Kimberly Evans
Head Coach
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A Stingray swimmer for 13 years,
Coach Kim was a member of the RY National Team and represented her
non-pool school Cocalico at High School Districts and States.
She attended Bloomsburg University where she earned a BS in Special
Education, became a 12-time All American, 5-time PSAC Champion,
record holder, team captain and most recently a member of the
Athletic Hall of Fame. While teaching Special Education at
Cocalico for 6 years she earned her Master’s Degree from
Millersville University in Elementary Education and acquired over
20 years of coaching experience with various teams including
Cocalico High School, Ugly Duckling, Five Star, Woodridge Summer
Swim Club and her current summer team the Adamstown Gators.
Kim can be found on deck at almost any time but mainly coaches the
Gold group. Coach Kim’s children Olivia and Sidney
swam for Towson and West Point
respectively.
Scott Williams
Assistant Coach
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Coach Scott is returning for his 18th season as an assistant
coach at RY. He grew up swimming in Cheshire, CT, and competed for
17 years for the Copper Valley Club, Cheshire YMCA, Cheshire High
School, and Boston College. Coach Scott was elected to be a captain
for both his high school and college teams, and he has coached for
over 30 years in Connecticut and Pennsylvania. He has also been the
head coach for the Wyomissing Wahoos summer swim team since 2017.
Coach Scott is a 5th grade teacher in the East Penn School
District, and he has taught there for 25 years. He is looking
forward to another fun-filled, memrable season of coaching at RY!
Kelly Skiptunas
Assistant Coach
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Coach Kelly started swimming at the age of 9 in St. Petersburg,
FLA. She was a sprint freestyler holding school records in
the 50 and 100 yard freestyle, as well as, the Florida state record
in the 13-14 50 meter Freestyle. Kelly competed in high school
state meets and was a member of a winning relay for Junior
Nationals her senior year. Kelly swam for Florida State
University and has coached the Adamstown Gator summer team for 4
seasons. Coach Kelly has two children, Katie and
Charlie. Coach Kelly will be coaching the Gold and Silver
groups this season.
Julie Hyatt
Assistant Coach
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Coach Juli started swimming at the age of 4 at her local summer
pool in New Jersey. Quickly turning to competitive swimming,
she became part of the Wyckoff YMCA National Team when she was 15
years old. She moved on to Pennsylvania swimming when she
started her undergraduate studies at Albright College where was a
breaststroker and a distance swimmer (and is still determined to
swim the English Channel at some point in her life). During
her senior year of college, she became an assistant coach for the
Exeter High School Swim Team and worked with the Eagles for two
seasons. Currently, she is in graduate school studying Early
Childhood Education, also at Albright College, and is also a
graduate assistant for the Albright Swim Team. Coach Juli
loves to teach swimming because watching a swimmer fall in love
with the sport and have pride in their own improvements is truly
priceless. She can’t wait to become part of this
amazing Reading Y family!
Katharine Anne Van Velsor-Fanning
Assistant Coach
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Coach Kate began swimming at the age of eight and hasn’t
stopped. This is her first season coaching the Reading Y team and
she is so excited! Coach Kate grew up in Berks County and competed
at Wilson High School and the Reading Y (for a short time).
She was team captain of her HS swim team and her proudest
achievement, even over being an All-American swimmer, was winning
the sportsmanship award. Coach Kate also played water polo
throughout and post HS. She played on the HS team as one of
the three girls and played several summers in summer league. After
attending Rider University as a scholar athlete, she began her
Masters swimming career and still finds peace and happiness while
swimming the black line in any pool. She coached West
Reading’s team for two summers while also managing the West
Reading Pool where she met the love of her life, her husband,
Wayne. While starting her teaching career, she had the opportunity
to be assistant coach with Albright College's first swim team.
After two seasons assisting for Albright College, she moved into
coaching the club team at Albright, The Albright Aquatic Club. She
continued her coaching career with AAC until she moved to
California to start her married life. She never stopped looking for
a pool and continued Masters swimming in sunny California. After
moving back to Pennsylvania, she helped jump start the Masters swim
program at Wilson High School and still participates with that
group today. Most recently, she serves as a board member for the
BCSA and she has managed the Wyomissing Pool for three
summers. Coach Kate also volunteers for the Wyomissing Wahoo
swim team as Meet Coordinator for the Long Course Invitational. She
brings a true love of swimming into this new position and looks
forward to seeing the growth in each of the RY swimmers. Go
Stingrays!
Jill Rudy
Assistant Coach
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Coach Jill was born and raised in Berks County and spent 14
years as an Adamstown Gator swimmer and an additional eight seasons
on the pool deck at Adamstown coaching alongside Coach Kim. She was
a three sport athlete (field hockey, swimming, and track) at
Governor Mifflin High School and swam collegiately at Millersville
University. Jill's love of coaching didn’t stop with
swimming, she also coached high school girls’ lacrosse for 15
years. She took the Exeter Girls Varsity High School team from a
0-7 record when she started her coaching tenure, to winning many
county championships and qualifying for the PA state tournament.
Previously, Jill taught in the Science Department for 15
years at Exeter High School and is currently the Financial
Controller at Maverick Brands in Reading, PA. Jill and her husband
reside in Berks County with their two children who are part of the
Adamstown Gators and the Reading YMCA swimming programs. Coach Jill
is excited to share her knowledge and love of swimming with the
members of the Reading YMCA swim team.
