TRISTAN FORMON
Head Coach
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Groups: Seniors
Background: Tristan
began his coaching career in the UK and has been coaching at
Berkeley and teaching at the Berkeley Swim School since 1996.
Tristan's background includes many years as an elite level swimmer,
competing at the regional and national levels, as well as in
collegiate swimming at Loughborough University, in a swimming
career that took him to the British Olympic Trials. He was named NJ
Swimming Age Group Coach of the Year for 2011 and has been selected
as a NJS All Star Zone Coach on several occasions. Active in the
governance at all levels of the sport of Swimming, Tristan has
served as a member of the USA Swimming, Eastern Zone Swimming and
New Jersey Swimming Board of Directors. Currently he serves as
Eastern Zone Coach Director, member of the USA Swimming Age Group
Development Committee and Co-Chair of the USA Swimming Zone
Director Council. He received his Master’s Degree in
Physical Education with a concentration in Coaching and Sports
Administration from Montclair State University.
DEUEL STEPHENS
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENTAL AQUATICS
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Deuel Stephens is the BAC Director of
Developmental Aquatics. Deuel
is responsible for oversight of the Swim School, Clinics and Take
Your Mark program. Deuel brings
a wealth of experience to the role, most recently serving as the
head coach and director of Deep End Aquatics. A St
Benedict's Preparatory School and Drew University Graduate,
Stephens has worked in the aquatics community for his entire adult
life. Deuel is the current NJ
Swimming Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Chair and additionally
serves on the Eastern Zone DEI Committee.
HEATHER GRIEB
HEAD AGE GROUP COACH
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Heather has been a part of the NJ Swimming community for nearly
30 years. She began her competitive swimming career with the
Ridgewood YMCA where she went on to represent the team at YMCA
Nationals for 5 years. She then earned a scholarship at the
University of Connecticut where she swam on the varsity team for 4
years.
She began coaching summer recreation swim team with the Demarest
Swim Club in high school, and has been coaching swim teams
consistently ever since! Her most recent coaching position
was the Head Coach/Area Director of the Life Time Fitness swim
team. In her time there, she served as the head coach for the
Berkeley Heights division; oversaw the coaches and development of
all clubs within the NJ/PA region and created the swim coach
education curriculum that Life Time uses nationally.
She has served as both coach and manager for the NJSwim Zone
teams; and also represented NJSwim at the 2019 USASwimming
Leadership Summit. Away from the pool deck, Heather works as
a first grade teacher at Red Bank Elementary School. She is
also currently part of the ASCA Swimming Fellowship Class and a
member of the USA Swimming Club Development Committee.
Anna Barry
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Primary Group:
Juniors/Snappers
Background:
Anna
has taught at the Berkeley Swim School for numerous years.
She has also been a member of the coaching staff at Berkeley
Aquatic Club for over 15 years. Anna
served on the NJ Swimming Board of Directors as the NJS
Treasurer and NJS Records Chair. She graduated from Alfred
University in Alfred, New York with a major in
Accounting. Anna received a Master’s Degree in
International Business from Fairleigh Dickinson University. She
has been selected as a coach to the New Jersey Swimming All
Star Zone Team on multiple occasions.
Peter Barry
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Peter Barry
Primary Group: Assists with the Senior and Junior
Groups
Background: Peter Barry began coaching in
1978. He served as Assistant Women's Coach for Columbia
University from 1983-1986. Upon matriculating, from Columbia
University, with a bachelor's degree in Architecture and Building
and Development, he became Head Age Group at Morris Center YMCA,
eventually becoming Head Coach from 1989-1993. In 1993, Peter
took on the role as Junior Coach at the Somerset Hills YMCA,
eventually becoming Director of Competitive Aquatics from
2001-2015. In 2012, he was named YMCA Coach of the Year,
by his swimmers, parents and peers. In his tenure, he has
coached Olympic Trial, USA Junior National, National qualifiers,
and Junior Pan Pac's finalists, and YMCA National Champions.
