Coaches and Officers
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- Questions about workouts, meets, events, goal setting, other swimming needs: Contact one of the coaches.
- Questions about administration, such as dues, safety, policy issues: Contact one of the officers.
- Questions about registration: Contact our registration coordinator (listed second)
- Coaches from Allen/Lovejoy, McKinney, The Colony, Prosper, Richardson/Elite, and Denison are listed below.
- To view the coaches at Tyler, Longview, or Fort Worth, please see their websites (links are on the home page).
- If you do not see your swimmer's coach listed, contact their site coordinator.
Brent Mitchell coaches the Senior Elite program at Allen/Lovejoy and is the Head Coach and CEO of Metroplex Aquatics.
Education
- August 1994 BS earned from University of Florida in Exercise Sports Science
- 2003 Teaching Certification from Collin County Community College in Physical Education and Industrial Technology
Coaching Experience
- Fall 1994 - Volunteer Assistant Coach for Gator Swim Club in Gainesville, Florida
- Summer 1994 - Head Coach of Gator Swim Club
- Early 1997 - Senior Head Coach for Swim Atlanta - Collins Hill
- Early 1998 - Head Coach - ATAC-McKinney
- Early 1998 - Head Coach - Metroplex Aquatics
- Mid 2001 - CEO Metroplex Aquatics
- 2015-16 JR National Team Coach
- 2017-18 JR National Team Coach
- 2017-18 National Team Coach
- 2018-19 JR National Team Coach
Swimming Experiences and Achievements
- 1989-1993 University of Florida Swimmer
- 11-time All-American swimmer at University of Florida
- 10-time Southeastern Conference Champion while swimming for University of Florida
- NCAA Champion in 1991
- U.S. Open Record Holder in 1990
- U.S. Open Champion in 1990
- 4-time Southeastern Conference Team Champion as member of University of Florida Swim Team
- Member of 1989 Short-Course Senior National Team Champions with Dynamo Swim Team in Atlanta Georgia
- Swam under 6 Olympic Coaches (David Marsh, Donald Gibb, Skip Foster, Chris Martin, Randy Reese, Alex Braunfeld)
- Finished swimming career in the top 50 all-time swims in the 100 and 200 Breaststroke.
- Highest finish at summer Senior Nationals 3rd in the 200 Breaststroke; 4th in the 100 Breaststroke
- Held three University of Florida records and is currently still Top 5 in the 100 and 200 Breaststroke all time
- Qualified for three Olympic trials in 1988, 92, and 96
Education
- BS in Kinesiology and minor in Health from the University of North Texas
- 2018 MA Educational Leadership
Coaching Experience
- 2004-2006 North Texas Nadadores Age Group Coach
- 2006-2011 Lakeside Aquatic Club Age Group Coach
- 2011-2016 Metroplex Aquatics Head Age Group Coach
- 2014-2017 Denison High School Head Coach
- 2018-Present Plano West High School Head Coach
Swimming Experiences and Achievements
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Swam at Marcus High School and Lakeside Aquatic Club in Flower Mound, TX
Coach Kim is the site coordinator and Head Coach of Metroplex Aquatics in Richardson
Education
- BA in Sports Science, Seoul National University, South Korea.
- Teaching Certification from Seoul National University in Physical Education.
Coaching Experience
- 1989-1995 - Seoul National University Swim Team and Tennis Team
- 1992-1994 - Military Service
- 2002 - Co Head Coach, Dallas Elite Aquatics
- 2004-Present - Head Coach, Metroplex Aquatics in Richardson
- BS in Health Physical Education and Recreation from Oklahoma State University
- Graduate studies in education, nuclear physics and nuclear chemistry
Coaching Experience
- Clubs/teams coached
- Duncanville High School Coach
- Head Coach for DUST and SWAT
- Lakeside Aquatic Club Coach
- 2013-present Metroplex Aquatics
- District Coach of the Year 20+ times
- Region Coach of the Year twice
- TISCA Region II Representative for 4 years
- His swimmers attained All-American honors 17 times
- 3 Olympic trial qualifiers, 2 finalists
- Outstanding female swimmer in the state of Texas 3 times
- Many TAGS champions, Junior and Senior Nationals qualifers
- Inducted into the Duncanville ISD Hall of Honor
Swimming Career and Achievements
- Trinity High School in Euless
- School record holder in the 100 free
- All state in junior year
- Oklahoma State University
Matt Franks coaches senior groups at Allen/Lovejoy and is the site coordinator for Lovejoy.
