John Lupton

Head Coach

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Coach John is very excited for his first year with the Crocs. Currently an assistant with the Wahoo Aquatic Club, John was previously the Associate Head Coach with the North Charleston Water Moccasins and the Head Age Group Coach with the Mount Pleasant Swim Club. He is a two-time South Carolina Swimming Zone Team Coach and a former South Carolina Swimming Age Group Coach of the Year. He has coached in both local summer leagues and served on the East Cooper Swim League board for three years. His swimming career includes 9 years with the City of Charleston Swim Team and state titles in 200 breast and 400 IM.

John enjoys teaching technique, fundamentals, and a racer's mentality to young athletes in a swim team setting. He is passionate about using his love of the sport of swimming to positively impact the physical, psychological and emotional development of young people. 

John graduated Clemson with a degree in English and Spanish and earned an MBA from Northeastern University. He lives in Mount Pleasant with his wife Danyelle and their two sons Cartter (3) and Scotty (1) and their yellow lab Sammy Watkins. His non-swimming interests include Clemson football, Braves baseball, conservation, playing piano, and ping pong. 

Kate Beckish

Assistant Coach

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I am from Greenville, South Carolina and I have been a competitive swimmer for 11 years. I attended Wren High School and I plan to attend West Virginia University in the fall of 2020, where I will be swimming with my older sister, Lauren Beckish. I have been teaching swim lessons ever since I was 15. I also helped manage the swim team at my high school by assisting with  practices and writing the practices on some occasions. Swimming has always been a big part of my life and I love teaching! I have been able to work with anyone ages 3 to 65 and I’ve loved every minute of it! I am super excited to be able to Coach this year at Creekside, where I will be able to coach my little cousin!

CJ Hills

Assistant Coach

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CJ's swimming career includes 9 years with MPSC/SCSC where he swam as a 10 and under with Coach John. He is a four-time letterman with Wando High School and helped win two state championships there. He also won an individual state title in the 200 back this winter. CJ is looking forward to swimming at the next level with the University of Tampa this Fall. He is excited for the opportunity to share his love of the sport with the Crocs this summer. 

Caroline Seymour

Assistant Coach

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I have been swimming competitively for more than five years. In addition to Creekside Summer League, I am also on the Bishop England High School team. I am a senior at Bishop England High School. I have three younger siblings, two of whom also swim for Creekside. I am very excited to help my teammates become even better swimmers.

Kate McEvoy

Assistant Coach

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My name is Kate McEvoy, and I am currently a freshman in high school at Ashley Hall School. I swam for the I’on Riptides in the summers starting when I was 7 years old and I fell in love with swimming! I started doing year-round competitive swimming for I’on when I was in 5th grade until I was in 8th grade, and now I swim for the Ashley Hall swim team in the fall. I love being around children and I can’t wait to start coaching this season!