1 Indiana Swimming Olympic Development Camp Colorado Springs, CO

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1 Zach DeWitt (FRST) When I first set out on the coaching journey, I had neither ambitions of becoming a lifer and certainly not running for Coaches Representative. Like many of you, I fell in love with the whole of swimming: goals, chasing dreams, problem solving, and kids. My perspectives on many things have changed over those near 10 years, and I m confident that I could contribute to Indiana Swimming with my experiences. Some of my experiences include: 2 Indiana Zone Staffs in coaching capacities 1 Indiana Swimming Senior Elite Camp Charlotte, NC 1 Indiana Swimming Olympic Development Camp Colorado Springs, CO Head Coach of FRST 6 years o From 60 athletes to 115 athletes o From 3 staff members to 7 staff members Aside from the typical duties entrusted to a coach representative, such as COY voting, soliciting coaches for camps / zone / etc., I hope to collaborate with others on a mentorship / networking network for Indiana coaches. I, too often, felt the growing pains of a younger coach without the necessary cahones to ask our best and brightest for direction. I haven t made it and I certainly have growing to do, but through camps / staffs / etc., I ve had people such as Coach Pedersen, Kinel, Keller, Gibson help me along the way. It s important that we help ALL of our coaches, both young and experienced to network with one another. Our strength doesn t lie in our camps, our pools, or our athletes though all of these things tend to get the recognition. Our strengths will always lie within our coaches. It s on us to see this great tradition continue. Sincerely, Zach DeWitt Head Coach / Owner Franklin Regional Swim Team

2 Bio Coach Charles Grace is the current Head Swimming & Diving Coach for Decatur Central High School and Club Director/Head Coach for the Decatur Township Aquatic Club (DTAC). Prior to arriving at Decatur Central in July 2017, he was the Head Age Group Coach for the Northridge Area Swimming Association. In his time at Northridge, Coach Grace focused on getting Northridge Middle School athletes ready for success at the High School/Senior level. While at NASA, the club developed into a perennial top 10 club at the Indiana Swimming Age Group State meets. He has developed Age Group State individual champions, top 8 Zone individuals in the pool and open water, Senior State, Speedo Sectional, Futures, and NCSA qualifiers, 2012 Paralympic Swimming Trial qualifier, a 2016 Paralympic Trials Champion, and a 2017 US Paralympic World Championship team member. His athletes have moved on to great high school careers for Northridge High School, with the Men s and Women s teams finishing in the top 10 at IHSAA State meets. Prior to arriving in Middlebury, Coach Grace was an assistant coach with the Lawrence Swim Team in Indianapolis from and the head coach of the George Washington Community High School Swim Team for the season. Professionally, Coach Grace has achieved: American Swim Coaches Association - Level 3 Certified Coach Member of Indiana Swimming Board of Directors Region 2 Coach Representative Member of Indiana Swimming Age Group Performance Committee 2016 IN Swimming Disability Coach of the Year 2016 Team IN Mid-State All-Star Team Head Coach 2016 Indiana Swimming Age Group Memorial Day Camp Head Coach Selected as a 2011, 2016 Team IN Central Zone & 2015 Mid-States Assistant Coach When Coach Grace is not coaching, he is the Aquatics Director for Decatur Central High School. Coach Grace holds certifications as a American Red Cross (ARC) Lifeguard, ARC Lifeguard Instructor, NSPF Certified Pool Operator, Starfish Aquatics Institute (SAI) Lifeguard and Swim Lesson Instructor, and SAI Swim Lesson Instructor Trainer. Primary Objectives as Coaches Representative Working with the Indiana Swimming staff in enhanced recruitment of Team Indiana coaching and camp staffs through the online application system and notification of application windows. Assist Indiana Swimming with more constant distribution and follow up of information to coaches across the state.