SHAAM BROWN
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Stephanie A Crofton
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Stephanie joins the Berkeley Aquatics family after 22 years at The
Atlantic Club and 6 years on Jersey Coast Swim Club head
coach/owner.
She has been coaching for over 40 yrs., age group as well as master
swimmers & triathletes.
She is a ASCA Level 4 coach and Level 1 USA Triathlon. Stephanie
volunteered her time as an Assistant Manager for USA Swimming
Junior Pan Pac’s,
And selected as coach for EZ Select Camps in Buffalo NY and
Baltimore MD.
Stephanie graduated from Clarion University with a BS in Business
Admin, Marketing & Management majors
She achieved 2 National team championships and 8 All-American while
in college. She is a 4 Time Ironman Finisher (Lake
Placid/Florida/NJ NY),
And a 4 time age group place at SOS (Survival of the
Shawangunk’s). Stephanie still enjoys running, biking and
swimming.
Stephanie encourages all to be the best they can be all the time.
Marlene Curtis
Coach
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Groups: Streaks
Background:
Marlene
joined the BAC staff in 1995. Marlene has more than 25
years’ experience as a swim instructor. She is an ASCA
Level II Coach and has been selected as a NJS All Star Zone
Coach. Marlene currently serves on the NJ Swimming Board
of Directors as Registration Chair, and Safe Sport
Chair. Previously she has served as Safety Chair
(Operational Risk). She is an Associate Professor of
Physical Education at Kean University. Marlene also coaches
at Echo Lake Country Club during the summer. Marlene
graduated from Calvin College with a major in Recreation and
Physical Education and earned her Master’s Degree in Exercise
Physiology at Columbia University. Marlene served as the
Director of Aquatics at the Union YMHA
Meredith Formon
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Background:
Meredith began as an instructor in
the Berkeley Swim School in 2001. She joined the Berkeley coaching
staff assisting with the age group program in the fall of
2008. In the Fall of 2018, Meredith began running the
Competitive Readiness Clinics for 5 to 7 year olds interesting in
joining the competitive team. She has a passion for
helping young athletes develop the skills they need to empower them
to be more successful at the next level. Meredith has been
selected as a NJS All Star Zone Coach on several
occasions. She was a collegiate cross-country
runner. Meredith graduated from the College of the Holy
Cross with a major in Biology and
Pre-Med.
Walter Richard Kempner
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This is Walter Kempner's 20th year coaching swimming in New
Jersey. During that time, he has worked with
athletes ranging from 8 & unders to 15/18s. Walter
is the head coach at the New Providence Community Pool in the
summer and at New Providence High School during the winter.
He has worked previously with BAC swimmers who participated on
those teams, and he admires the BAC program and its
achievements. Walter has been a Social Studies teacher at New
Providence HS since 2005. He is an avid sports and music
fan. Walter looks forward to coaching at BAC and helping
swimmers to develop and to attain their goals.
Chris Labianco
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The sport of Swimming has been part of Coach Chris’ life for
over 40 years - as a swimmer, a coach, a swim parent and at one
point or another all three at the same time. Chris has been blessed
to coach and work with summer league swimmers as well as Olympians
throughout his many years on deck.
A native of New Jersey, Coach Chris is returning to Berkeley
Aquatic Club, the club he finished out his age group swimming
career with under Coach Jim Wood. Chris attended
Auburn University on a full athletic scholarship for swimming,
where he was an SEC Conference finalist and a team
Captain. A true distance swimmer, Chris
currently holds two U.S. Masters Swimming Open Water National
Records.
Professionally Chris is the Executive Director of the Cabrini
Mission Foundation in New York. He served as the
Chief Development Officer for the USA Swimming Foundation from
2008-2010. In addition to his undergraduate
degree Chris holds a Masters degree from Fairleigh Dickinson
University. Chris is married to his wife Shannon
of 20 years and has two children.
