Upcoming Events
• 2/5 SUNY Invite
• 2/25-26 - YSCAP Champs
• 3/3 CHY 12&U Champs
• 3/10-11 - YMCA Districts
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College Plans
2010
Paige Strathmeyer -
PSU Altoona / PSU Main
2011
Michelle Chu -
University of Pittsburgh
Sarah Foery -
Lebanon Valley College
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| The head coach of the York YMCA Swimming program, Michael Brooks, recently wrote a book on developing age-group swimmers. More details |
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Coaching Staff
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Coach Nate Gentzler
The York YMCA Tidal Waves are led by Nate Gentzler. Nate has been involved with competitive swimming since he was eight years old. He began his swimming career at at the York YWCA, where he had the honor of swimming for hall of fame coach John de Barbadillo. Nate then joined the York YMCA swim team, where he swam until he graduated high school. While in high school, Nate also swam for the West York High School swim team, and he was elected captain his senior year.
Nate got his start in coaching as an assistant for West York High School in 2002, and remained on the staff until 2007. Nate has been an assistant coach with York YMCA Swimming's primary swim team since the spring of 2007, head coach of the York YMCA's Tidal Waves swim team since 2009, and a head coach of the William Penn High School swim team since 2010. He has coached all ages and levels of abilities during his career, from 8 & Under novices all the way up to senior level swimmers.
Nate’s greatest strengths are his ability to teach technique and fundamentals to fix swimmers’ flaws, and his ability to get swimmers to achieve more than they thought was possible. He also enjoys teaching life skills.
Nate is still somewhat active as a competitive swimmer and now participates in US Masters Swimming competition. |
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Coach Emma Vedder
Emma coaches the 8 & Under novice group at the York branch. Emma has competitive swimming experience with both the York YMCA Swim Team, as well as York Suburban High School's swim team. She also teaches swim lessons at the Y. |
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Coach Erin Crouse
Erin began competitive swimming when she was seven years old. She swam for the York YMCA for 11 years, and was one of the founding members and captains of the Susquehannock High School swim team.
Erin began coaching her senior year of high school when she worked with the Southern Branch members of the Y's team.
After earning a B.S. in Elementary Education from Shippensburg University, Erin taught in England for two years. She then went on to earn a Master's Degree in Early Childhood Education from Monash University in Australia.
Erin returned to southern York County in October of 2009, and took over coaching for the Southern Branch of the York YMCA Tidal Waves in December of 2009. |
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Coach Katelyn Schmittle
Katelyn began swimming competitively at the York YMCA when she was seven years old. She swam for the York Suburban High School swim team for four years, and was a captain her senior year. Katelyn also swam for the Millersville University swim team.
In addition to her competitive swimming background, she has taught swim lessons for two years.
Katelyn is currently a senior at Millersville, majoring in Elementary Education. In addition to her love of working with children, she enjoys working out at the gym. |
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Coach Sandy Zamalis
Sandy joined the York YMCA Swimming program in the spring of 2008 with her two children, Jacob and Aleni. She currently fills in as a substitute coach for the Tidal Waves.
Sandy started swimming her sophomore year at Mary Baldwin College on the club team, and from there went on to teach swimming lessons and coach 8 & Unders at the Staunton, Virginia YMCA for two years. She and her husband, Michael, relocated to the York Area in 1997.
Sandy rejoined the swimming scene in 2006 when her kids joined the Spring Grove Swim Club, and began coaching for that team shortly thereafter. There, she coached 8 & Unders for three seasons.
In her free time, Sandy is a wife and stay-at home/ home schooling mom. |
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