Sam Kelly
Co-Head Coach
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Hello, my name is Sam Kelly. I am a freshman at the University of
Kentucky, studying Biomedical engineering. I have been swimming for
most of my life, I swam with Lyons Aquatics for 10 years and then
on the girls swim and dive team at Lyons Township. I have
lifeguarded for Western Springs for the past 3 years so I am very
excited to take on the role of coaching. I have also coached for
the white team, on Lyons Aquatics, during my Junior and Senior
years of high school. I have done privates in the past, so I would
gladly do them again to help kids improve their strokes. I am so
excited to meet everyone and have a great
season!
Jack Wanless
Co-Head Coach
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Hi I’m Jack Wanless. I will be a Senior at Lyons Township
High School and have been swimming for 11 years. I started
swimming at WSSC when I was 5 years old and now this will be my
third year as a coach. Part of the reason I enjoy coaching is to
share my love for this sport. Working with the kids to
swim faster and have fun is the best part. Summer swim at
Waves brings back great memories of the team and the coaches.
I can’t wait to see and meet all of you this summer. It
is going to be a lot fun.
Ethan Baum
Coach
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My name is Ethan Baum and I am Junior at LTHS. I swim year round
for Lyons Aquatics, as well as I have been on the LT Boys Swim and
Dive team for the past 3 years. I have lifeguarded at the WSSC
for the past two years, and I gave swimming lessons last year. I am
beyond excited to have the opportunity to coach the Waves swim team
this year, as it has been something I have been wanting to do
for awhile now. Private Lessons are also something I would be
very interested in, as I have subbed for private
lessons before and loved it. I am looking forward to a great
and fun season!
Graeme Gantt
Coach
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Hi my name is Graeme Gantt. I will be
a senior at LT next year and I have been swimming year round for
around 11 years. I was a lifeguard at WSSC last year and used to
swim for waves as a kid. I am super excited to work with the team
this year and I can’t wait to see all of you. I am also
available to do private lessons as well. I’m so excited to
see some fast swims this summer!
Sofia Hannon
Coach
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Hi! My name is Sofia Hannon and I am so excited to be returning for
a second year of coaching for Waves! I will be a senior at Lyons
Township next year and have been swimming competitively for 10
years, including Waves when I was younger, Lyons swim club, and
have been on the LT Girls Swim team for 3 years. I am also a
waterpolo player and have been on the LT Girls
Waterpolo team for 3 years as well. This summer, I will
continue to do private lessons to help kids improve their strokes,
turns, dives, or just to perfect the basic skills. I am looking
forward to having another great summer and am so excited to see
everyone again!
Libby Langan
Coach
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My name is Libby Langan. I will be a sophomore at LTHS next school
year. I have swim competitively since I was 8 years old. I
started on Waves the summer I turned 7 and have loved it ever
since. Currently I swim on Lyons Aquatics and love it. I am so
excited to meet all the swimmers this summer. I am also
looking forward to having a fun summer with fast swim times.
Kailyn McHugh
Coach
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Hi! My name is Kailyn McHugh. I am sixteen years old and attend
Fenwick High School. I am a swimmer on the Fenwick Swim Team. I
also have been swimming competitively at Lyons Aquatics since I was
eight years old. In addition, I previously swam on WSSC when I was
younger. In the past I have taught private swim lessons to younger
kids. I have given lessons to kids who needed to learn the basics
of swimming, as well as those who wanted to improve their strokes
competitively. I can work with kids of any ages to help improve
their swimming experience!
Kennedy Wanless
Coach
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My name is Kennedy Wanless and I will be a sophomore at LTHS next
year. I started swimming for Waves when I was five years old and
have some great memories. I am part of a big swim family, with 2
sisters and a brother who all have swam. At LTHS I play basketball
and soccer. I helped out a little bit with the swim team last year,
and I am looking forward to being a coach this year and having fun
with the kids.
