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Josh Vandergrift Head Coach

Favorite Snack Bar Food? Walking Tacos!

Favorite Swim Event/Stroke? Breaststroke but favorite event is 400 IM

Cannonball or Perfect Dive? Perfect Dive

Favorite Movie or Book? Now You See Me; Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Favorite Superhero? Spider Man

Hidden Talent? I love music, and I play 5 different instruments!

Favorite Quote? "To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all." - Oscar Wilde 

Best Advice for Swimmers? Never stop trying to improve your technique, there's always something new to learn!

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Lincoln Bright Assistant Head Coach

Grade and School? Rising Freshman at the University of Pittsburgh

How long have you been a Laker? 10 years

What do you love most about being a Laker? I love the team spirit, water polo, themes at meets, and cheering on my teammates

Favorite Stroke/Event? 50 freestyle and the medley relay

Favorite Snack Bar Food? Cheesburgers and Airheads

Hidden Talent? I can solve a Rubik's Cube in less than a minute

Favorite Super Hero? Iron Man

Cannonball or Perfect Dive? Backflip :) (perfect dive)

Favorite Inspirational Quote? "It's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years."  -Abraham Lincoln

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Paige Goble Assistant Head Coach

Grade and School? Rising Freshman at William & Mary

How long have you been a Laker? 14 years

What do you love most about being a Laker? I love how everyone gets to grow up together and grow into better people together as a community.

Favorite Stroke/Event? 50 Breast

Favorite Snack Bar Food? Mac and Cheese!

Hidden Talent? Snorkeling and finding tiny aquatic critters

Favorite Super Hero? Scooby-Doo

Cannonball or Perfect Dive? Perfect Dive

Favorite Inspirational Quote? "Grow through what you go through." 

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Rachel Svercl Little Lakers Head Coach

Grade and School? Rising Freshman at JMU

How long have you been a Laker? 11 years

What do you love most about being a Laker? My favorite thing about being a Laker is the community that I get to be a part of.

Favorite Stroke/Event? Backstroke

Favorite Snack Bar Food? Watermelon

Hidden Talent? I play 4 different instruments

Favorite Super Hero? Silver Surfer

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Brady Lougheed Little Lakers Assistant Coach

Grade and School? Rising Freshman at JMU

How long have you been a Laker? 11 years

What do you love most about being a Laker? Spending time with my friends and making new connections.

Favorite Stroke/Event? Fly

Favorite Snack Bar Food? Starburst

Favorite Super Hero? Doctor Strange

Cannonball or Perfect Dive? Cannonball

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Nora Svercl Little Lakers Assistant Coach

Grade and School? Rising Junior at Lake Braddock

How long have you been a Laker? 10 years

What do you love most about being a Laker? I love getting to share the kids' excitement about swimming and participating in all of the Fun Friday activities.

Favorite Stroke/Event? Butterfly

Favorite Snack Bar Food? Walking Tacos and Sour Skittles

Hidden Talent? I am a soccer goalie.

Favorite Inspirational Quote? "A ship in harbor is safe - but that is not what ships are built for."

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Jackie McCabe 8U Lane Coach

Grade and School? Rising Senior at Lake Braddock

How long have you been a Laker? 13 years

What do you love most about being a Laker? I love the fun and lively team community, and always having fun events and meets!

Favorite Stroke/Event? Backstroke

Favorite Snack Bar Food? Walking Taco or Doughnuts

Favorite Super Hero? Spider Man

Cannonball or Perfect Dive? Cannonball

Favorite Inspirational Quote? "The ones who fall and gets up is so much stronger than the ones that never fell."

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Jenna Nguyen 8U Lane Coach

Grade and School? Rising Senior at Lake Braddock

How long have you been a Laker? 11 years

What do you love most about being a Laker? I love getting to know everyone on the team and cheering them on!

Favorite Stroke/Event? 50 Fly

Favorite Snack Bar Food? Cheeseburgers

Hidden Talent? Playing the flute

Favorite Super Hero? Iron Man

Cannonball or Perfect Dive? Perfect Dive

 Favorite Inspirational Quote? "My mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get" -Forrest Gump

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Macy Parkins 8U Lane Coach

Grade and School? Rising Senior at Lake Braddock

How long have you been a Laker? 11 years

What do you love most about being a Laker? I love making new memories with my friends and coaching new swimmers!

Favorite Stroke/Event? Freestyle

Favorite Snack Bar Food? Walking Taco

Favorite Super Hero? Captain America 

Cannonball or Perfect Dive? Perfect Dive

Favorite Inspirational Quote? "Always try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud."- Maya Angelou

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Mikenzie May 9-12 Lane Coach

Grade and School? Rising Senior at Lake Braddock

How long have you been a Laker? 11 years

What do you love most about being a Laker? I love the community and spending time with the team all summer!

Favorite Stroke/Event? Freestyle

Favorite Snack Bar Food? Mac and Cheese

Hidden Talent? I can make a three leaf clover with my tounge!

Cannonball or Perfect Dive? Cannonball

Favorite Inspirational Quote? "Live your best life"

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Charlie Spencer 9-12 Lane Coach

Grade and School? Rising Senior at Lake Braddock

How long have you been a Laker? 11 years

What do you love most about being a Laker? Team bonding

Favorite Stroke/Event? Freestyle

Favorite Snack Bar Food? Push Pop

Hidden Talent? Pickleball

Favorite Super Hero? Batman

Cannonball or Perfect Dive? Cannonball

Favorite Inspirational Quote? "You miss every shot you don’t take." - Wayne Gretzky

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Elin Leary Volunteer Coach

Grade and School? Rising Freshman at Lake Braddock

How long have you been a Laker? 10 years

What do you love most about being a Laker? I love the community and friends that I get to come back to every summer!

Favorite Stroke/Event? Butterfly

Favorite Snack Bar Food? Walking Taco

Hidden Talent? I play guitar!

Favorite Super Hero? Spider Man

Cannonball or Perfect Dive? Perfect Dive

Favorite Inspirational Quote? "Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius, and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring." -Marilyn Monroe

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Keira Lowe Volunteer Coach

Grade and School? Rising Sophomore at Lake Braddock

How long have you been a Laker? 11 years

What do you love most about being a Laker? I have loved growing up with the team.

Favorite Stroke/Event? Freestyle

Favorite Snack Bar Food? Cheeseburgers

Hidden Talent? I can solve a Rubik's cube

Favorite Super Hero? Spiderman

Cannonball or Perfect Dive? Perfect Dive

Favorite Inspirational Quote? "It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up."

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Trevor McCabe Volunteer Coach

Grade and School? Rising Sophomore at Lake Braddock

How long have you been a Laker? 11 years

What do you love most about being a Laker? Water polo and donuts on Fun Friday

Favorite Stroke/Event? 50 butterfly or butterfly in the relay

Favorite Snack Bar Food? Burgers

Hidden Talent? I'm really good at juggling.

Favorite Super Hero? Batman

Cannonball or Perfect Dive? Cannonball

Favorite Inspirational Quote? "Stay in the fight."

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Owen Kelley Volunteer Coach

Grade and School? Rising Freshman at Saint Johns College High School

How long have you been a Laker? 8 years

What do you love most about being a Laker? I love having a relaxed sports experience with a great community around me.

Favorite Stroke/Event? 100 meter IM

Favorite Snack Bar Food? Walking Taco

Hidden Talent? I play the tuba.

Favorite Super Hero? Hawkeye

Cannonball or Perfect Dive? Perfect Dive

Favorite Inspirational Quote? "Happiness can be found in the darkest of places if one only remembers to turn on the light." -Albus Dumbledore

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