Ted Eimstad
Head Coach
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Now in his 14th year
of coaching, Ted has had tremendous success working with swimmers
of all skill levels across multiple LSCs. Starting as an Age Group
Coach for Charles River Aquatics in Boston,
Massachusetts, he moved to
Buffalo in 2011 to coach full-time. Since founding Velocity
Aquatics in 2014, the club has quickly grown to become one of the
top programs in Western New York. Finishing 44th in the LSC in
2015, the team has gone on to consistently finish in the
top-10 at both the Short Course and Long Course Championship
and was recognized as the Small Team Champion in 2017. During
this time, Velocity Aquatics has produced many Niagara Champions,
Eastern Zone qualifiers, Speedo Sectional qualifiers and Junior
National qualifiers.
Coach Ted also serves as
the Head Coach of the Williamsville North Boys Varsity swim team
and the Assistant Coach for Frontier's Girls
Varsity team. He is
also an avid water polo player and formerly served as the Head
Coach for Women's Water Polo at Boston College. From 2008
through 2010, he was recognized as the North Atlantic
Conference Water Polo Coach of the Year.
Bryan Fadel
Lead Michigan Coach
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Bryan joined Velocity
in 2015 and has coached in a variety of roles for 13
years, working with athletes at every age and skill
level, from beginners to nationally-ranked competitors. As an
age group coach, he has produced several Niagara LSC champions
and Eastern Zone qualifiers. He also serves as the Assistant Boys
Varsity Coach at Amherst High School.
During his athletic
career, Bryan specialized in the individual medley, butterfly
and breaststroke. He helped his high school win
two division championships, was a member of several
record-breaking relays, and was both a Sectional and State
Championship qualifier. Bryan continued his success at
the State University of New York at Oneonta, where
he earned SUNYAC All-Academic
honors,
finished top-eight at
the SUNYAC Championship each year and broke several
school records. He also placed top-ten in his age group
at the U.S. Masters Swimming National Championship.
Elizabeth Zucco
Lead Ontario Coach
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Liz has been with Velocity Aquatics
since 2015 and this is her fourth year as the Lead Ontario
Coach. In this brief period of time she has produced an Eastern
Zone qualifier and coached multiple Niagara champions and
Championship qualifiers. Before moving to Buffalo, she was an
Age Group Coach at Cleveland Elite Aquatics in Cleveland, Ohio
(formally University Swim Club), where she oversaw the swim lesson
program. She has also served as both an Assistant Varsity Coach and
Middle School Head Coach over the years.
As an athlete, Liz was a captain and
three-time MVP at Laurel School, where she was both a state
qualifier and school record-holder. She went on to swim at The
College of Wooster where she finished top-16 in the NCAC
Championship all four years.
Nathan Tuholski
Assistant Coach
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Nate is one of the newest members of the Velocity Aquatics staff,
joining the team in 2018. He started off working with the
Recreational team before becoming an assistant coach with the
competitive program this past year. Nate began swimming
competitively at the age of 12 and was a captain of the Boys
Varsity Team at Williamsville North High, where he swam for three
years. He went on to swim at Buffalo State College, where he placed
in the top 10 at the SUNYAC Championship his freshman year. He is
currently studying biology at Buffalo State.