3 Alec Haley (FAST) Alec began swimming at age 6 for the Carmel Swim Club. While there, Alec a member of many state championship teams and swam for Jay Chambers as a year old. Alec moved to Casper, Wyoming, before starting his high school career. In 2002, he helped Kelly Walsh High School to their first swimming and diving championship in school history. After graduating high school Alec chose to continue his swimming career at Indiana University. In 2005, he was a finalist in both the 200 Breast and the 400 IM at the World Championship Trials. In 2006, helped IU win its first Big Ten Championship in 21 years. Named Team Captain during IU's season, he helped lead the Hoosiers to a 10 th place national finish. Alec finished his swimming career at the 2008 Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska. He competed at the Trials in both the 200 Breast and 400 IM. Alec came to FAST in the Fall of 2008 and has been the acting as the Head Age Group Coach since Since arriving at FAST, the team has been Top 3 at Age Group State every season. Alec helped FAST to two Indiana Age Group State Championships a Senior State Championship, and 3 Open Water State Championships. Alec was named the 2013 Indiana Swimming's Age Group Coach of the Year. He has also represented Indiana Swimming by coaching on multiple Indiana Swimming Zone Staffs and the Indiana Swimming Senior Elite Champ in Charlotte, North Carolina. Alec has also served as the Head Coach for 3 Divisional All-Star Camps and the 2016 Indiana Swimming Age Group Elite Camp in Omaha, Nebraska. In his time at FAST Alec has twice been invited to attend the National Age Group Coaches Summit at the US Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Alec helps coordinate with ASCA in hosting an Indiana Swimming Clinic every April. In 2017 Alec was asked to help administer and present the Cousilman Creative Coaching Awards at the ASCA World Clinic in Washington D.C. Through the many opportunities presented to Alec he has developed strong relationships with, Randy Julian, Pat Hogan, and Tom Avischous of USA Swimming, as well as Guy Edson and John Leondard with ASCA. 1) Improve involvement in the LSC amongst its Coaching members 2) Foster positive relationships between coaches and clubs that lead to improvement of the sport 3) Promote and help facilitate face to face meetings between coaches and LSC leadership 4) Continue to grow and help develop the coach mentor program

4 Mark Logan s Bio Mark Logan is the head swim coach of both Greenfield Community Aquatic Team and Greenfield Central's Boys Swimming and Diving, a positions he has held for six years now. As the head swim coach, he is responsible for managing all aspects of the club, coaching both the Senior and Jaguar training groups. A leader at heart, he is always striving to make GCAT a club that is top throughout Indiana and the entire country. His tireless efforts have led GCAT to recognition as a USA Swimming Level 2 Award, and year over year, the numbers have grown, proving Coach Mark's positive contributions. When Coach Mark took over as Head Coach of the Greenfield Community Aquatic Team, the team highest level of competition attended was the Indian State Championship. In the tenure years since Coach Mark became Head Coach that has changed drastically with GCAT now having Sectional, Future, Junior and National qualifying swimmers. Coach Mark is also the Head Coach at Greenfield- Central High School. He directed the Greenfield Boys team to 5 consecutive Conference and Sectional Championship Titles. Over these fives session, our swimmers have rewritten the entire Greenfield- Central record board along with setting numerous Conference and Sectional records. This past season Greenfield-Central boys team was 9th at the Indiana High School State Championships and won the 100 butterfly event. Coach Mark also devotes his time and energy to both Indiana and USA Swimming in a volunteering capacity. Mark succeeds not just in inspiring his swimmers with his Leadership skills and coaching character, but also through his actions. Character and leadership training is something Mark makes time for with his swimmers twice weekly. He works tirelessly to push GCAT to the pinnacle of success by working towards putting his own dreams and vision for GCAT into reality. Overseeing a staff of 27 students working as lifeguards, swimming instructors, cashiers, and concession workers during the summer months, Coach Mark is a skilled project manager as well. He has facilitated massive growth within the organizations as a business consultant. Performing a complete comprehensive evaluation assisting the firms in revamping their goals, objectives and Strategic plans. By evaluating organizational structure, assessed strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats, Mark prioritized issues and opportunities creating an implementation plan for immediate and maximum impact for what was at one point, a business in deep water (no pun intended). As a swimmer, Mark was a four-year letter winner on the University of Indianapolis Swim Team, serving as the Team Captain in 1993 and 1994 and winning Most Valuable Swimmer in He also held the record at the University of Indianapolis for the 200 Butterfly. In addition, he was a four-year letter winner for the University of Indianapolis Cross Country and Track team, and he placed eighth at the world Triathlon Championships in Coach Mark is an ASCA Level 4 Certified Swim Coach, a Certified John Maxwell Leadership Coach, a Certified Habitudes Facilitators, a Swim America Program Director, a Certified Aquatic Manager, and a Certified Pool Operator.

