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| Brehan Heebner |
Competitive Aquatic Director
Head Swim Coach |
| Years as Head Coach at LCY |
1 Year |
| Years as Coach Overall/Where |
I have been coaching for the past 6 years at various swim programs including: Head Coach at Reading Mini Knights, Head Coach at College Manor Swimming Team, Assistant coach at Clarion University and Head Coach at West Chester Country Club. |
| Years as Swimmer Overall |
18 years |
| Years as Swimmer College/Where |
4 years at Clarion University |
| Years as Swimmer High School/Where |
4 years at Reading High School |
| Years as Swimmer Club (YMCA/USA)/Where |
Reading YMCA for 11 years and Albright Aquatic Club for 4 years |
| Highest Level Swimming Achievement |
Placed 7th at Division II Nationals in the 200 yard Butterfly; 12 Time NCAA All American Swimmer; Swimmer of the Week –NCAA—Division II; Swimmer of the Year Award 2006 PSAC. |
| Best/Favorite Event |
200 Fly and 100 Fly |
| Where do you live and with who (pets included) |
Coatesville. No pets--allergic |
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Brian Brucker |
Green Group Coach |
| Years as Coach at LCY |
3 Years |
| Years as Coach Overall/Where |
7 years including Phoenixville YMCA; currently coach Downingtown West High School
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| Years as Swimmer Overall |
5 years |
| Years as Swimmer College/Where |
NA |
| Years as Swimmer High School/Where |
2 years at Spring-Ford |
| Years as Swimmer Club (YMCA/USA)/Where |
5 years at West Shore Y, Phoenixville Y
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| Highest Level Swimming Achievement |
YMCA Nationals |
| Best/Favorite Event |
Breaststroke |
| LCY practice group coached |
Seniors |
| Where do you live and with who (pets included) |
Royersford with my brother and sister-in-law, new nephew, and 2 beagles
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| List any children/relatives that swim/swam for LCY |
None yet |
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Bria Cerra |
All Groups |
| Years as Coach at LCY |
4 Years |
| Years as Coach Overall/Where |
5 years; assistant coach at West Chester Area YMCA prior to coaching at LCY
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| Years as Swimmer Overall |
8 years |
| Years as Swimmer College/Where |
Did not swim in college but ran Track and Cross Country for 2 seasons at West Chester University |
| Years as Swimmer High School/Where |
4 years at Scranton High School in Scranton, PA |
| Years as Swimmer Club (YMCA/USA)/Where |
4 years at BDA, Blue Dolphin Aquatics in Scranton, PA
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| Highest Level Swimming Achievement |
Swam in finals at A JO's for USS for 800 free, placed 6th or above in a few events in PIAA District 2 competitions |
| Best/Favorite Event |
Any freestyle event 400 meters and longer |
| Career/Hobbies Outside of Swimming |
Outside of coaching, I work as a Quality Manager at Siemens Medical Solutions. When I'm not at work I can be found working out at the gym, spending time with friends and family, shopping and watching sports
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Becky DiDaniels |
Blue Group Coach |
| Years as Coach at LCY |
1 Year |
| Years as Coach Overall/Where |
3 years; Prior to Lionville, I coached the Marlins Swim Club in King of Prussia
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| Years as Swimmer Overall |
13+ years |
| Years as Swimmer College/Where |
Drexel University for 2 years (1999, 2000) |
| Years as Swimmer High School/Where |
Oakland Catholic High School in Pittsburgh, PA for all 4 years |
| Years as Swimmer Club (YMCA/USA)/Where |
YMCA for McKeesport for 6 years, then for Team Pittsburgh for 3 years, and the JCC Sailfish for 2 years (Pittsburgh, PA)
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| Highest Level Swimming Achievement |
Being able to swim and compete for a Division I school |
| Best/Favorite Event |
100 and 200 Backstroke |
| Where do you live and with who (pets included) |
I live in Royersford, PA with my husband Mike, and our two cats Twinkie and Milo |
| Career/Hobbies Outside of Swimming |
I love baking! I also enjoy traveling.
