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Coaches
Brandi
Head Coach
Brandi
Head Coach
Brandi was born in Southern California and is a US Masters Swimming certified coach. She has been coaching swimming for more than 20 years and was named the Niagara District 2018 Coach of the Year! She enjoys working with swimmers of every age and ability. Brandi has coached beginner swimmers and triathletes, Olympic Trial qualifiers, Masters national record-holders and every level in between. Brandi enjoys helping athletes learn to love swimming, challenging themselves and using the camaraderie of Masters swimming to add to their enjoyment of life!
Judy
Asst. Coach
Judy
Asst. Coach
A native of Bowmansville, Judy completed her undergraduate education at SUNY Cortland in 1984, and her graduate degree from James Madison University 1987, both in Physical Education.
After nearly 20 years coaching college swimming (JMU, Union College in Schenectady, and Bryn Mawr), Judy transitioned to raising funds in support of higher education.
Now, serving as Senior Director of Advancement for the UB School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Judy is happy to have returned home after many years to support UB and live in close proximity to family and friends. She spends her free time organizing and decorating her home in Buffalo, exercising, and entertaining her three cats.
Jason
Asst. Coach
Jason
Asst. Coach
Jason’s favorite part of coaching is helping swimmers stay healthy while having fun! He has coached two state champions in his time as a summer league coach, a USA Swimming coach, a Special Olympics coach and as head coach at Nardin Academy.
Jason is a former college swimmer who swam backstroke, butterfly and distance freestyle at Niagara University. He started competing at the age of 8 so he could convince his mom he was a good enough swimmer to be able to surf. He dedicated himself to the sport, was named Most Improved, and became the first athlete from his high school to compete at the Texas 5A state championships.
Morgan
Asst. Coach
Morgan
Asst. Coach
Morgan is from a small town in Michigan and was a record-setting member of the West Virginia Univ. swim team, where she specialized in butterfly, IM and freestyle. As a Mountaineer, she was a two-time NCAA qualifier and an All-American Honorable Mention, after finishing 15th in the 200 butterfly. Since graduating in 2020, she has been an assistant coach at Niagara Univ. and the Univ. at Buffalo.
In her free time, Morgan enjoys boxing, lifting weights, checking out the Buffalo food scene, the Buffalo Sabres, and watching Bills Mafia leaping through tables.
Coach Tom
Asst. Coach
Coach Tom
Asst. Coach
Coach Tom has thoroughly enjoyed his time as a coach, working with the rawest of beginners up to US National, Olympic Trial qualifiers, an Olympic Trial finalist, and a champion at the World Junior Championships.
In his spare time, Coach Tom likes to spend time with his family (two kids, a wife, and a dog) as well as listening to, playing, and writing music. Any additional time is pretty much taken up looking for his phone, wallet, or car keys!
Coach Bill
Asst. Coach
Coach Bill
Asst. Coach
Bill grew up in Marilla, swimming for Iroquois High School and STAR swim club. The high point of his high school career was winning the 200 IM and 100 breaststroke at ECICs in 1988. He then headed off to the big city, swimming at Georgetown Univ. After setting eight school records his freshman year, his swim career was limited due to a car accident. After decades out of the water, he joined Nickel City Splash in 2017 and found a home. Being part of this team has changed his life! The friendships and camaraderie with his teammates gives him a joy he has rarely experienced.
Bill hopes his help on deck will make everyone’s mornings a little more fun so they can go out and have an amazing day!
Martin
Asst. Coach
Martin
Asst. Coach
Martin is originally from Buffalo. He swam throughout high school on club and school teams specializing in breaststroke. After leaving swimming for a couple of years, he returned to the water as an open water swimmer, spending his time swimming and surfing in the ocean. Now when he is not at the pool swimming and lifeguarding, he is a private yoga instructor, nutrition coach and chef.
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Charles
Charles
Charles was born in Westchester, New York, to parents Steve and Heather. He attended Iona Preparatory High School and then moved on to the University at Buffalo where he earned a degree in Communications. Charles began swimming at the age of six. He attended many Nationals, Junior Nationals, and State Championships during his swimming career. He was a four-year member of the Men’s Swimming and Diving program at Buffalo from 2013-17. He has loved swimming since a young age and his love for the sport has continued into coaching. While in Buffalo, he was a part of many camps and clinics, and realized coaching is what he wants to do in the future. Charles is currently living in the Land Down Under.
Brittney
Brittney
Brittney was born in Elkhart, Indiana. She attended Northridge High School where she swam for the Northridge Area Swimming Association (NASA) club and for her high school. In high school, she won an Indiana state title in the 500 freestyle and broke three individual school records. Brittney swam for UB, where she broke the 200 fly record and had top-8 finishes at MACS. She got her Bachelor’s in Exercise Science and is studying to be a Doctor of Chiropractic at D’Youville. She currently coaches young swimmers at a local USA Swimming club.
Ben
Ben
Ben was born in Phoenix, Arizona, where he competed for Sun Devil Aquatics and Mesa Aquatic Club. He moved to Washington, D.C., to attend college at George Washington University, where he competed for four years with the Varsity Men’s Swimming and Diving Program (2013-17). During his collegiate career, Ben competed for several school record-breaking relays, and was a part of the 2016-17 Atlantic 10 conference championship-winning team – a first in program history. He holds all-time top-10 performances in the 200 freestyle, 100 butterfly, and 200 butterfly.
Ben moved to Buffalo in January 2018 to join NRG Business Solutions as an analyst, and is excited to share his passion for swimming with Nickel City Splash! He especially enjoys working one-on-one with masters athletes on technique.
Lauren
Lauren
Lauren swam at Michigan State, where she earned her Bachelor's degree in kinesiology. She has coached at the club and collegiate levels, as well as leading and developing swim lessons for children. A wife and mother of two, Lauren resides in Cheektowaga.