Coaches and Directors

Carlton
Cronin has an extensive connection within the sport of swimming in
the Merrimack Valley. Carlton has participated in Y.M.C.A., Boys
Club, A.A.U., N.E.P.S.S.A., and C.I.A.U. swimming. He occasionally
competes as a U.S. Masters. He is U.S. Masters
registered.
Cronin is the current Head Coach of the Central Catholic High
School Girls and Boys Swim Teams. Central Catholic has produced
several girls and boys M.I.A.A. State Champions. The girls team
produced Finalist Standing in 2014 and 2019. Recently, a team
member earned M.I.A.A. Student Athlete of the Month honors.
Cronin was the Head Coach of the Haverhill Y.M.C.A. Swim Team. His
teams won the District Championship, New England Championship, and
had a 10th place finish at Y.M.C.A. National
Championships. Cronin has developed many New England Top Ten
swimmers. His swimmers have achieved Junior National, Senior
National, US Open, and Olympic Trials time standards. Many of his
swimmers continued their careers at Division 1, Division 2, and
Division 3 colleges and universities. Cronin has developed High
School and Y.M.C.A. All Americans.
Coaching Honors
NES Chair of Open Water and Distance Swimming
Head Coach of NES for Zone Championships
Assistant Coach of NES for Zone Championships
Merrimack Valley Conference Coach of the Year
Kaitlin has been involved in the sport of swimming as an age group swimmer competing on the Haverhill Y.M.C.A. Swim Team in Y.M.C.A. and USS competition. She swam on the Haverhill High School Girls Swim & Dive Team and on the Springfield College Women's Swim and Dive Team. Kaitlin earned a B.S. in Movement & Sports Studies and Psychology (double major) from Springfield College. She earned a M.S. in Kinesiology with a concentration in Sport Psychology from California State University, Fullerton.
Kaitlin is an assistant coach at Central Catholic High School for the Girls and Boys Teams. Her coaching background includes age group and masters coaching at Golden West Swim Club (Huntington Beach, Ca) and Irvine Novaquatics (Irvine, Ca). She is an American Swim Coaches Association (ASCA) Level 2 and Masters certified coach.
Kaitlin has competed in open water, U.S. Masters, sprint and international distance triathlons events, cycling, running, and Olympic Weightlifting.
Lucy. began her competitive career at Cedardale then joined ANA Hurricanes. She attended Phillips Academy Andover were she was captain of the swim team her senior year. After swimming 10 years on the Hurricanes, she swam her college career for 4 years at Wheaton College (MA). Her events included the 500 freestyle, 1000 freestyle, 1650 freestyle, 200 backstroke and 200 butterfly. At Wheaton, she was an athletic mentor, and earned NEWMAC Academic All Conference 3 consecutive years. During her college years, Lucy maintained connections with the Hurricanes returning to coach during summer breaks.
Lucy teaches 3rd grade in North Andover.
Lucy works with our younger swimmers in the Tidal Waves. This group is developing proper technique, endurance, and a love for swimming. Lucy continues her swimming career with the Masters team swimming with other Hurricanes alums on a weekly basis.
Melissa began her swimming career at the age of 7 at the Haverhill Y.M.C.A. Swim Team. She is an accomplished backstroker, qualifying for Junior Nationals at the age of 13, then swimming at the Division 1 University of New Hampshire. During her career at UNH, she was ranked top 25 in the nation and qualified for the 2004 Olympic Trials. Melissa has been coaching for 10+ years, is a mom of 3, and a teacher at the North Andover Middle School.
Julie began her swimming career at age 14 at the North Suburban Y.M.C.A. She competed for Winchester High School, Seven Seas, Melrose Y.M.C.A. Portsmouth Swim Team and Lycoming College. She earned a B.A. in Psychology and Business Adminstration. Julie has a passion for swimming and enjoys sharing her love and enthusiam of the sport.
Marcia began coaching with the Hurricanes in 2017. Prior to that, Marcia was an age group coach with New Wave Swim Club and a master's coach with ANA masters. Marcia has a wealth of knowledge on the topics of swimming, dry land training and nutrition.
Marcia coaches the masters team.