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Swimming with the Sea Lions: Meet the New Coaches
By Victoria Klassen With swim season starting on
Sept. 16, the three new junior
coaches are coaching twice a
t’s a new season with the
ICornwall Sea Lions Swim Club week. Monica and Emma coach
and that means there are some the Sea Pups Program, and Ashley
new coaches on board. Emma coaches the Junior Development
Archambault, Monica Brown, swimmers.
and Ashley Mullin may be new “Throughout the year, our team
coaches, but they are familiar has a number of ‘team practices’
faces at the Sea Lions Swim Club. where our senior swimmers mentor
our junior swimmers. From the
“This is the first year of
coaching for all three coaches,” first time they were asked to be
explained Sheilagh McNeil, head the mentors, all three of these
coach of the Sea Lions. “All three ladies demonstrated how capable
of our junior coaches from last they are. They connected with
year moved on to university or the junior swimmers almost
college, requiring that we find a immediately and did a terrific
new junior coaching staff. We job at both putting the younger
are extremely fortunate to have swimmers at ease and teaching
already had a relationship with them new skills,” said McNeil.
these girls who are all experienced “Emma and Monica are also
swimmers.” both trained swim instructors.
Ashley also carries on the tradition
Emma, Monica, and Ashley
have been involved with the Sea of Mullin family coaches, as her
sister Amanda was one of our
Lions for eight years. Emma and
junior coaches until leaving for
Monica are currently swimming
university this year.”
on the senior competitive team. Monica Brown Photo chaddycreates
Emma Archambault Photo chaddycreates
