
Lead AG 1, Assistant Dev 1, AG 2-3
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Chris started his swimming career
at age 6 on a recreational team in Jacksonville, Florida. At age 9
he moved to Brookfield, Wisconsin and joined his first
competetive swim team. At this time his main events were
sprint freestyle and backstroke,which were good enough to qualify
him for the Wisconsin Zone Team. At 14 he moved to Ohio
and swam with the STARS through high school. During this time,
he transitioned into a mid-distance swimmer then back to
sprint freestyle and butterfly. He qualified for the Junior
National meet at 18 just before going to Case Western Reserve
University where he would swim for two more years.
He ended up joining the STARS as a coach in 2013 and
has coached just about every group since.
Douglas Champoir
Lead Dev. 2 and Dev. 3 Coach
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Doug Champoir started
swimming competitively at the age of 8. He swam for the Massillon
Gators USA swim team throughout age group swimming and went on to
swim with the Perry HS Panthers swim team where he was part of
their State Championship Medley relay team. Doug also attended
multiple stoke and elite swim camps at Clarion University to focus
on stoke technique and endurance improvement. His main stroke focus
during this time was Fly, IM, and Breaststroke and he also
qualified for multiple Lake Erie Zone teams, Age Group Nationals
and Junior Olympics in the 100 & 200 Breaststroke. Doug went on
to swim Div. I at Cleveland State University where he was part of
the team that won the Penn-Ohio conference three times. Since HS
and college swimming, Doug has done some Masters swimming along
with other sports. Doug has coached with the Solon Stars for close
to ten years and has coached the Dev I A/B, Dev II, and Dev III
groups.
Cassidy Powers
Lead Dev. 1 Coach
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Cassidy's swimming career
started in 1999 when she joined the Solon Stars and she was
part of the program until 2010. She swam for and graduated
from Solon High School. She continued her swimming career
at Miami University on the club swim team. She graduated from
Miami in 2015 as a double major in Middle Childhood Education.
Her first teaching job was at Orchard Middle School in Solon
for the 2015-2016 school year. She continued her teaching
career at Kenston Middle School from 2016-2018. She currently
teaches at Crestwood Intermediate School. She started coaching
for the Solon Stars in 2016. When She is not at the pool
she enjoys watching Ohio State football, cooking, and relaxing
on the beach.
Fredy Arnold
Lead Pre-Competetive, Assistant Dev 2-3
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FREDY, yes, spelled
with ONE ‘D’, has been coaching since the age of
18. He has an Associate of Arts Degree from Cuyahoga Community
College. While there he taught swim lessons and performed lifeguard
duties, and learned much about life and swimming under the guidance
of Dr. Patricia M. Gorman. She encouraged him to give up basketball
and pursue his swimming talents. Fredy also has a Bachelors Degree
in Physical Education, and a Masters Degree in Exercise Physiology
- both from Cleveland State University. While at CSU he was an
Assistant Coach for the Men's and Women's Swim
Teams, and was a Graduate Assistant in the Exercise Physiology
Department, under the guidance of Dr. Jim Klinzing. Fredy has
coached summer club, USA club, high school, college, and
Master's swimmers. Fredy still enjoys training in and out
of the water, and occasionally compete in Master's
meets.