5 Mark's vision as the Coaches Representative would be to work diligently to gain greater collaboration and consensus from all clubs regarding issues and ideas from the Indiana coaching community. Facilitating discussions that develop your great ideas and brilliant solutions to issues, representing OUR ideas and solution to the Indiana Board of Directors, and turning them reality. Indiana LLC has the reputation as a leader and innovator among all LLC in the country, Indian's coaching community should be striving to exceed that reputation and together WE have the talent and experience to make this our legacy.

6 Melanie Pulley s Biography Coach Melanie Pulley has been in the world of swimming since the age of five and she has been coaching swimming professionally for almost 15 years. She grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio where she fell in love with swimming. Melanie was a multi-year qualifier for the Lake Erie Zone Team as well as a member of the Ohio Quad Team (now Mid States). As a senior in high school Melanie moved to Pasadena, Maryland. During her senior year of high school, Melanie qualified for the Eastern Zones Championship, where she competed in the 1650 Freestyle, and 500 Freestyle. After high school she continued her education and swimming career at McDaniel College (Western Maryland College). During her college career Melanie qualified for NCAA Division III Nationals four years in row. During her sophomore year of college Melanie competed in the NCAA Division III Swimming Nationals in the 1650 Free, 500 Free, 400 IM and the 200 IM. Melanie graduated from McDaniel College in 2004 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Exercise Science/Physical Education with minors in Sports Coaching and Sports Management. Melanie still holds several swimming records at McDaniel College. After graduating from college in 2004, Melanie decided it was time to move to Indiana to be closer to her family. She began her coaching career as the Head Coach of Pendleton Swim Club and Pendleton Heights High School Men s Swimming Team. Melanie continued her coaching career with a few other teams in Indiana (SSC, HSE, GCAT, GC, WTSC, NC) before she started coaching for Lawrence Swim Team on the east side of Indianapolis. Melanie is currently a Head Group Coach for LST as well as the Business Manager. She enjoys coaching swimmers of all ages and abilities. In 2009, Melanie was appointed to the Indiana Swimming Board of Directors as the Team Indiana Manager. She was very excited to become the Team Indiana Manager since she had been a part of the Zone and Mid States Staff several times. Melanie continued to be the Team Indiana Manager until this past October when she stepped down. During her years as Team Indiana Manager Melanie was able to meet and work with Coaches from all over Indiana as well as watch athletes grow and develop into successful swimmers. Melanie gave lots of hours to help Team Indiana grow; her first few years as Team Indiana Manager the Zone Team and Mid States teams were less than 100 swimmer and prior to her moving on Team Indiana had reached teams of over 200 Swimmers for Zones and over 150 applicants for Mid States. Melanie has also enjoyed the opportunity to meet swimmers and families from all over the state. She was always encouraging and supportive of all Team Indiana athletes and Coaches. Melanie also helped the Indiana Swimming Office with the Multi-Cultural Camps and Multi-Cultural Meets as well as Open Water Zones and Indiana Select Camps. Melanie is currently an ASCA level 2 coach and is continuing her grow and development as a coach, which she hopes to share with fellow Indiana Swimming Coaches. Goals as Coaches Representative 1. Melanie believes it is important to grow and develop relationships between clubs and coaches. If we continue to work together, we can continue to grow and strengthen Indiana Swimming. Indiana is one of the largest LSC s in the USA and I believe we have a lot to offer to the Swimming World as well as our own community.

7 2. Melanie wants all Coaches to know that she is open to their ideas and suggestions and will present what is given to her to the Board. Every voice matters and every voice counts regardless of the size of the team. 3. Melanie would like to see more opportunities within our own state where coaches can attend clinics and swimming seminars. 4. Opportunities where coaches can work together and exchange ideas with each other. 5. She would like to develop a program where newer coaches can be mentored by experience coaches. 6. Continue to grow Team Indiana numbers for Mid States and Zones.