Alyssa Toran alyssa.toran@conncoll.edu
Alyssa is entering her third season as a TAC coach. Alyssa is also currently an Assistant Coach on the Connecticut College Swimming and Diving Team. The Raptors will once again benefit from Alyssa's competitve swimming and coaching experience. A six-time NCAA All-American and three-time NCAA Champion in relay events with Kenyon College, a perennial power in Division III, Alyssa will continue to offer her sprint expertise to our swimmers.
Matt is our Senior and Age Group Coach. Matt provides our Thames Aquatic Club with the proper base and training plans that will benefit swimmers of all ages. Matt's competitive experience includes varsity swimming for four years at New London High School, specializing in the backstroke and freestyle events. He is currently the Assistant Swim Coach at New London High School. Matt has the knowledge of the sport and a work ethic on deck that will benefit all TAC swimmers.
Alexandra comes to the Thames Aquatic Club with an abundance of coaching and competitive experience.
Alex brings 4 years of teaching and coaching experience to our team. She has worked as a stroke instructor, YMCA swim team coach and a USA swim club Age Group coach. Alexandra enjoys working with younger swimmers to help them establish swim habits that will follow them through their swimming careers. Alex also brings a wealth of competitive experience to the pool deck. Locally, Alex is a 2 time ECC Champion in the Breaststroke. She is a New England USA Regional Champion in the 100 and 200 Breaststroke, a multiple year CT Top 16 swimmer, a USA Sectional qualifier and a YMCA National qualifier. Alex also was a Division 1 college scholarship swimmer.
We welcome Alex to the team and look forward to her teaching our swimmers how to race competitively.
Kristen brings to Thames Aquatic Club, a fresh swimming perspective to our beginner swimmers. Her enthusiasm and constant encouragement provides the Little Raptors with just the right amount of fun and confidence building needed in the sport of swimming. A member of TAC's Senior group, Kristen also brings to her students, the knowledge of current swimming experiences. When Kristen is not swimming herself, she is on the deck constantly interacting and providing support to her students and teammates. Kristen is a Connecticut 15 and over Age Group Qualifier and a CSI Certified Coach.
Thames Aquatic Club is currently interviewing qualified candidates for coaching positions.
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