Education
- BA in psycholoy with a minor in leadership studies from Virginia Military Institute
Coaching
Experience
- 2000-2002 Head Age Group coach / ATAC Swim Team
- 2002-2015 Asst Head Coach / Metro-Tyler
- 2002-2015 Head Coach Robert E Lee
HS
- 22 District Championships
- 20 time District Coach of the Year
- 3 Regional Championships
- 3 time Regional Coach of the Year
- 2015-present Senior Coach / Metroplex Aquatics-Lovejoy
- 2015- present Head Coach Lovejoy High
School
- 3 District Championships
- 3 time District Coach of the Year
Swimming Experience and Achievements
- 1995-2000 Virginia Military
Institute
- 4 year Letterman
- All-Conference/ Academic All-conference
Jamie Stults is the Head Age Group Coach and is the site coordinator at the Allen location.
Education
- 2006-2007 Centenary College of Louisiana
- Collin County Community College
Coaching Experience
- 2008 - Present Metroplex Aquatics
Swimming Experiences and Achievements
- 1998-2005 City Of Richardson Swim Team
- 2003-2006 Allen High School
- 2005-2008 Metroplex Aquatics
- 2006-2007 Centenary College swimmer
- Jr. Nationals Qualifier
- U.S. Open Qualifier
- SC Sr. Nationals Qualifier
Nathan Pantalion coaches senior groups at McKinney where he is site coordinator.
Education
- 2016 BS in Computer Science and Communication from The University of Texas of the Permian Basin
Coaching Experience
- Summer 2015 COAST Assistant Coach
- Summer 2015 Coached Metro Camps
- Spring 2017 – Present Metroplex Aquatics
Swimming Experience and Achievements
- 2010 - 2013 Allen High School
- 2013 Allen Senior Captain
- 2010 - 2017 Metroplex Aquatics
- 2013 – 2017 UTPB
- 2015 – 2017 UTPB Senior and Junior Captain
- 2 time record holder at UTPB
- 8 time UTPB top ten times
Zo Binnon coaches age group, senior, and masters swimmers at Lovejoy.
Education
- Toas High Schol
- 2003 - 2007 - The University of New Mexico
Coaching Experience
- 2017-present - Metroplex Aquatics Lovejoy
- 2013-2017 - Metroplex Aquatics Fort Worth
Swimming Experience and Achievements
- Age group swimming in North Texas
- High School swimmer in Taos, NM
- 2003-2007 - University of New Mexico
Matthew Bolinger (Coach Jay) coaches age group swimming at the Allen location.
Education
- 2014-2017 University of Utah
- 2016-present Collin College
- 2018-present University of Texas at Dallas
Coaching Experience
- 2018- present Metroplex Aquatics
Swimming Experience and Achievements
- 2006-2014 Metroplex Aquatics
- 2014-2016 University of Utah
- NCAA Division-1 B cut
- Sr National level cut
Collin Lightfoot coaches Masters, senior, and age group swimmers at the Lovejoy location. He also offers private lessons.
Education
- Degree in English Literature and Technical Writing from the University of North Texas
- Henderson State University
Coaching Experience
- Metroplex Aquatics
Kellee De Guzman coaches age group and senior swimmers at McKinney
Education
- University of North Texas - Kinesiology
- University of Texas of the Permian Basin
Coaching Experience
- Metroplex Aquatics
- Assisted in coaching Odessa Aquatic Club as a high school senior
Swimming Experience and Achievements
- Permian High School
- Odessa Aquatic Club
- University of Texas of the Permian Basin
- Events included the 50 free, 100 back, 100 breaststroke, 200 IM, and 200 breaststroke
Alyssa Washerlesky coaches age group swimming at McKinney.
Education
- McKinney Boyd High School
- Collin College
Coaching Experience
- 2018 - present - Metroplex Aquatics
- Swim Instructor
Swimming Experience and Achivements
- McKinney Boyd High School Swim Team
- Lifeguard
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