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2010 Coaching
Staff
Kelly McCabe
– Head Coach
Coach Kelly started coaching rec swimming in 2000
with the Gehringer Gators where she coached for 5 years and then
Valley Vista in 2005. Kelly then moved on to coaching the Dana
Hills Swim Team, but her career in swimming goes way beyond that!
Kelly started swimming when she was 4 and competed on the Gehringer
Gators until she was 18. She went to Ygnacio Valley High School
where she swam, played water polo and basketball. She was able to
compete in the NCS Championships and place in the top 10 in the 100
yd. breaststroke, 50 yd. freestyle, and was part of both 200 yd
free and medley Relays. She continued her sports career at Diablo
Valley College where she was named an All-American water polo
player and swimmer. She swam in the State Championship Swim Meet
both years and placed in the top 10 in the 100 yd. breaststroke, 50
yd. breaststroke, 100 yd IM and both the 200 yd. free and medley
relays and 400yd medley relay. Although her long career as a
competitive swimmer has ended, she still enjoys getting in the pool
and of course coaching. When Kelly does have free time away from
school, she enjoys working out, shopping, reading and spending time
with her nephews and friends. She is currently taking classes to
pursue her major in Early Childhood Education. She is really
excited to be coaching Dana Hills for her 5th year and
canÂ’t wait for the season to start! GO
OTTERS!
Ashley
Jennings
Ashley has been swimming competitively since she was 4 years
old. She swam for the Gehringer Gators until the age of 12 and
joined the Dana Hills Swim Team when she moved to Clayton. In
the summer of 2007, Ashley swam for the Terrapins, but returned to
Dana Hills for the summer of 2008, where she received several high
point awards and broke 2 records. Ashley spends many hours at the
pool as a swimmer, coach, lesson instructor and
lifeguard. At Clayton Valley high School, Ashley competed in both
varsity water polo and varsity swimming as team captain and
swimming MVP. Ashley will be going into her freshman year at
UC Santa Cruz where she plans on participating on the swim team.
Outside the pool, Ashley has played piano for over 12 years and
enjoys music, reading and snowboarding. This will be her 2nd year
as an assistant coach for Dana Hills and she is greatly looking
forward to leading the Otters to success in 2010! Go
Otters!
Derek
Anderson
Derek began swimming for the Dana Hill Otters when he was 10, as a
brand new swimmer. He made a county time in the 50 yd. backstroke
that year and has gone to the county meet every year since.
He also holds many individual and relay team records. Last
summer Derek tried junior coaching and had a wonderful time working
with the kids. This year, he is excited to be an assistant
coach! When Derek is not swimming for Dana Hills, he swims for
Clayton Valley. Last year as a sophomore, he placed 7th in
the 100 yd. backstroke at the North Coast Section
championships. When Derek is not swimming,
youÂ’ll find him in the pool playing water polo.
He is one of the top rated goalies in our area. He recently
broke two 12 year old high school records for most goals blocked in
a season and career. He also participates in USA Water
PoloÂ’s Olympic Development program. When Derek is not
in the pool, he likes to play video games, workout, and hang out
with his friends. He is looking forward to helping all kids have a
successful year as an otter!
Marisa Marr
Marisa Marr is eighteen years old and is currently a student at
the University of Arizona. She is a Pre-Nursing major and wants to
be a Neonatal Nurse. Although she decided not to swim in college,
her swimming past goes way back. She started swimming at the age of
six for Dana Farms. From there she swam at Valley Vista, Heritage
Park (in Irvine), and Dana Hills. During high school, Marisa was a
year round swimmer and swam for the Terrapins of Concord until last
year. Marisa graduated from Carondelet High School in 2009 and swam
for CHS all four years. Freshman year, Marisa played basketball and
swam. She was MVP for the JV swim team and then spent the next
three years on Varsity and was also one of the senior captains for
the Cougars as well. Marisa was a Rec County and NCS qualifier
during her career of swimming. Although she had to end her swimming
career due to injuries, she is thrilled to be able to coach for her
favorite team, the Dana Hills Otters! Back in the day, Marisa was a
junior coach for Dana Hills. Last summer, she was a Certified
Lifeguard and Certified Swim Instructor of the City of Concord
Cowell Pool. She is so excited for this amazing season! Go
Otters!
Lindsay Allen
Lindsay may be new to Dana Hills, but she is not new to swimming
and coaching. She started swimming when she was 5 years old on
Vista Diablo and continued to swim there until age 18. She also
swam for Ygnacio Valley High School and was on varsity for all 4
years and then continued her swimming career at Dvc for 2 years.
Her specialty strokes are butterfly and freestyle. She also played
water polo in high school and at DVC. Lindsay spent her previous
summer at Vista Diablo where she coached for 3 years. Coming to
Dana Hills Lindsay has a lot of coaching experience on her back!
She coached Ygnacio Valley swimming for 3 years, and Ygnacio Valley
girls water polo for 4 years. Besides coaching, she works at the
YMCA as a lifeguard and swim instructor and also helps run a
business called Lana's Egg Whites. In her free time she enjoys
spending time with friends, watching football, and playing
Scrabble. Lindsay is very excited to be a part of the DHST 2010
coaching staff! GO OTTERS!
Olivia Chernyk
Olivia started swimming at age 9 for
Dana Farms Swim Team. She swam there for one season before they
disbanded, and eventually switched over to Walnut Country Swim
Team. After 4 years at Walnut Country, she decided she wanted a
more competitive environment, and joined Dana Hills as a 13 year
old in 2006. Last year, after 8 seasons os swimming, she received
her first county time in the 100 yd butterfly. At Clayton Valley
High School she played water polo, 2 years JV, 2 years Varsity, and
swam 1 year JV, 3 years Varsity and was also an NCS qualifier. As a
Varsity swim captain this year, she, along with Coach Ashely and
Allyson Hansen, led their team to a very successful season. This
fall, Olivia will be attending San Diego State as a psychology
major. In addition to assistant coaching, Olivia is also working
her 3rd year at Concord Community Pool as a swim instructor and
life guard. Out of the pool Olivia enjoys going to the beach,
reading, baking, hanging out with friends, and snow boarding. She
is super stoked to be a coach this year and is ready for an amazing
season!
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