John Lupton
Head Coach
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Coach John can't wait to bring his
passion for introducing kids to competitive swimming to our young
crocs! John's coaching experience includes two years as the
Associate Head Coach with the North Charleston Water Moccasins and
four years as 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. He loves
helping kids learn and appreciate the sport of
swimming.
John graduated Clemson with a degree in
English and Spanish and earned an MBA from Northeastern University.
He lives in Creekside with his wife Danyelle and their two sons
Cartter (4) and Scotty (3) and their yellow lab Sammy Watkins. He's
a Clemson fan, a Braves fan, a pianist, and he loves 60's post bop
and modal music.
Kate Beckish
Assistant Coach
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Kate is from Greenville,
South Carolina and has been a competitive swimmer for 12 years. She
attended Wren High School and currently attends West Virginia
University, where where she swims with her older sister, Lauren
Beckish. She has been teaching swim lessons ever since she was 15.
She also helped manage the swim team at her high school by
assisting with practices and writing the practices on some
occasions. Swimming has always been a big part of her life and she
loves teaching! She has been able to work with swimmers ages 3 to
65 and has loved every minute of it! She is super excited to be
able to coach this year at Creekside, where she will be able to
coach her 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. CJ just wrapped up his
first year of collegiate swimming at the University of Tampa.
He is excited for the opportunity to share his love of the sport
with the Crocs this summer.
Jackson Davis
Assistant Coach
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Originally from Charlotte, North Carolina,
Jackson has 11 years of competitive swimming experience. He
graduated from Charlotte Latin School in 2020 and currently swims
for the University of South Carolina. Jackson lifeguarded and
taught swim lessons since the age of 15. As a freshman and
sophomore in high school, he traveled to Managua, Nicaragua on a
school service trip to assist in the Nica Nadadores program. This
program focuses on empowering the underserved youth in Nicaragua
through education, leadership, and competition. Jackson loves to
help his swimmers improve each and every day even if it is just
getting 1% better each day. He is more than excited for the
opportunity to coach the Crocs this summer!
