John Bishop
Head Coach;National Coach;8&U;15&Older
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John Bishop has been a part of SPYNATION family for
37 plus years (12 years as a swimmer, and 26 years as a
coach). In the Fall of 2013, John Bishop became the Head Coach of
our SPY Swim Team.. John has been thrilled to contribute so
much to our competitive program which has been highly
recognized in YMCA and USA Swimming. He has worked with all
levels of swimmers, from National champions, State champions, all
the way to beginners just learning the passion of swimming. He has
worked with kids who have achieved Olympic trials, Senior National
(USA), Junior National (USA), YMCA Nationals, Zone, AA, and A
levels! John has encouraged kids to be leaders. Before 2013,
he was the Lead
8 and Under Age Group Coach and served as Assistant Coach with all
other groups. John had the privilege to work in
coordination with the SPY Team’s past Head
Coaches, Larry Figgins, Dave Johnson, and Bruce Patmos,
to develop and enhance our Y’s competitive swim
program. He has been recognized as the
Southwest Ohio YMCA Swim League's "Coach of the Year" in both 2000
and 2016. During the 2002-03 season, has been
inducted to the Southwest Ohio YMCA Swim League's Hall of Fame as
an athlete and coach. While coaching Springfield North High
School was voted the "WOL Coach of the Year". John is
motivated to developing and getting the best out of each
athlete.
- USA Swimming Certified Coach
Mickey McNeil
Asst. Coach; Head 9-14 Age Group Coach
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Assistant Coach; 9-14 year olds Head Age
Group Coach; Team Meet Entryperson
Mickey McNeil has been an Age Group Swim Coach since the Fall of
1991 for the Springfield Family YMCA Swim Team (SPY) in
Springfield, Ohio. Previously, she had coached local summer swim
club teams from 1982-88 and 91-92. She was a volunteer swim coach
for Kenton Ridge High School between 1997-98 and 2008-2012.
Currently, she continues as an Assistant High School Coach with
Head Coach Heather Shaffer for both Kenton Ridge and Northeastern
High Schools since 2014. With her background of education,
experiences, trainings, and enthusiasm, she is driven to assist SPY
swimmers to achieve great things. Over the years, she has attended
various clinics and seminars to enhance her coaching. Though her
position at SPY is regarded as a part-time employment, anyone would
tell you that her coaching is a fulltime passion and dedication.
The coaches of the Southwest Ohio YMCA Swim League have voted her
for the “Coach of the Year” award in 2002, 2010, and
2011. In 2016, Mickey was inducted into the Southwest Ohio YMCA
Swim League's Hall of Fame as a coach. In 2019, she was
selected as one of the top ten finalist for the Fitter and Faster
Swim Cap Tour’s Age Group Coach of the Year and recognized at
the 2019 ASCA World’s Swim Clinic’s Awards banquet in
Dallas, Texas.
As an age group coach, she has had the privilege to work in
coordination with the SPY Team’s past and present Head
Coaches (Larry Figgins, Dave Johnson, Bruce Patmos, and John
Bishop) to develop and enhance the Y’s competitive swim
program. Each swim season has provided thrilling opportunities with
the SPY Coaching Staff to develop young athletes at various levels
of success. She embraces the way that the SPY program deeply weaves
in the YMCA Values of Caring, Respect, Honesty, and Responsibility
for the child’s development with that need for Fun and Joy in
swimming. The SPY Swim Team takes pride in our strong alumni
group who give back and support to our young athletes.
Mickey along with her brothers and sister first started
competitive swimming for the Springfield Pepsi AAU Team before
joining the Springfield Family Y Swim. After high school graduation
in 1982, she attended Miami University of Ohio where she earned her
Bachelor of Science in Education in Physical Education. She taught
in the Cincinnati area for a couple of years. In 1993, Mickey
expanded her education and career opportunities by attending
Central Ohio School of Massage for Therapeutic Massage Education.
In 1995, she graduated and became an Ohio Licensed Massage
Therapist. At this time, she is a self-employed therapist and
therapist for the Cincinnati Reds Baseball Team.
Mickey’s love for coaching is fueled by understanding that
a sport like swimming is continuous work, and an on-going
process…there is always some aspect to develop, improve,
enhance, learn, and enjoy. Yet, the most empowering part of
swimming is witnessing kids become Responsible, Caring, Respectful,
and Honest individuals with the fire to be competitive athletes.
- USA Swimming Certified Coach
- TrueSport Certified Coach
- American Swimming Coaches Association member, Level I
Morgan F Siefert
Asst Coach; Lead 9-10 Age Group Coach
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Morgan
joined our 2016-17 Coaching Staff. She has a bundle of
competitive swimming experience to bring to our SPYNATION. For the
2016, 2017 and 2018 summers, she was an Assistant Coach for the
Idle Hour Swim Club Team in Beavercreek, Ohio. The team of 100
summer swimmers and four coaches were the 2016, 2017, and 2018
Southern Ohio Swim League Champions.
Morgan has been
competitively swimming since the age of 11 years old. She started
swimming at the Beavercreek YMCA; then upon its’ closure, her
family continued their YMCA competitive swimming at the Coffman
Family YMCA. She participated at the YMCA Long Course National
Championships in 2013 and 2014. As an age grouper, she swam in
seven Great Lake Zone Y Championships. Most impressive achievement
is her Coffman Family Y Swim Team Record for the 4 Kilometer Open
Water time of 57:08.
Morgan’s
hometown is Xenia, Ohio. While attending Xenia High School (XHS),
she was a Varsity Letter Swimmer all four years. She qualified for
High School District Championships all four years. She has been
apart of four High School relay team records.
Morgan was
valedictorian for XHS class of 2015 as well as recognized for XHS
Graduate of Distinction- To be considered for the Graduate of
Distinction Award, she had to be in the top 5% of the graduating
class, have a minimum GPA of 4.25, have completed a minimum of 11
Honors courses and have completed a minimum of 3 Advanced Placement
courses.
Morgan recently
graduated from Wittenberg University in May of 2019 with a
Bachelor's of Arts degree in Sports Management, along with minors
in Business and Sociology. She was on the varsity swim team all 4
years while attending Wittenberg where she was the team captain for
her junior and senior years. Morgan made dean's list several
semesters. She also made several service trips with the Fuller
Center for Housing while attending Wittenberg.
Morgan is
currently a Logistics Specialist at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
in Dayton, Oh. She started at Wright-Patt in May of 2019. She is
also the assistant swim team coach for Carroll High School in
Dayton, Oh, starting for the 2019-2020 school year.
- USA Swimming
Certified Coach