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Matt Fenn |
All Groups |
| Years as Coach at LCY |
First Year |
| Years as Coach Overall/Where |
First Year
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| Years as Swimmer Overall |
15 years |
| Years as Swimmer College/Where |
Drexel University 2005-2009 |
| Years as Swimmer High School/Where |
Downingtown West High School, 2001-2005 |
| Years as Swimmer Club (YMCA/USA)/Where |
UMLY 6 Years, Lionville YMCA 7 Years
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| Highest Level Swimming Achievement |
Top 16 at 2008 Colonial Athletic Association Championships in 200 Free and 500 Free |
| Best/Favorite Event |
200 Freestyle |
| Where do you live and with who (pets included) |
Glenmoore with the infamous Bill and Jackie Fenn |
| Career/Hobbies Outside of Swimming |
Entering senior year at Drexel University majoring in Biomedical Engineering. Currently working as a product development intern for Synthes.
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| List any children/relatives that swim/swam for LCY |
Brother Brian and Sister Amanda |
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Chris Smith |
Yellow Group Coach |
| Years as Coach at LCY |
1 Year |
| Years as Coach Overall/Where |
3.5 years (2.5 years Penn State University, 1 years LCY)
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| Years as Swimmer Overall |
9 years |
| Years as Swimmer College/Where |
2 years Penn State Altoona |
| Years as Swimmer High School/Where |
4 years Downingtown High School |
| Years as Swimmer Club (YMCA/USA)/Where |
4 years Lionville YMCA
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| Highest Level Swimming Achievement |
YMCA Long Course Nationals |
| Best/Favorite Event |
50 Free |
| Where do you live and with who (pets included) |
With my brother and dog, Chip, at the Momma and Poppa Smith house |
| Career/Hobbies Outside of Swimming |
Swimming is Life
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Kaitlin Swymer |
Red Group Coach |
| Years as Coach at LCY |
6 years |
| Years as Coach Overall/Where |
6 years at LCY
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| Years as Swimmer Overall |
9 years overall between club swimming and triathlons |
| Years as Swimmer High School/Where |
Great Valley High School Swim Team 1998-2002 |
| Years as Swimmer Club (YMCA/USA)/Where |
3 years at Lionville YMCA
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| Highest Level Swimming Achievement |
High School District Team, Record for 1650 Free |
| Best/Favorite Event |
1650 Free, anything long distance |
| Where do you live and with who (pets included) |
Paoli, PA two minutes from UMLY with one roommate. |
| Career/Hobbies Outside of Swimming |
I currently work in Risk Management/Injury Assessment for Verizon. Basically, I collect evidence and handle legal cases involving injuries caused by Verizon in all parts of the country. I travel into the city every day by train. My favorite things are: working out, watching Grey’s Anatomy and Lost, cooking, scrapbooking, golf, babysitting my little niece Reese, watching the PHILLIES with my boyfriend Joe, and eating at my favorite Restaurant Theresas Café in Wayne.
