Carl Schulze
Head Coach
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Carl first started coaching swimming in 1979 with the Northwest YMCA in Shoreview. During his time there the team won its first three YMCA state championships. Since then Carl has coached several teams in Minnesota and Wisconsin associated with USA swimming. During that time two swimmers he coached have gone on to set National age group records, and he has coached several individuals and relays to Age Group State Championships, and top 8 finishes. Most recently he was the age group coach at The Great Wolf Swim Club. In addition to his coaching expertise, Carl also has a background in education as a former 8th grade science teacher, and is still an active substitute teacher. Carl has an incredible ability to find fun ways to help swimmers at each level develop great technique, and learn to believe in themselves.
Mark Seguin
Assistant Coach
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Mark started age group swimming at age 11 and swam in Avon, IN
for four years before moving to Minnesota. He swam for two
state championship teams at Minnetonka High School, was all-state
three years in the 100 backstroke, and won several age group state
championships while swimming with the Mach III Flyers. Mark
swam collegiately at St. Olaf College where he was a four year
All-American, placing at NCAA Division III Nationals in the 100
fly, 100 back, and 200 back. Mark is also a Masters Swimmer,
still competing in meets occasionally and is the Head Coach of the
Delano-Watertown Boys High School Team
Nick Francis
Assistant Coach - North
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Nick started competitive swimming at age 7 and swam through High
School on the Bellingham, WA YMCA Swim Team – competing in
YMCA Nationals in 1990 & qualifying in 1991. Following High
School, Nick joined the US Navy SEAL Teams and served 21 years
before moving to Minnesota. Nick has been an assistant coach
with the Metro Marlins Swim Team in Orono for the past three years
and has coached many of the Orono swimmers that have recently
chosen to join Velocity. He has two daughters that currently
swim - Sammi (age 13) and Ainsley (age 8). Sammi swims for
the Orono High School girls team and Ainsley joined Velocity in
September 2018. Nick is excited to share his love of aquatics
with each swimmer! He believes that sports (especially
swimming) is a great way to challenge kids while building the
self-esteem and confidence that they will use to succeed in
whatever endeavor they choose in life.
Ryan Rosenow
Assistant Coach - North
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Ryan has coached and participated in several different sports through out his life and believes that many life lessons can be learned through participation in athletics. He has been a lifelong swimmer and has always been an Olympic swimming fan. Has seen the positive benefits both in and outside of the pool that a sport such as swimming can provide. Swimming teaches goal setting, time management, dedication, body control, self-awareness and perseverance, among other life lessons. Believes that swimming provides a place for athletes of all abilities an opportunity to participate in a sport. His wife Jennie and three children (Laila, Graysen and Sadie) live in rural Delano. Outside of the pool he is a farmers market vendor, gardener and father.
Matt Strobl
Assistant Coach
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Matt started competitive swimming at the age of 8, and competed in the USA Swimming South Dakota Summer League for 10 years. During his competitive years Matt was a 6x Age Group Highpoint Swimmer, and 2x Male Swimmer of the year at the SD Summer Team State Championships. Matt, was also an assistant and co-head coach of his hometown swim team (Milbank Area Lions Swim Team) for 3 years, and helped lead them to their first ever Summer League Team State Championship. Matt previously coached for 6 years as an assistant with the Great Wolf Swim Team. During his time coaching with Great Wolf Matt had several swimmers achieve both State Championship and Zone qualifying times. Matt is a very active and motivating coach, and enjoys watching the growth and improvement of his swimmer's both in and out of the pool.
Bob Amrhein
Assistant Coach - South
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Chaska High School Swim Team
- Competed 6 years varsity swimming, lettering each year
- Team captain my junior and senior years
- Participant in the 1992 State Swim meet in the 200 Freestyle
Relay
Saint John’s University (MN)
- Competed 4 years
- Team captain my junior and senior years
- Finished in the top 8 twice in the 100 Butterfly and 3 times in
the 200 Butterfly at the MIAC conference meet
- Held the 5th fastest time in the 200 Butterfly in
school history
Barb Scouler
Assistant Coach - South
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Barb began her swimming career in Mt.
Prospect, IL, where she still holds their record in the 200 Fee
from 1980 (1:53.63), 100 Fly set in 1979 (57.78), 500 Free
(5:02.04) set in 1979. In 1978 Barb was State Champion in the
100 Fly and placed second in the 200 free; in 1979 she repeated her
championship in the 100 Fly, and added the 200 Free and 500
Free. That year she also placed third in the 200 Free.
While attending college at Southern
Illinois University, Barb competed from 1980 – 1984,
finishing her college career as a 16-time All American.
As a freshman, she posted a school record 35 victories, winning 27
individual events, setting 13 school records, and being an
AIAW All American in four events. Barb's swimming success
lead to her induction into the SIU Hall of Fame ~six years
after graduating with a B.S. in Community Health. She
completed a Physical Therapy Assistant degree in May of 1996 at the
College of St. Catherine.
Katie Kray
Assistant Coach - South
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I started swimming when I was 9 for a small club in Windom,
Minnesota before moving to Waconia and swimming club here. I also
swam for the Waconia Swim Team for six years. I was on the varsity
team for 5 of the 6 years and was apart of the State team the past
four years. I have enjoyed and learned so much throughout all of my
years in swimming and hope to create an experience where the
swimmers feel the same.
Kit Swanson
Assistant Jr. Coach - South
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Hi, my name is Kit Swanson. I am a junior at Waconia High School
and I swim on the high
school swim team. I have two older siblings and live in Waconia
with my parents. I have been
swimming for about 9 years and I am extremely excited to get
involved with coaching!
