Indian Head Swim Team

Jo is an amazing asset and highly experienced coach. She coached the Torpedoes for 19 years as head coach, stepped down and stayed on as an assistant coach, and is now back in the head coaching role. She has also been head Coach for Lackey High School, and several other teams.

Years of swimming experience: ~16 years as a competitive swimmer
Years of Coaching Experience: ~10 years
Swim Team Affiliation: Indian Head - assistant coach 2 years, head coach 4 years. North Point Varsity 4 years assistant, 4 years head coach
Coaching Certifications: Youth Coaching Certification, Water Safety Instructor, and NASM "Group Fitness" instructor
Coaching Philosophy: Attitude is more important than how you place. Show up, work hard, and do your best every day.
Training Approach: We have an incredible team of talented and knowledgeable coaches, we work well together and play to our diverse strengths. I think we would all agree that the way an athlete performs in a competition is directly related to how hard they work in practice. With an emphasis on technique and understanding the science behind the stroke athletes can take their athletic ability from good to great, coaches are there to help encourage and support the swimmers to be their best both in and out of the pool.
Favorite Stroke to Coach: Backstroke
Most Memorable Coaching Moment: 2021 season when we came in as an underdog and had an undefeated season and a division championship!
Favorite things to do outside of your time spent coaching:  Spend time with my family and two dogs, I am also a fitness enthusiast and love to work out and teach at the gym.

Years of swimming experience: Swam from age 11-19 competitively
Years of Coaching Experience: 3 years coaching
Swim Team Affiliations: second year with IHST, 3 years with SMDA, swam with IHST growing up.
Coaching Certifications:  Athletic protection training, background check passed, concussion training, USA swimming core coaches training, CPR/AED,Rules and Regulations for coaches, safety training for coaches in and out of water, USADA coaches advantage training.
Coaching Philosophy: Your results during competitions is a result of the effort you gave at practice. If you work hard, you will get results.
Favorite Stroke to Coach: Favorite stroke is breaststroke, love to teach all strokes.
Most Memorable Coaching Moment: Too many favorite swim memories to pick one.
Favorite things to do outside of your time spent coaching: I enjoy family time when not coaching.

Years of swimming experience: 8 years
Years of Coaching Experience: First year
Swim Team Affiliations: Lackey High School, IHST
Coaching Philosophy:  To get the best out of them each time they dive in the pool!
Training Approach: To enhance their strengths and eliminate their weaknesses.
Favorite Stroke to Coach:  Butterfly
Favorite things to do outside of your time spent coaching : Flying

Years of swimming experience: 14+ in competitive swimming (age 6-13, 16-18, 4 years in college)
Years of Coaching Experience: 11
Swim Team Affiliation: As a coach: Joe Flaherty's Dolphins, Quail Valley Marlins in MCSL, Potomac Raiders, College of Southern Maryland, Southern Maryland Aquatics, As a swimmer: Damascus Dolphins in MCSL, Joe Flaherty's Dolphins, Ward's Wolverine's, Grove City College (swimming and water polo)
Coaching Certifications: USA Swimming Athlete Protection Training, Concussion Protocol, CPR/AED, Safety Training for Swim Coaches in and out of water, prior: Water Safety Instructor certified
Coaching Philosophy: Technique first. Doing the little things correctly every day, creates big results.
Favorite Stroke to Coach and Swim: Butterfly
Most Memorable Coaching Moment: Being able to coach my kids the sport that I love, and working with kids that want to put in the work to be the best athlete they can be.
Favorite things to do outside of your time spent coaching: Spending time with my three kids and wife, cheering on my DC sports teams