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| List any children/relatives that swim/swam for LCY |
None, but almost everyone sees my father swimming every day, and my sister Jaime just starting swimming when she became pregnant and hasn’t stopped since. |
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Bob DeCrescente |
Coach 8 / 10 / 12 |
| Years as Coach at LCY |
Volunteering for LCY for 8 years. Coaching for 4 years |
| Years as Coach Overall/Where |
Coaching youth sports for 13 years
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| Years as Swimmer Overall |
10 years |
| Years as Swimmer College/Where |
My college did not have a swim program |
| Years as Swimmer High School/Where |
4 years |
| Years as Swimmer Club (YMCA/USA)/Where |
10 years at the Warrington Swim Club
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| Highest Level Swimming Achievement |
Districts |
| Best/Favorite Event |
50 Free, 100 Fly, relays |
| Where do you live and with who (pets included) |
Chester Springs with wife and 3 children |
| Career/Hobbies Outside of Swimming |
IT Sales, golf, karate, fitness
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| List any children/relatives that swim/swam for LCY |
Stephanie (6 years for LCY and now swimming at the University of Delaware) and Lauren |
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Doug Evans |
Blue and Yellow Group Coach |
| Years as Coach at LCY |
5 Years |
| Years as Coach Overall/Where |
5 years
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| Years as Swimmer Overall |
over 25 years |
| Years as Swimmer College/Where |
4 yrs Intramurals at Penn State |
| Years as Swimmer High School/Where |
3 years High School, Bethlehem PA |
| Years as Swimmer Club (YMCA/USA)/Where |
3 years Bethlehem Aquatic Club
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| Highest Level Swimming Achievement |
High School States, Junior Olympics |
| Best/Favorite Event |
50 & 100 Breaststroke |
| Where do you live and with who (pets included) |
Live in Downingtown with wife Regina and 3 Children |
| Career/Education |
Career: Professional Engineer, Chief Operating Officer, Kensey Nash Corporation
Education: Biomedical Engineering (Penn State), Masters Electrical Engineering (Penn), Masters Business Management (Penn State) |
| Hobbies Outside of Swimming |
Running, biking, triathlons (completed 30+ triathlons including German Ironman, All American age group ranking, competed at short course national championships)
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| List any children/relatives that swim/swam for LCY |
Carlyn, Rachel and Cameron all swim for LCY |
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Bert Marlin |
Red Group Coach |
| Years as Coach at LCY |
2 Years |
| Years as Coach Overall/Where |
4 years overall including 2 years head coach, pool manager and swim lesson instructor at Mountain View Swim Club, Harrisburg PA; 1 year head coach and swim lessons at Heatherfield Community, Harrisburg PA; 1 year Head Coach at Rainbow Swim Club, Harrisburg PA
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| Years as Swimmer Overall |
15 years swimming competitively |
| Years as Swimmer College/Where |
2 years at Penn State University, University Park, PA |
| Years as Swimmer High School/Where |
4 years at Central Dauphin High, Harrisburg, PA |
| Years as Swimmer Club (YMCA/USA)/Where |
13 years with YMCA Swimming (West Shore YMCA in Camp Hill, PA), National YMCA team member 5 years
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| Highest Level Swimming Achievement |
PA Division I Easterns Qualifier in 200 Back and 500 Free, Penn Sate Nittany Lion Award Winner |
| Best/Favorite Event |
200 Meter Back, 500 Yard Free |
| Where do you live and with who (pets included) |
Exton with wife, Lisa, and three children Erika, Courtney, and Krista |
| Career/Hobbies Outside of Swimming |
Career – Information Architect and Usability Expert for Cadient Group, an Interactive Marketing Agency in West Conshohocken; Hobbies - Little League t-ball/softball coach, swimming, mountain biking, fishing, hunting/archery, golf (before kids), skiing, SCUBA, reading, and spending time with family
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| List any children/relatives that swim/swam for LCY |
Erika and Courtney are members of the Mini Team |
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Lisa Marlin |
Red Group Coach |
| Years as Coach at LCY |
2 Years |
| Years as Coach Overall/Where |
2 years assistant coach and swim lesson instructor at Aronimink Golf Club, Newtown Square, PA
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| Years as Swimmer Overall |
17 years swimming competitively |
| Years as Swimmer College/Where |
4 years at Penn State University, University Park, PA |
| Years as Swimmer High School/Where |
4 years at Cardinal O'Hara, Springfield, PA |
