Coach Kevin is a recent graduate of Illinois Wesleyan University with a degree in Business Administration and a minor in Psychology. He is working as a Multi-needs Paraprofessional at Downers Grove South High School and is currently taking online classes through Grand Canyon University in pursuit of his Masters in Special Education. Kevin swam for three years at Downers Grove North High School and four years at Illinois Wesleyan
At Downers North, Coach Kevin was a three time IHSA State Qualifier. He and his teammates still currently hold the school record in the 200 Medley R
elay. In college Kevin swam the 200, 500, and 1650 yard freestyle. After his freshman season at Wesleyan he was voted "Most Improved Swimmer" by his teammates. Throughout his college career he placed Top 16 in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisco
nsin 9 separate times. His best collegiate performance was his 4th place finish in the 1650 yard freestyle his freshman year with a time of 16:46.42. Coach Kevin's best times in the 200 freestyle, 500 freestyle, 1650 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, and 200 breaststroke are Top 10 times in Illinois Wesleyan history. Kevin is ASCA Level 2 certified and waiting to have officially coached an All American Swimmer before he receives his Level 3 certification.
I started my swimming career at the age of 7 with the Naperville Park District swimming organization. I expanded my swimming to the Naperville YMCA swim team, and later switched to the Academy Bullets. I swam and played water polo at Waubonsie Valley high school, and went on to play water polo at Baylor University in Texas.
After graduating high school, I began my coaching career at White Eagle in Naperville (NPD swim team) and started with Express at the age of 22. I have been an assistant for the Downers Grove North girls team for 10 seasons now, and was with the boys for 3 seasons. I was the head coach of the Nazareth Academy girls for 2 seasons before the school cut swimming. I have also coached water polo at Oak Park-River Forest high school. I have also had the priviledge to work the swim camps at Auburn University for 3 summers where I was able to work side by side with and learn from the best in the swimming world! I am also currently the head coach for the Breckenridge Breakers in Naperville in the summers.
I currently work at Downers Grove North as the pool supervisor. When I'm not at the pool, I fill my time selling Tastefully Simple, volunteering in my church nursery on Sunday mornings and am one of the leaders of Stephen Ministry at my church. I have also recently gone back to school to get my teaching certificate in Special Education to fulfill my dream of becoming a high school Special Ed. teacher.