Rick Pratt
Senior Group
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Rick Pratt is a volunteer coach for the Senior
Group. Meanwhile, he continues in his Head Coach position of the
New Mexico State University Women’s swimming and diving
program. Since taking the reins at NMSU in 2005, Rick has guided
the Aggies towards becoming one of the premiere teams in the
Western Athletic Conference. During his tenure at NMSU, Rick has
coached 2 Aggies to compete at NCAA Championships, his swimmers
have set or broken more than 60 school records, he was named
Western Athletic Conference Coach of the Year 4 times, and he
continues to push the program to greatness. Prior to NMSU,
Rick was an assistant coach at University of Nevada, Las Vegas for
two years and helped coach the men’s and women’s teams
to their first ever Mountain West Conference titles. Rick
previously was an assistant coach at Rutgers where he worked with
swimmers who lowered 22 school records during the 2002-03 season.
As a competitor, Rick was a two-year letterwinner and captain of
the University of Alabama swim team until graduating in 2001. While
swimming with the Crimson Tide, Rick was the recipient of the
Marshall Shoemaker Award for efforts in practice. He also competed
in the 1996 Canadian Olympic Trials. In his spare time, Rick enjoys
playing the guitar. Rick, a native of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and
his wife, Melissa, have two children, Jacob and
Olivia.
Jeanette Elizabeth Skow
Senior Group
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Jeanette Skow is a volunteer coach for the Senior Group.
Jeanette is currently the team's Board President, as well as serves
on New Mexico Swimming's Board of Directors as Secretary and
is the USA Swimming Chair of the National Board of Review. She
previously served on the USA Swimming Board of Directors from
2018-2021. She is also a certified Admin Official. She grew up
swimming in New York and New Jersey metro area leagues, eventually
going on to compete all four years for Princeton University's
Division I Women's Swimming Team. She subsequently served a 20-year
active-duty career in the U.S. Air Force first as an intelligence
officer, and later as an attorney in the JAG Corps. In her spare
time, she enjoys swimming, running, and volunteering. She and her
husband, Brian, have two children, Jeremiah and Savannah.
Christopher Jesse Chavez
Maroon and Senior Groups
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Chris Chavez joined the LCAT coaching staff
at the beginning of the 2018 short course season. He quickly became
a valued member by coaching multiple groups throughout the year.
Prior to LCAT, Chris was an assistant coach and later head coach
for the Aggie Outlaws swim team in Las Cruces from 2015-2018. Chris
grew up in Roswell, NM and was a competitive swimmer from ages 8
through 13. He later renewed his passion for being in the pool and
began swimming again in 2018, learning from and being motivated by
New Mexico State University Head Coach Rick Pratt. Chris graduated
from NMSU with a Bachelor’s degree in agricultural economics
and agricultural business. He stays connected to his hometown
by raising fish in Roswell and using their droppings to fertilize
some fantastic greens and herbs.
Rachel L Judge
Substitute for All Groups
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Rachel Judge has been a member of
the LCAT coaching staff since 2014. She has coached all levels,
including special needs and masters, as well as served as Head
Coach from 2016-2017. She currently coaches all LCAT groups on a
substitute basis. Rachel was formerly the Associate Head Coach
for the Women’s Swimming and Diving program at her alma
mater, New Mexico State University, where she coached since
2013. Under her coaching assistance, the Aggie women have broken 10
school records, produced 6 conference champions, 2 conference
freshman of the year, and 1 conference swimmer of the year, and
earned the Western Athletic Conference Sportsmanship Award. Prior
to joining NMSU, Rachel was the assistant and later head coach at
Notre Dame Preparatory High School in Scottsdale, AZ from
2011-2013, while also teaching 6th grade science and social studies
at Desert Canyon Middle School. Rachel grew up in Williston Park,
NY and Scottsdale, AZ. Her high school swimming career included
serving as team captain, being a 4 year letter winner, and winning
two state championships, two district titles, and a regional
championship. She went on to swim at NMSU, specializing in distance
freestyle and butterfly. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in
elementary education, as well as earned the 2010 Linda Schroeder
Academic Award and was named the 2010 Community Service Athlete of
the Year. Rachel enjoys music, crafting and being outdoors.
