2011-12 Coaching Staff

Lin Kostelny - Head Diving Coach

• Swam and dove competitively
• Coached since 1966
• Has been with Methacton High School since 1982
• Has been with MAC for 20+ years

Dana Hazard - Head Swimming Coach

I am an ASCA Level II certified coach and pride myself on being up to date with all new techniques. I've been coaching USA level swimmers for the past five years and I have had much success in helping them achieve their goals. I am here to help children reach their fullest potential in a positive environment. I have a true passion for swimming and want swimming to be a positive experience for all my swimmers.

I started off swimming locally in both a summer league and the Suburban Aquatic League. At the age of 10, I won both of my individual events in my summer league's championships. That was the moment when I decided that I wanted to go the Olympics. After several years of begging my parents to train at a USA swim team, finally they agreed. I then went on to competed nationally. At the height of my swimming career I was ranked 10 in the whole United States for high school swimmers and I was ranked in the top 40 for all swimmers in the United States.

I am looking forward to my third year as Head Swim Coach of the Methacton Aquatic Club. I come with a lot of experience and a great coaching philosophy. I believe in great technique, hard work, commitment, positive reinforcement, team work and fun. I am looking forward to another great season!!

Colleen Good - Head Boys Coach

I have been a coach with Methacton Aquatic Club since 2007, making this my 5th season. I began as an assistant boys swim coach, moving onto lead boys coach, and this year is my first year as head boys coach. This is also my first year as assistant swim coach for the Methacton High School swim team. I am extremely proud of the progress of both the boys team and the MAC club. My focus for the team is having fun and building friendships while teaching techniques, hardwork and commitment, and improving overall swimming skills.

I started swimming when I was six with the Lansdale swim team. After that I continued through high school with summer swimming and also winter swimming with first the YMCA and then the North Penn Aquatic Club. I graduated from North Penn in 2002 and during my 4 years of high school I played both water polo and swam. I went to Ithaca College in NY where I joined the crew team and during my junior year our team won the NCAA Division III team championship. I spent summers during high school and college teaching group and private swim lessons. I also helped run swim meets and coach the Manufacturers' Golf and Country Club swim team when they needed extra help. .

Rosie Cook - Head Girls Coach

I began swimming at 7 years old with a summer league team in California and immediately fell in love with the sport. I continued to swim and was a member of the varsity swim teams at Loveland High School in Colorado (grades 9 & 10) and then at West Chester East High School in West Chester (grades 11 & 12). My specialty was the 200 Backstroke and the 200 IM.

I attended Baylor University in Waco, Texas where I swam mostly for exercise and at the occasional invitational since Baylor does not have a team. I graduated in May 2003 with degrees in Museum Studies and Political Science. I am currently the Registrar and Assistant Curator at the Chemical Heritage Foundation in Philadelphia

This will be my 2nd full season with MAC and my main goal in working with the team is to encourage the kids to enjoy swimming as much as I did at that age and to, more than anything, have fun doing it.

Amanda "Mandi" Carroll - Head Minis Coach

This will be my third year as a MAC Coach; however, it is my FIRST year as a Head Minis Coach! My goal this year is to make swimming fun and to help to develop well-rounded swimmers! I believe in working hard, working on technique, and the dedication to the sport. My approach is simple, I am very personal and I enjoy developing long-lasting relationships with my swimmers. Overall, I am excited to be a part of the MAC coaching team and I can't wait to share my love of swimming with others Last year, I was an assistant coach for the Perkiomen Valley Aquatic Club. During the 2006-2007 swim season, I was an assistant coach at Plymouth Whitemarsh Aquatic Club. I was a head coach at the Variety Club from 2006-2008 for swimmers with physical disabilities. Moreover, I coached at Markley Farms Swim and Tennis club for nine swim seasons.

I grew up in Trooper, PA and started swimming at the age of 5 at General Washington Swim Club. During the summers (1990-2002), I swam for Markley Farms Swim and Tennis Club. I then swam for Methacton Swim Club from 1991 through 1999. I swam for Methacton High School in 1999. In 2000, I transferred to Norristown, where I swam for Norristown Area High School and Norristown Area Aquatic Club until 2002 when I graduated. While swimming for MAC and NAAC, I trained at Germantown Academy. After graduating from Norristown Area High School in 2002, I continued my swimming career at Albright College in Reading, PA. I graduated from Albright College in 2006 with a degree in Sociology with a concentration in Family Studies. And in 2007, I graduated from Albright College with a degree in Elementary Education, Special Education, and Early Childhood Education. This upcoming school year will be my third year at Boyertown Area School District where I am a special education teacher.