| Years as Swimmer Club (YMCA/USA)/Where |
17 years with US Swimming Clubs including Foxcatcher, West Chester Swim Club, and Suburban Swim Club
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| Highest Level Swimming Achievement |
USS Junior National Champion in 400 Meter IM and 200 Meter Back; qualified and swam at USS Nationals; qualified for Olympic Trials in 400 Meter IM; held Penn State School Record in 400 Yard IM for over 10 years; appeared in Sports Illustrated as a "Face in the Crowd" in high school |
| Best/Favorite Event |
400 Meter IM, 200 Meter Back |
| Where do you live and with who (pets included) |
Exton with husband, Bert, and three children Erika, Courtney, and Krista |
| Career/Hobbies Outside of Swimming |
Career - Client Service Manager at Turner Investment Partners, in Berwyn, PA; Hobbies - running, swimming, biking, country crafts, little league t-ball/softball, golf (before kids), spending time with family
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| List any children/relatives that swim/swam for LCY |
Erika and Courtney are members of the Mini Team |
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Ted Rauth |
Blue and Yellow Group Coach |
| Years as Coach at LCY |
6 Years |
| Years as Coach Overall/Where |
7 years with 1 year at Keystone Oaks Aqua Club
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| Years as Swimmer Overall |
5 years |
| Years as Swimmer High School/Where |
4 years at Keystone Oaks High School in the Pittsburgh area |
| Years as Swimmer Club (YMCA/USA)/Where |
5 years at Keystone Oaks Aqua Club
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| Highest Level Swimming Achievement |
High school districts, Junior Olympics |
| Best/Favorite Event |
500 yard Free |
| Where do you live and with who (pets included) |
Wallace Township, wife Laura, kids Tyler, Shannon, & Lexi, West Highland Terrier, Athena |
| Career/Hobbies Outside of Swimming |
VP of Operations for Kensey Nash Corp (Medical devices/ Biomaterials)
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| List any children/relatives that swim/swam for LCY |
Tyler, Shannon, Lexi |
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Ben Yahr |
Red and Blue Group Coach |
| Years as Coach at LCY |
1 Year |
| Years as Coach Overall/Where |
1 year coaching swimming (3 years coaching soccer)
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| Years as Swimmer Overall |
12 years |
| Years as Swimmer High School/Where |
4 years at Gateway High School in Monroeville, PA |
| Years as Swimmer Club (YMCA/USA)/Where |
10 years at the Jewish Community Center in Pittsburgh, PA
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| Highest Level Swimming Achievement |
PIAA State Championships with high school team |
| Best/Favorite Event |
100 Fly and any relay |
| Where do you live and with who (pets included) |
Downingtown with my wife Linda, my children Jonathan, Megan and Catherine and our 2 guinea pigs (Chocolate & Butterscotch) |
| Career/Hobbies Outside of Swimming |
Actuary/golf and spending time with my family
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| List any children/relatives that swim/swam for LCY |
Jonathan and Megan (and possibly Catherine in the future) |
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Shane Pelton |
Green Group Coach |
| Years as Coach at LCY |
1st Year |
| Years as Coach Overall/Where |
5 years coaching at Upper Main Line YMCA
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| Years as Swimmer Overall |
Swimming since the Age of 5 |
| Years as Swimmer College/Where |
4 year swimmer, 2 year captain at Southern Connecticut State University |
| Years as Swimmer High School/Where |
4 year swimmer at Great Valley High School |
| Years as Swimmer Club (YMCA/USA)/Where |
Upper Main Line YMCA
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| Highest Level Swimming Achievement |
Division II All-American in the 400 IM and 800 Free Relay |
| Best/Favorite Event |
200 and 400 IM |
| Where do you live and with who (pets included) |
Malvern, PA with family |
| Career/Hobbies Outside of Swimming |
Loves Philadelphia Sports (Eagles, Flyers, Phillies, and 76rs), Enjoys all sports, beach and Working Out!!!
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Chris Wattengel |
Red, Blue, and Yellow Group Coach |
| Years as Coach at LCY |
1st Year |
| Years as Coach Overall/Where |
~4 years at LCY
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| Years as Swimmer Overall |
12 years |
| Years as Swimmer College/Where |
4 years - University of Rochester |
| Years as Swimmer High School/Where |
4 years at North Tonawanda High School in NY |
| Best/Favorite Event |
100/200 Breaststroke |
| Where do you live and with who (pets included) |
West Chester |
| Career/Hobbies Outside of Swimming |
Engineer/Hiking & skiing
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