Al Ledgin
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“Coach Al” Ledgin comes to the Berkeley Aquatic Club
after 15 years as the Head Coach of the Morris County Swim Club
(NJS). While leading MCSC, Al had the pleasure and privilege of
contributing to the development of a 6 time USA Swimming National
Age Group Record Breaker, as well as numerous USA Swimming Top 16
Individuals and Top 10 Relays. Prior to MCSC, Al led programs in
Champaign, Decatur, Crystal Lake, New Trier and Lincolnshire,
Illinois and also Easton PA between 1978 and 2005. Al has earned Age
Group Coach of the Year honors in both Illinois and New
Jersey. Al is also indirectly associated with BAC as
his daughter Autumn (now 25 years old and living/working in
Nashville, TN) was a member of BAC, a few years back. When not on
deck, Al enjoys listening to live music and often travels an hour
or more “searching for the
sound”......
Coach Al is extremely excited about the potential for this
opportunity to work with the BAC and it's membership in various
ways.
TERESA NARDUZZI
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Teresa started competitively swimming at 8 years old for the
Caldwell Center Cyclones. She swam for West Orange High School as a
three year captain. Her love for swimming led her to swim Division
I for Saint Francis University. Her senior year of college, Teresa
was the Northeast Conference nominee for the NCAA Woman of the
Year Award. With her degrees in Marketing and Communications, she
works for a large management consulting firm. Over the last 6
years, Teresa has coached for the West Orange Wave in the summer
and conducted private swim and stroke technique lessons for all
age groups. She has a passion for giving back to the sport and
is looking forward to sharing her love for swimming with all of
BAC!
Bud Rimbault
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Bud has coached for over 45 years at various location in New
Jersey, Texas and Arizona. Most recently he has served as
Director of Competitive Swimming at Ridgewood YMCA. His
swimmers have qualified for Y Nationals, Junior Nationals, Senior
Nationals and Olympic Trials and won events at Y Nationals and
Junior Nationals and scoring at Senior Nationals. In addition
to coaching Bud has served in many different administrative
positions in NJ Swimming, Gulf Swimming and NJ Y swimming.
Before coaching full time Bud earned a masters degree at
Teachers College, Columbia University and taught history while
coaching high school swimming.
Tim Shallcross
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Tim’s athletic and coaching background are both long term
and diverse. His passion for sport and coaching comes from his dad
who was a Collegiate 3 sport athlete and one of New Jersey’s
first Inductee’s into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in
Stillwater, Oklahoma. After a successful high school sport career,
which included an NJ State soccer title and a placing in States as
a wrestler - Tim continued on as a Division 1 college wrestler.
After University, Tim embarked on a successful career as an
Institutional Fixed Income Trader and Executive. Tim never lost his
own passion for competition however, becoming an Ironman and Age
Group National Qualifying Triathlete as well as an experienced Open
Water Swimmer.
His coaching calling started as an elite New Jersey wrestling
coach, which saw many of his proteges ultimately qualify for
Division 1 Nationals. Tim’s diversity in coaching includes
coaching employees from Bristol Meyers Squib for Walton
Endurance’s cycling across America in the “Cure for
Cancer” effort. Tim is a Level 1 USA Triathlon coach and
Level 2 USA Masters Swim coach concentrating on training step
cycles/phases and stroke technique.
ART ZAWODNY
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Art began swimming competitively at age 11, swimming for the
Lakeland Hills and Randolph Area YMCAs. A YMCA All American in the
100 backstroke with multiple top 10 finishes at HS States, Art
finished out his career swimming at Rider University winning the
100 back conference title as a sophomore. He has coached for 6
years at Blue Eagle in Nazareth PA when his son decided to swim
competitively working with all levels of swimmers from 9/10s to USA
Swimming Junior National qualifiers.