Achievements:

During college, I was a Middle Atlantic Conference champion in the 100 and 200 fly, and was on the undefeated 200 and 400 medley relays where I swim fly. During my freshman year in college, I received the "Most Outstanding Freshman" award from the Middle Atlantic Conference. I held both pool and school records at Albright College in the 100 and 200 fly. Moreover, I held the 100 fly record for the Middle Atlantic Conference during 2003. During high school, I was a four time PIAA District Qualifier in butterfly, a three time PIAA District Qualifier in 500 free, and a onetime PIAA District Qualifier in 100 backstroke. I was a member of four PIAA District Qualifying medley relays (one at Methacton and three at Norristown) where I swam butterfly. Moreover, I was a member of four PIAA District Qualifying 200 freestyle relays (one at Methacton and three at Norristown). I was also a member of the State Qualifying medley relay for Methacton High School in 1999, where I swam butterfly. Additionally, I qualified for states in 2002 in the 100 butterfly. Throughout age group swimming, I qualified for both Summer and Winter Junior Olympics in various swimming events. While swimming at Methacton and Norristown Aquatic Club, I held numerous records, some of which are still standing today. Lastly, throughout my entire swimming career and to this day I have continued to enjoy participating in open water events, including both ocean and bay swims.

Assistant Coaches:

Kim Sykes

Kim Sykes, Assistant Coach with MAC for the passed 5 years. I love swimming and everything about it! It is a team sport and also an individual sport. As a swimer, you are not only racing against other people, but also the clock! So even if you don't win the race, but you have tried your best and done a best time, it is still a great day! I swam as a kid growing up and now my 2 daughters, Becca and Emily, swim for MAC and Becca, my oldest is on the High School team. I have been married for almost 18 years and I teach preschool. I am also the director of the preschool. I love being around kids and helping them succeed in whatever they do!

I am looking forward to working with everyone this year and I think it's going to be a great season!

Julie Hafner

I started swimming for the Lansdale swim team when I was 9. My parents forced me to go, saying that after one week if I didn’t like it I didn’t have to go anymore. Well, needless to say, after one week I was hooked on swimming. In the winters I swam for the North Penn YMCA and then for NPAC. I swam and played water polo for North Penn High School all four years I was there. I continued swimming for my first two years at Gettysburg College until academic obligations for my Biology major forced me to give it up.

I have also been teaching swim lessons since I was 15 and love teaching swimming so I was very excited to join the MAC coaching staff when the club reformed. Swimming taught me so much - the discipline, dedication and determination that swimming required has served me well over the years and I am excited to pass this on to the next generation of swimmers. Although becoming a mom forced me to cut back on my coaching time, the time that I spending coaching MAC is great and I’m look forward to this season!!

Megan Sisko

I started swimming when I was 8 years old for the Towamencin Swim Team, but I didn't start swimming in high school until my junior year. That year I made it to states on the 200 and 400 Freestyle Relays for which we received All American honors. I recently graduated with a degree in Exercise Science from the University of Pittsburgh where I walked onto the varsity swim team my sophomore year and continued to swim through my senior year. The past four summers I have been an assistant coach for the Towamencin Swim Team where I fell in love with coaching and working with children. I have thoroughly enjoyed all of my swimming experiences and strive to share my love for the sport with everybody on the team. I am a big advocate of team spirit and working together as a whole to get faster and stronger in the pool, and I am looking forward to having a fun and successful season!

Erin Meingossner

I started swimming at the age of right for the Towamencin summer swim team. I was also a member of the North Penn YMCA swim team until I was twelve and I switched the North Penn Aquatic Club. I graduated from North Penn High School in 2009. During my four years at North Penn I was a member of their swim team and the goalie for the Maidens water polo team. I am currently in my junior year at West Chester University; where I am studying Early Childhood Education and Special Education. I swam for West Chester during my freshman year, but decided to leave the team to focus on my grades. Also, at West Chester I am a member of the women's water polo club and several other academic clubs. I started at MAC during spring warm up, and I am so excited for my first full winter season.

Jason Caplan

I started to swim competitively at the age of 7 after winning the 25 Back at a Philadelphia Department of Recreation Swim Meet. That fall I joined the swim team for my local YWCA. I quickly learned the dedication required to be swimmer. Not just for myself, but for my family as well. I swam for the YWCA for 2 years then joined the Suburban Aquatic League. I swam for Lower Moreland for several years then moved to Neshaminy to follow my favorite coach. During the summers I swam for several teams in the Lower Bucks County Swim League (Bensalem, Somerton, Eddington). I swam in college for two years before leaving the team to concentrate on my academics.

During my years of swimming, I had the opportunity to swim with several world class athletes and Olympians. I learned a lot about dedication and hard work from watching these athletes train. I also had the opportunity to swim for some great coaches. These coaches not only taught me to be a better swimmer but also made an impact on my life.

My goal as a coach is to take the best qualities of my former coaches to help the children improve & develop a love for the sport and possibly make an impact on their lives.

USA Swimming Coach

Dana Hazard (MAC Head Swimming Coach)